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The "Community Outreach" goal of this year's flight
team is to engage the community in a dialog on topics such as
science, engineering, microgravity and space. We will discuss
how our experience with the Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities
Program is connected with these topics. Our definition of community
will include local schools, K-12, other engineering students as
well as various other groups in the community, both amateur and
professional.
We plan to discuss a variety of topics and how they related to
our experience. We would like to convey the excitement we feel
about being able to use our education and skills in a program
to do real scientific research that has the ability to affect
our lives and the lives of others. We would also like to convey
the possibilities for future students and individuals to be a
part of similar programs.
We also believe it is important to demonstrate the need for
critical thinking and a good engineering methodology, also to
have a good foundation in math and science. We hope it will be
a fun and exciting experience for everyone involved.
Tentative Schedule:
K-12 Level
· Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry (OMSI) Blazer kids club. They are excitedly
working towards building a Lego robot that we will take along
with us
· Organizing a presentation at OMSI for an audience of
5-200 people ranging in education levels from kindergarteners
to college students.
· Participating in multiple one-hour presentations with
K-12 schools.
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| Helen Gordon Center | kindergarden | May |
| Colton High School | 9-12 grade | TBD |
| Molalla High School | 9-12 grade | TBD |
| PEO Engineering Banquet | 11-12 grade | Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel Feb 25, 2004 |
| PSU alumni Dinner | alumni | PSU Campus |
| Intel International Science and Engineering Fair | Pre-college | Oregon Convention Center May 9-15, 2004 |
University Level
· Presentation to regional
student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME)
· Presentation to the Portland State Aerospace Society
(PSAS).
· Portland State University's school newspaper the Vanguard
has committed to write an ongoing article about the project.
· We anticipate this will encourage future participation
of students from all different departments at Portland State University
in this type of program.
Professional Level
· Our team will be submitting
the final paper for potential publication and presentation during
the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
conference at the Reno meeting in January 2005