YESS

Young Engineers and Scientists Seminars

at the Historical Electronics Museum (HEM)

Sponsored by Northrop Grumman

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2006 YESS Program

 

The 2006 Young Engineers and Scientists Seminar (YESS) program for high school students, funded by a grant from Northrop Grumman, will be a project-based program to help students understand the engineering method - the way engineers perform their jobs. In seven sessions from September through January, students will learn how to go from theory to modeling, designing, building, and testing a device to meet a specific need. The structure of the program will be the same as 2005 but the theme and engineering challenges will be different this year. The theme this will year will be renewable energy sources: how to capture, store, transport and use renewable energy. A highlight this year will be a tour of the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems facilities near BWI airport.

The 2006 YESS seminars will be held at the Historical Electronics Museum, located at 1745 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland, near BWI Airport

The seminars will begin with free refreshments (ususally pizza or subs) at 6:15 PM. The main program will begin at 7:00 PM and end at 8:45 PM.

Thursday

9/28/06

6:15 PM - Refreshments

7:00 PM - Introduction to Engineering

Dr. Taryn Bayles Professor at UMBC

Thursday

10/12/06

5:30 PM - Tour of Historical Electronics Museum

6:30 PM - Refreshments

7:00 PM - Seminar on Energy Capture

Dr. Gary Bayles - President and Founder - Energy Systems Design, Inc.

Dr. Taryn Bayles

Thursday

10/26/06

4:00 PM - Tour of Northrop Grumman - Meet at Historical Electronics Museum for bus or car-pooling to Northrop Grumman

6:30 PM - Refreshments

7:00 PM - Seminar on The Engineering Method

8:00 PM - Mini-competition

Send dsheridan@hcpss.org an email before October 20 if you plan to attend, stating that you are a U.S. citizen.

NO recording devices, such as cell phones with cameras will be allowed. Wear comfortable walking shoes. No flip-flops or open toe shoes.

Mr. Roland Anders , Chief Scientist of Space Systems at Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

Thursday

11/9/06

6:15 PM - Refreshments

7:00 - Seminar on Ethics and Critical Reasoning in

         Engineering

8:00 - Mini-competition

Mr. Richard Wilson, UMBC

Slides on Ethics and Critical Reasoning in Engineering

Dr. Taryn Bayles

Thursday

11/30/06

6:15 PM - Refreshments

7:00 PM - Seminar on BGE and Power Delivery

8:00 PM - Mini-competition

 

Ms. Corrine Rodowsky and Mr. Ben Shives, Baltimore Gas & Electric

 

Dr. Taryn Bayles

Thursday

12/14/06

6:15 PM - Refreshments

7:00 PM -Seminar on Solar Technology and Power systems

8:00 PM - Build vehicles for competition

Mr. Jack Shu - NASA Goddard Solar Technology and Power Systems

Thursday

1/18/07

5:30 PM - Refreshments

6:00 PM - Energy collection

7:00 PM - Competition and Award of Prizes

Testing Times

For more information about the YESS program, contact YESS Coordinator, Mr. Randy Hubbard, Randy_Hubbard@hcpss.org