| The ALBERT group has initiated several
outreach plans for stimulating interest in the “Steady Two-Phase
Flow” project as well as the NASA Reduced Gravity Student
Flight Opportunity Program. From the beginning, each team member
has revealed a variety of unique ideas to engage other engineering
students here at Portland State University as well as branching
out to alternative groups in the community. This is the first time
Portland State University has participated in this program and while
our first aspiration is to excite students interested in science
and technology, we also hope to expand the scope of Portland State
University’s educational opportunities. |
Team ALBERT currently has vivid display presented at the Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), one of the nation's top
ten science museums. Our interactive display discusses the science
and engineering of the Two-Phase flow experiment while also expressing
our exciting experience in Houston and with the NASA Reduced Gravity
Student Flight Opportunity Program. |
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An ongoing goal to initiate enthusiasm in science has been a
driving force for most of our outreach plans. We are trying to
include students of many different disciplines and ages and are
supporting a relatively new student group to Portland State University.
The Society of Women Engineers has been re-energized at PSU and
while communicating our experiences to this group, we have already
seen some terrific interest in the reduced gravity program. |
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As a group of five mechanical engineers, our group could hardly
shy away from sharing our experiences with the American Society
of Mechanical Engineering student chapter at Portland State University.
Additionally, we hope to present our results and conclusions to
the larger chapter meeting in the fall of 2003. |
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Since returning from the reduced gravity
experience at NASA's Ellington Field outside of Houston, Team ALBERT
has participated in several presentations here at Portland State
University. These have included the College of Engineering and Computer
Science Advisory Panel, various student and alumni tours, the Society
of Automotive Engineers annual meeting, and assorted undergraduate
and graduate level classes. |
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