"Opening Doors To Your Future"

10th Annual Math, Science & Technology Conference for Middle School Girls

9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 14, 2005
PCC Rock Creek Campus
(photos taken by Arts & Communication Magnet Academy High School students)

Keynote Speaker
List of Participating Middle Schools
List of Presenters/Presentations

Keynote Speaker: Lupita Maurer

This year's keynote speaker is Lupita Maurer, software design engineer at Tektronix. She'll discuss how students can have fun with software and explore how it is written and developed.

Ladies of the ARC. - Welded nameplates Lego Robotics

Anatomy of the Cat & Dog: First Aid, for the Dog and Cat, Pharmaceutical Calculations and Dentistry in the Canine

Participating Schools:

**Washington & Columbia Counties Middle Schools**
School	Contact Person
Banks JHS	Mary Lau
Brown MS	Shannon McCudden
Cedar Park MS	Bryan Forbes
Evergreen MS	Margaret Duarte, Becky Brauer
Five Oaks MS	Kathy Cleavenger
Fowler MS	Sue Manning
Gaston JHS	Wade Sims
Hazelbrook MS	Suzanne Warner
Highland Park MS	Jacque Ervin
Meadow Park MS	Meredith Vanden Berg
Miller Education Center	Maureen Barnhart
Mountain View MS	Allison Shultz
Neil Armstrong MS	Veronica Tofflemire
Poynter MS	Maureen Welter
Sherwood MS	Christina McClelland
St. Helens MS	Kelly Michelson
Stoller MS	Sara Kelly, Gail Hjorth
Twailty MS	Jennifer Puhl
Washington GS	Geoff Schwartz
Whitford MS	Krista Orchard, Tiffany Lemley, Susan Holvek

How I Became a Teacher of Microelectronics Laceration Repair - Suturing Pigs Feet

**Portland Public Schools**
School	Contact Person
Hosford MS	Jill Sage
Mt. Tabor MS	Anna DiMaggio
Portsmouth MS	Michelle York
Portsmouth MS MESA	Jane VanDam
Robert Gray MS	Julia Harris
Sellwood MS	Lesley Langan
Tubman MS	Kate Sullivan
Winterhaven MS	Wendy Archibald

Using Your Marbles Watersheds and Water Quality Zoo Medicine

**Presenters who have agreed to participate in the 2005 conference**
Presentation/Description	Presenter, Occupation, Company/Organization
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
Alzheimer's Disease: Will everyone get Alzheimer's if they live long enough? Learn about healthy aging and memory disorders like Alzheimer's Disease. Take memory tests and find out what you can do to reduce your risk for memory problems.	Tracy Zitzelsberger, MPH, Sr. Research Associate, OHSU Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Center
Primate Enrichment We will demonstrate some of the ways in which we enrich the environment of the monkeys at ONPRC, and how we study the effects of our program. Make monkey devices.	Dr. Kristine Coleman, Scientist/Nonhuman Primate Behaviorist, OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Jill Rawlins, Enrichment Coordinator, OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center
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
Just this ONE time, it's ok to play with your food. Design, build & test your own food creation as you learn about test engineering at Nike.	Nancy Felten, Advanced Global Test Engineer, NIKE Taryn Hensley, Lab Manager, NIKE
From Identifying Microorganisms to Drug Testing I will describe what clinical laboratories used to be like with manual performance of tests, followed by a discussion of what changes have happened over the last almost 50 years that I have been working in the clinical laboratory.	Dr. J.P. Kilbourn, Laboratory Director, Consulting Clinical and Microbiological Laboratory, Inc
Watersheds and Water Quality Students will work together to build a watershed, discover how pollution travels through the watershed and do water quality testing.	Lori Waterman, Education Specialist, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Cara Goodwin, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
CSI for the Real World We will explore the different aspects of crime scene investigations, evidence collection, and how we use science to help prosecute the crooks. Is it just like TV?	Darcie VandenHoek, Evidence Technician, Hillsboro Police Department
Ladies of the ARC Hands on opportunity for girls to weld their own name plate.	Connie Christopher, Welding Department Instructor, Portland Community College
Having Fun with Software What is Software? A quick demo on how easy is to write code.	Lupita Maurer, Software Design Engineer, Tektronix, Inc.
Everything you need to know about geology, you learned on Sesame Street With the alike/different vignettes on Sesame Street in mind, we will explore the role of classification in science and geology, using ourselves, rocks, and other stuff as the specimens that need to be classified. The activity will involve interaction among the girls and with objects.	Margaret Jenks, Geologist, Oregon Department of Geology
How do we know if it's harmful? Hands on demonstration of a computerized test that is used to measure health effects of harmful chemicals on attention, memory and learning abilities.	Joan Rothlein, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, OHSU Diane Rohlman, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, OHSU
Light Up Your Life Learn to wire a light and switch with women electricians.	Molly Cochran, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. Laura Jenkins, Instructor, NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center Elizabeth O'Neill, Event Coordinator & Policy Assistant, Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.
Using Your Marbles: An Introduction to Associative Learning and Discrimination How does our brain learn to call an apple an "apple" and not "radish"? How does our brain categorize? Students will take turns being the scientist or the mouse as they participate in an experiment using modified version of a standard behavioral tests scientists use to study how the brain processes information from the world around us.	Tamara Phillips, Ph.D., VA Career Scientist/Professor in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience Cheryl Reed, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience Portland VA Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University
Women Constructing the Future Show differences in "good and "bad" construction, talk about different jobs in construction where Math, Science, and Technology is vital.	Katy Beadle, Administrative Specialist II, Washington County Building Services Division Karen Wittenburg, Building Inspector, Washington County Building Services Division Jennifer Pitner, Engineering Aide, Washington County Building Services Division Suzanne Tyler, Plans Examiner, Washington County Building Services Division
Survey Equipment, History and Procedures Girls will get an opportunity to use survey equipment and learn about the history and procedures of land surveying.	Cecilia Hagle, Survey Tech. II, Washington County Public Land Corners
How I Became a Teacher My two degrees are both in engineering, but I always had an attraction for teaching. After 10 years of being an engineer in industry, I changed locations, coming from Romania to the United States and I changed careers. I became a teacher! I am an instructor now at PCC for 10 years, teaching electronics.	Dorina Cornea, Department Chair/Instructor, Portland Community College Microelectronics Technology Department
Extreme Makeover: Redesigning the Roads Around You Meet four women whose work is transforming and enhancing roads all over Washington County.	Tara Heesacker, Right-of-Way Agent Lelisa Rozendal, P.E. Project Manager Carmel Motschenbacher, Engineering Assistant Magdalena Campuzano, Right-of-Way Agent Trainee Washington County Land Use & Transportation Department, Capital Project Management
Power Struggle Learn about how compromises are made in managing our water resources on the Columbia River.	Melissa Rinehart, Park Ranger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Careers in Interior Design Brief description of career opportunities with a hands on demonstration on how to choose a color scheme.	Jan Springer, Director/Instructor, Heritage School of Interior Design
Dancing, Musical Robots Learn to use your creativity to program a robot that can move and make music all under your direction.	Mary Vander Yacht, Document Control Technician, Intel Corporation Terri Urquhart, Automation Integration Engineer, Intel Corporation
Soak it Up A look at innovative storm water solutions that help alleviate flooding, water pollution, etc. Portland is leading the country in some of these city design solutions. Come learn design through hands-on activities.	Lynn VanderKamp, Environmental Education Specialist, City of Portland Environmental Services
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Firefighter Amiee Moyers and Deputy Fire Marshal Rolanda Proffitt will present brief glimpses into the technical aspects of their jobs including CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) and operation of a defibrillator (which uses electrical shocks to reestablish normal heart rhythms), drug calculations for emergency field medicine, building design and engineering for fire protection features, juvenile firesetter psychology, and calculations of fire flow and hydraulics on a fire engine. Session participants may get to practice basic CPR, operate a public access AED (automatic external defibrillator) training device, calculate drug doses for emergency medicine and calculate occupancy load maximums for public buildings. Additionally, a TVF&R engine company will be on hand for an up-close look at the complex fire engines used in today's fire service (weather and emergency calls permitting).	Amiee Moyers, Firefighter, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Rolanda Proffitt , Deputy Fire Marshal, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Laceration Repair - Suturing Pigs Feet The girls will briefly discuss educational requirements and the variety of jobs available as an MD. They will learn the skill of repairing skin lacerations using forceps, clamps and suturing needles.	Kathy Masarie, MD, Parent & Life Coach
Lego Robotics: Exploring Robots and Programming them to do tasks Explore and learn about the essential parts of a robot then program it to do a variety of fun tasks.	Cathy Swider, Project Administrator, ORTOP - Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program
Bridging the Gap: Bridge Placement in Environmental Areas The girls will site and assemble a bridge in a "creek corridor" through a hands-on activity, and learn about the balance between costs to the public and environmental impacts when determining where to build a bridge.	Tina Adams, P.E., Project Manager, David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Can you keep a secret? Learn about ciphers and codes. Imagine that you are a computer system administrator and that you must protect my secrets.	Katie Urey, Customer Support Technician, Intel Corporation
SCAMPER Learn about the design process and product engineering through SCAMPER, a tool used to inspire creative thinking.	Jill Parisher, Fair Play Program Coordinator, Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council
Design and Build a Load-Carrying Structure Participants will design and build 3 dimensional truss structures made of strands of spaghetti and miniature marshmallows.	Jan Chambers, Instructor, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Technology, Portland Community College
Architecture: Between Science and Art I PowerPoint presentation about design, building and a career in Architecture, followed by a brief "hands-on" design project.	Stefanie Becker, Architect, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership Terah Beth Baltzer, Architect, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Architecture: Between Science and Art II PowerPoint presentation about design, building and a career in Architecture, followed by a brief "hands-on" design project.	Marjorie Brown, Architect, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership Lindsay Miller, Architect, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Anatomy of the Cat and Dog: First Aid, for the Dog and Cat, Pharmaceutical Calculations and Dentistry in the Canine We will have an interactive presentation where the girls will learn anatomy, calculate pharmaceutical mathematical problems and clean a dogs teeth using "plastic teeth" but a real dental machine.	Dolores Galindo, Veterinary Technician, Portland Community College Veterinary Technician Program Portland Community College Veterinary Technician Students
Gels in your Daily Life This will be a hands-on activity which explores the role of gels in your daily life....from super absorbent polymers (SAP) in baby diapers, to making gel beads which could be used to entrap cells in the design of an artificial pancreas or algae in a bioreactor to make pharmaceuticals.	Alicia Lyman-Holt, Coordinator, OSU Pre-college Programs Student, OSU Chemical Engineering Department
Teamwork (working with balloons) Teams will work together to build the tallest freestanding balloon structure.	La Tosha Means, Technician, Intel Corporation

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