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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,
Project Manager

David Evans and Associates, Inc.

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

Firefighter Amiee Moyers and Deputy Fire Marshal Rolanda Ayers 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 fire setter psychology, and calculations of fire flow and hydraulics on a fire engine. Session participants may get to squirt water from a fire hose, operate a fire hydrant, practice basic CPR, perform a simulated rescue.

Rolanda Ayers
Deputy Fire Marshal

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Amiee Moyers
Firefighter

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue

Architecture: Between Science and Art

Students will learn about architecture and design through visual presentation, discussion and an individual, hands-on design project for a downtown loft space.

Stefanie Becker
Architect

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Terah Beth Baltzer
Architect

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
 

Decision Making Tools

This session will show how strategic portfolio analysis techniques can be used to support practical decision making. The methodology utilizes weighted averages to integrate quantitative and qualitative decision criteria. The first ~ 20 minutes of the session will provide examples from industry as well as demonstrating the technique for choosing a car. During the second half, participants will work with a partner to apply the technique to choosing a college, a job or a house.
 

Linda Blakely
Marketing Strategist

IBM

Architecture & Design

Learn about the field of architecture and design of hospitals, schools, and corporate offices. Spend a few minutes selecting the features and arranging the spaces in your dream home.
 

Marjorie Brown
Architect

HDR, Inc.

Marbles in Motion

This presentation includes both a hands on activity, that teaches basic concepts of energy transfer and demonstrates the engineering process, as well as a brief discussion of energy conservation and how it effects the way engineers design today.
 

Alexis Bruemmer
Software Engineer

IBM

Design and build a load-carrying structure

 Participants will learn some principles of structural design and build 3 dimensional truss structures made of common household materials.

Jan Chambers
Instructor

Anne Tyler
PCC Engineering Student

Colleen Jones
PCC Engineering Student

Katie Stricker
PCC Engineering Student
 

Portland Community College
Civil and Mechanical Engineering Technology Program

Ladies of the ARC

Hands-on opportunity for girls to weld their own name plate

Connie Christopher
Welding Instructor

Scott Judy
Welding Instructor

Matt Scott
Welding Instructor

Danny Merrick
Welding Instructor

Portland Community College
Welding Technology Program
 

What is an Integrated Circuit (IC) and How are they made?

I will describe the main steps of IC manufacturing and show them samples of IC, SI ingots and Si wafers.
 

Dorina Cornea
Instructor

Portland Community College
Microelectronics Technology Program

Environmental Microbiology: The Science of an invisible world

Participants will be introduced to the many paths of Environmental Microbiology through discussion, hands on activities, and demonstrations. Special interest will be placed on Microbial Oceanography and how sometimes the right career path is one you never expected to find!
 

Suzanne DeLorenzo
PhD Candidate/Research Assistant

OHSU-OGI

"Cache" In on a Career

Working in teams, the girls will use GPS units to hunt down "clues" related to career choices in Civil Design and Project Management.
 

Kelly Eaton
CAD Specialist

Carmel Motschenbacher
Engineering Assistant

Sarah Murchison
Engineering Technician

Tara Heesacker
Right-of-Way Agent

Washington County
 

Just this ONE time, it's ok to play with your food

Design, build, and test your own food creation as you learn about test engineering at Nike.
 

Nancy Felten
Advanced Global Test Engineer

Arati Terrall

Marsha Fowler

NIKE

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

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.

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Ludean Siemon

Washington County Public Land Corners

Making a Robot Arm

Students will use everyday items such as a coat hanger and rubber bands to make a robot arm which can pick up a cup.
 

Melinda Holtzman
Instructor

Portland State University

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Pamela Dake
Instuctor

Clark College
 

Electricity 101

Learn how to wire a light! Participants learn as Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. sheds some light on the basic concepts of how electricity works while gaining hands-on experience wiring a real light. Each participant will work independently following instructions to learn to strip wire, use wire nuts and run wire from a switch to a socket. Participants will have the opportunity to plug in their creation, flip their switch and see electricity in action. A truly enlightening experience!
 

Katie Hughes
Youth Program and Outreach Specialist

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Theresa Baird
Associate Director

Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.

Clinical Microbiology

 The Old Fashioned Way: Will describe what clinical laboratories used to be like when test for microorganism identification was performed manually. Will briefly describe some of the new instruments that are being used.
 

J.P. Kilbourn, Ph.D.
Microbiologist

Aquatic Animal Care Career

Insights into the exciting profession of aquatic animal husbandry and logical pathways into this industry will be explored. Hands-on activities will engage session participants.
 

Bruce Koike
Director of Aquarium Science Program

Oregon Coast Community College

Using GIS to Map Your World

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to learn and explore your world and surroundings. A hands-on experience using computer technology for mapping
 

Darian Krieter
GIS Analyst

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Emily Moon

Sanborn

Gizmos and Gadgets: Toy Invention Workshop

Do you like to build toys? Would you like to learn how to build cool toys from scraps of junk around the house or stuff you find at your local hardware or office supply store? This course will show kids how to create amazing toy inventions from things that they use and see everyday; all while learning about science that makes their inventions work.
 

Diana Laboy-Rush
President

Portland Wiz Kids

Pig's Feet Laceration Repair

Come learn some basic information about going into the field of medicine, reading an x-ray and using basic diagnostic equipment. Most exciting is to learn to sew lacerations as health care providers do, using real forceps, real sutures and pigs feet, whose skin is very close to human skin (and it is how we all learned to repair lacerations.)
 

Kathy Masarie, MD
Pediatrician

Balance in Life

Aquatic Insects

Students will examine real aquatic macroinvertebrate specimens with a magnifying lens and investigate the unique ways aquatic insects survive life underwater.
 

McKenzie Miller
Environmental Educator

Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership

Video Production Demo

Students will participate in a live video demo shoot, and rotate crew positions between running camera, sound lights, and being the director.
 

Pam Minty
Continuing Education Coordinator

NW Film Center

Zoo Medicine & Veterinary Technology

Students will practice diagnostic ultrasound examinations on inanimate objects and on a live patient, and will calculate dosages for treatment of the patient.
 

Dolores Galindo, CVT
PCC Veterinary Technology Instructional Support Technician

PCC Veterinary Technician Students

PCC Veterinary Technology Program
 

Interpreting the Past: Archaeological Lab Analysis

Field excavations are only a small part of archaeology. Most of the science and analysis takes place in the lab. Working in groups, you will learn to analyze prehistoric and historic artifacts and interpret that data into a story about the site and the people associated with these artifacts.
 

Meris Mullaley
Graduate Student

Portland State University

I will talk about the roles of geologists and geotechnical engineers in evaluating geologic hazards (like earthquakes and landslides) in Oregon and the mitigation of those hazards through thoughtful design and planning.
 

ODOT

Besides being extremely cool just to look at, the study of skulls and bones can add greatly to our understanding and appreciation of the natural world. The art of inferential classification is a tool to help us analyze skeletal structures to infer an animal's eating habits, or environmental lifestyle. By learning about skulls and bones, we can develop and understanding of the relationship between skeletal structure and animal's general behavior.
 

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve

Battery Operated Electric Switches Powered by Electrical and Chemical Engineers

Students will incorporate a simple switch into a battery/bulb circuit. Students will also use their knowledge of circuits to design and make their own switches using common materials. Students will also indentify switches found in common appliances and the presenter will explain the importance of electrical and chemical engineers in making the switch function well.
 

Suzanne Ralls
Capital Capacity Manager

Intel

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.
 

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Adriane Maier

OHSU/ONPRC

This presentation will discuss my extraordinary life as a Civil Engineer which has taken me all over the country working on bridge inspections in Oklahoma to Environmental clearances in National Parks like Yellowstone to earthquake assessments for Senate Bill #2 in Oregon.

Natalie Richards
Civil Engineer

USACE
 

For some reason, girls drop out of technical career paths early even though they are qualified and companies want to hire them. We will talk about some of the social and academic obstacles, the “cures” for them, and the benefits of following both your technical and your social side.
 

Intel Corporation

What children's heart defects are and how we evaluate them including live demonstration of heart ultrasound.

Doernbecher Children's Hospital
 

Get the Facts! Explore crime scene investigation with real CSI team members, learn tricks of the trade as you experiment with fingerprinting, blood spatter and diagramming.
 

Hillsboro Police Department

Put on your lab coats and goggles! Come explore OMSI's portable laboratory of weird and wacky science and learn what it is like to be an OMSI Educator.
 

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

We will look at house plans and models fro structural strength. The girls will see shat is inside the walls of a house and how they are built. We will look at the building codes required to build a house.
 

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Sandi Cuddigan

Washington County

Learn about healthy brain aging and memory disorders like Alzheimer's Disease. We'll also talk about new research to detect memory changes. In this session, you'll take memory tests and find out what you can do to keep your brain healthy!
 

Oregon Health & Science University