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Presentation/Description |
Presenter, Occupation, Company/Organization |
| "Light
Up Your Life" An electrifying experience: Learn to wire a light and switch! |
Angie
Williamson, Apprentice Electrician Molly Cochran, Education & Outreach Coordinator IBEW, Tice Electric, & Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. |
| "Ladies
of the ARC"
Hands on opportunity for girls to weld their own name plate. |
Connie
Christopher, Welding Department
Instructor, Portland Community
College
|
| "Clinical
Microbiology"
What a self-employed clinical microbiologist did to support herself for 18 years. |
Dr. J.P. Kilbourn, Laboratory Director, Consulting Clinical and Microbiological Laboratory, Inc. |
| "It's
Not A Man's World Anymore: Women and the
FBI"
This is an interactive presentation outlining what the FBI is and does, and addresses what it takes to become an agent. Firearms, body armor, self-defense, and good healthy lifestyle choices are discussed. |
Sandra
Flint, Special Agent, FBI
|
| "Fish
and Wildlife Biology" Hands on activities relating to water quality, fish biology and wildlife needs. |
Erin
Kovalchuk & Tammy MacKey, Fish Biologist, Bonneville Lock & Dam
|
| "Ear
Bones in Fish" We'll talk about the "whys" and "hows" of ageing fish and cut out ear bones from fish carcasses. |
Linda
ZumBrunnen, Asst. Project Leader Gway Kirchner, Asst. Project Leader Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife |
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"Aquarium Science Program: What it takes to
take care of Nemo" We will explore what it takes to work in a large public aquarium. Participants will work with aquarium science students performing water quality tests and learning about other aquatic husbandry jobs skills. |
Bruce
Koike, Director, Aquarium Science Program,
Oregon Coast Community College
|
| "Plastics and Gels in Daily Life: An Introduction to Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering - Hands - on workshop related to the use of polymers (plastics) in daily life, such as baby diapers, and silly putty. We will relate these to careers in chemical and bioengineering. | Dr. Skip Rochefort, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering/Bioengineering Departments - Oregon State University |
| "Echocardiography: A Window to the Heart" - Echocardiography is ultrasound of the heart. We will show you what your heart looks and sounds like. | Heather
Carey, Sonographer Dr. Mary Rice, Pediatric Cardiologist Doernbecher Children's Hospital |
| "Your World Rocks" - Hands-on sharing of numerous rock, mineral, metals samples and a fun geology experiment mapping a mineral deposit drilling cupcakes. | Wendi
Cooksey, Minerals Engineer, Your
World Rocks
|
| "Having Fun with Software" - A little bit of programming with Visual Basic. | Maria
Maurer, Software Engineer, Tektronix,
Inc.
|
| "Programming Robots" - Learn to use your creativity to program a robot that is directed to perform a range of tasks. | Janet Rash, Education Relation Specialist, Intel Corporation |
| "Tools of the Trade in Biotechnology" - Hands-on exploration of equipment used in Biotechnology and Research. | Dr.
Kendra Cawley, Director - Biotechnology
Lab Technician Program, Portland
Community College
|
| "Aging & Alzheimer's Research" | Tracy
Zitzelsberger, Sr. Research Associate,
OHSU Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Center
|
| " You've heard of the Endangered Species Act, but do you know how it works? - The goal of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is to conserve endangered species and the ecosystem on which they depend. In this work shop, we'll begin by learning about the ESA and some rare species in the Willamette Valley. Then we'll play a game in which you'll use the ESA to protect populations of a rare species from potential threats of habitat loss, disturbance, and random environmental disasters. | Cat
Brown, Wildlife Biologist Robin Bown, Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| "Pigs Feet Laceration Repair" - Learn about different careers in medicine and how to sew a laceration with real sutures and equipment. | Kathy
Masarie, MD, Program Director, Mary & Mimi D'Autremont, Full Esteem Ahead
|
| "Go With the Phloem! Find Out About Forests" - Use cool scientific equipment to collect quantitative data on tree height, size, canopy cover, soil acidity and saturation while having a great time outside in the forest. | Sarah
Pinnock, Education Specialist,
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
|
| "Aerodynamics & Paper Airplanes" - Learn why airplanes fly, and then test fly your own to come up with the best design. | Katie
Leonard, Flight Instructor, Hillsboro
Aviation
|
| "Inside Computers: Software Design" - A brief intro on how computers work and how software gets designed | Karin Larson, Electrical Engineer/Physicist |
| "Women in the Field of Alternative Medicine" - Learn about chiropractic, naturopathy, and acupuncture - see demonstrations of adjustments and an acupuncture treatment! | Dr. Joyce
McClure, Chiropractic Physician Dr. Samantha Brody, Naturopathic Physician & Acupuncturist The Healing Arts Clinic |
| "Build a Better Paperclip" - Learn about material engineering and design you own personal paperclip. | Jill
Parisher, Materials Engineer Ruthe Farmer, Program Manager Girls Scouts - Columbia River Council |
| Researching, Analyzing and Summarizing raw Intelligence in the FBI" - We will explore the art of intelligence collection in the FBI. We will learn of the numerous databases and investigative resources available to the FBI and how vital the working partnerships with the local, state and federal law enforcement are to the FBI's mission. | Jill Newton, Intelligence Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| "Be An Architect!" - Multimedia presentation highlighting the career of architecture & incorporating hands-on design. | Alene
Stickles, Architect, Zimmer Gunsul
Frasca
|
| "Geographical Information Systems" - Geography Matters. Learn how computer-based modeling and mapping brings us closer. | Darian
Krieter, GIS Analyst, Women in GIS
|
| "Just this ONE time, it's ok to play with your food." - Hands on testing with everyday objects to demonstrate the way materials behave. | Nancy
Felten, Advanced Global Test Engineer Amy Lyttle, Test Engineer Taryn Hensley, Lab Manager NIKE |
| "Playing with Sheet Metal & Tools if the Trade" - Mark it, bend it, shape it, hole punch it, cut it (carefully), try a rivet or two, create a texture, and make a nick knack dish. | Lydia
Shevchuck, Sheet Metal Journeyman,Sheet Metal Training
Center
|
| "Does Surgery Still need to be Painful?" - Anesthesia for surgery and methods of taking care of pain after an operation. | Judy
Freeman, Anesthesiologist, Oregon
Health & Sciences University
|
| "Our Natural Resources, Restoration & You" - My presentation will involve around watersheds including, but not limited to the natural resources provided by our watersheds and restoration. I will provide some hands-on, interactive activities for the girls. | Melissa Higgins, Natural Resources Volunteer Coordinator, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District |
| "Polymers: How the molecule makes the matter." - Hands on games and experiments will illustrate how the unusual molecular structure of polymers contribute to the diversity of properties in materials we call "plastics". | Emily Hackett, Materials Scientist, SWE |
