NASA Ames Research Center
Silicon Valley, CA • May 21, 2006


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 Magic of Water Earth Science/Water Quality Kathy Machado & Terri Fagundes
Santa Clara Valley Water District
2 CSI: Science Detectives Chemistry/Forensics Chris Boytos
GlaxoSmithKline
3 The Space Elevator Engineering & Space Technology Ben Shelef
The Spaceward Foundation
4 Barany Chair Vestibular Illusion Demonstrator Aviation Safety/ Flight Physiology Michelle Davis
Federal Aviation Administration
6 Wild Blue Yonder Aviation Trish Beckman
Women in Aviation International
7 Today's Fire Service…It's MUCH More Than Just Squirting Water! Fire Science/Technology Herb Jewell
NASA Ames Research Center
9 Impact! Craters in the Solar System! Planetary Science Jennifer Heldmann & Lori Fenton
NASA Ames Research Center
11 Strive for an Excellent Life! Science & Aviation Technology Sandra J. Clifford
Women in Aviation, SF Bay Area
12 Spacecraft Materials R&D: What? How? Why? Engineering/Materials Science/Applied Math Susan White
NASA Ames Research Center
13 Paper Airplanes Aviation and Aerodynamics Tina Nelson
Women in Aviation International
14 LEGO Car Workshop Computer Science/Mechanical Engineering Lynn Guest
IBM Corporation
15 Java.com - Cool Games and Hot Applications / Mobile Gaming with Java Computer Science / High Tech Marketing Michelle Kovac & Lauren Zuravleff / Manu Sharma & Xiao Xia Yu
Sun Microsystems / Electronic Arts
16 Learning Chemistry by Studying Our Atmosphere Chemistry/Atmospheric Science Laura Iraci & Jimena Lopez
NASA Ames Research Center, BA Environmental Research Institute
17 Search Inside the Music Sound/Signal Processing/Machine Learning Margaret Withgott
Sun Microsystems
18 Java Drive Safely on the Internet Computer Science Sharon Liu & Frances Ho
Sun Microsystems
19 French Fry Oil in my Car? Biodiesel 101 Chemistry/Environmental Science/Alternative Fuel Kari Lemons
Biodiesel Council of California
20 Technology...Jump In To It Technology and Career Development Beverly Baker
IBM Corporation
21 How Does GPS Know Your Position? Signal Processing/Radio Waves Grace Xingxin Gao
Stanford University
22 Airplanes Everywhere! An Introduction to the FAA - Imagine the Possibilities! Air Traffic Management Bobbie Kahklen
Federal Aviation Administration
23 Living Between the Tides: The Slimy and the Spineless (with live animals!) Marine Biology Robynn Swan and Jennifer Snedeker
Marine Science Institute

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