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YESS
Young Engineers and Scientists Seminars
at the Historical Electronics Museum (HEM)
Sponsored by Northrop Grumman |
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
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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
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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
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