| PSU Micro-g | Outreach |

Past Events

• Portland State University mechanical engineering alumni reception. - 18 May 2007, 5:00 pm to 8:00 am.

• Vernon Elementary School - 15 February 2007, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

From left: Jennifer, Aaron, Jake, Ben.

• Evergreen Aviation Museum - 20 January 2007, 8:30 am to noon. Download their sleek but now outdated flyer.
Some photographs of the wonderful museum taken after the event:
  - Looking rearward inside the B-17 G, near the middle of the aircraft.
  - Looking rearward inside the Spruce Goose, near the middle of the aircraft. Compare to the above.
  - View of the flight cabin of the Spruce Goose.
  - Looking outside from the flight cabin.
  - A cut up Pratt & Whitney R-4360, the same 28 cylinder piston engine used for the Spruce Goose.
  - A Corsair.
  - A Sopwith Camel.
  - A panorama take from under the wing of the Spruce Goose. Aaron, Jake, and Mark visible at bottom left.

• Portland State University Weekend, Maseeh College Alumni and Friends Reception, 19 October 2006.

• 2006 Oregon Space Grant Consortium Affiliate Meeting, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon, 12 September 2006

Wikipedia Contributions

This project has resulted in several contributions to Wikipedia, which are outlined below.

• Evergreen Aviation Museum: Panorama added.
• Hughes H-4 Hercules: Photo from inside fuselage added.
• Bond number: Content added and existing content fixed up.
• Body force: Article created.
• Weightlessness: Mild fixes.
• B-57 Canberra: Panorama added.
• Microgravity University: Article created.
• Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory: Panorama added.

Outreach Goals

1. To inspire sustained student interest in science, mathematics and engineering through classroom presentations and hands-on experiments.
2. To expose the general public to our microgravity research, various NASA programs and engineering opportunities at PSU.

Focus of Outreach

Primary Focus
By interacting with young students and the community in an effort to inform and excite them about our experiment and opportunities offered by NASA, we will be providing role models for careers in science and engineering. Our primary focus will be middle-school students, local nonprofit organizations involved with student enrichment programs that emphasize science, professional organizations, and news media coverage.
Secondary Focus
Our secondary focus will be to educate and share our experiences with our peers, the general public and elementary and high school students.