Sally Ride Science
Sally Ride Science Festival
at California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA • October 14, 2006

Sally Ride Science Festival

Discovery Workshops for Girls

Many Discovery Workshops are offered! But there is only time for two. Choose the six workshops that interest you the most. We will try to assign you to two workshops from your six favorite! Please note: We can not guarantee your workshop choices.


Wkshp ID Title Area of Discovery Presenter/Affiliate
1 Science Detectives Biological Science Cynthia Edwards & Barbara Munch
GlaxoSmithKline
2 Who Am I? Making the Dead Speak Forensic Anthropology Beth Miller
California State University, Los Angeles
3 Sky Is Not The Limit...Look At It! Electrical/Areospace Engineering Helen Boussalis
California State University, Los Angeles
4 Releasing DNA from Onions to Hold in Your Hands the Key to Life Microbiology Nancy McQueen
California State University, Los Angeles
5 Shields Up! Exploring Planetary Magnetospheres Space Science Catherine Venturini, Rebecca Bishop & Margaret Chen
The Aerospace Corporation
6 Energy Freedom - Discovering Your Ability to Produce Power Environment/Energy Michael Winters & Crew
7 Ice Cream Anyone? ...and the Science Behind It Chemistry Dorothy Nguyen-Graff & CSUN American Chemical Society
California State University, Northridge
8 Chemistry and Crime - from the Crime Scene to the Test Tube Forensic Science Katherine Roberts
California State University, Los Angeles
9 A Cool View of Earth: Space Technology to You Geophysics Andrea Donnellan
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
10 Genetics and Medicine: From the Lab Bench to the Bedside Biomedical Research Susan Kane
City of Hope
11 Plastic Surgery: The Combination of Art and Science Medicine Nadine Semer
Southern California Permanente Group
13 Star Light, Star Bright Astronomy Paula Arvedsson
California State University, Los Angeles
14 Fantastic World of Multimedia Electrical Engineering Jane Dong & Tim Barker
California State University, Los Angeles
15 Discover How Genetic Traits are Inherited Genetics Bob Desharnais
California State University, Los Angeles
16 What's in Your Tap Water? Environmental Microbiology Tina Salmassi & Grady Hanrahan
California State University, Los Angeles
17 Atmospheric Chemistry: What Is Air Pollution Anyway?! Chemistry/Environmental Science Alison McCurdy, James Rudd
California State University, Los Angeles
18 Discover Microscopic Life in Water Microbiology Edith Porter
California State University, Los Angeles
20 Visualizing Earthquakes Using Supercomputers Geology Southern California Earthquake Center
Southern California Earthquake Center
21 Living in a Material World - Materials Science is All Around You! Chemistry PREM Students, California State University, Los Angeles & American Chemical Society
PREM Students, California State University, Los Angeles & American Chemical Society
22 What Came First? The Wing or the Nose?   Engineering   Lauren Robinson & Jocelyn Bush  
Northrop Grumman
23 Tech-Jep: An Engineering Approach to Jeopardy!!! Engineering Baadal Patel & Sarah Rutledge   
Northrop Grumman
24 Exploring the Brain:  Future of Neuroscience  Psychology  Alicia Lzquierdo   
California State University, Los Angeles
25 Physics: A Pathway to Being An Astronaut Physics Bill Taylor
California State University, Los Angeles
26 Islands in the Sea Oceanography Renee Klein
Los Angeles Unified School District
27 Discover the Truth Behind the Characters in Spongebob Squarepants Biology Elizabeth Torres
California State University, Los Angeles
28 Martian Mysteries: Could Life Exist on the Red Planet? Astrobiology Cindy Busche
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
29 Taking a Closer Look Telescopes Laura Lizarzaburu
Northrop Grumman
30 Do You Consume Enough Vitamin C? Chemistry Toni Codling and Zeshan Aqeel
California State University, Northridge

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