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Howard University Engineering Ambassador Program

Howard University Engineering Ambassador Program. Indira Sirjue Taylor Valencia Samrakshak Lamichhane Civil and Environmental Engineering Howard University Washington DC. NEES Monthly EOT meeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 . Introduction.

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Howard University Engineering Ambassador Program

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  1. Howard UniversityEngineering AmbassadorProgram Indira Sirjue Taylor Valencia SamrakshakLamichhane Civil and Environmental Engineering Howard University Washington DC NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  2. Introduction • Engages undergraduate engineering students in outreach from K-12 grades and the general public, and promotion of careers in engineering • Allows hands on experiences by teaching children about tsunamis and coastal engineering • The ambassador program at Howard University started in 2011 in collaboration with NEEScommand NEES-OSU NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  3. Organization and objectives NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  4. Student Coordinators and Members Madeline Martinez NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  5. Ambassador Program Activities • Three Years: The National Engineering Week Family Day: Joint effort: Howard University, NEEScomm, NEES@OSU and NSF • 2012-2013 Events: • 2nd Annual USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo in April 2012 • Westlawn Elementary School Event • Girl’s Inc DC Event • Brother 2 Brother Youth Conference • National Engineers Week Open House for Prospective Students at Howard University • Accepted Students Day at Howard University NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  6. 2nd Annual USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, 2012 • Howard University ambassadors supported the training of volunteers and the flume transportation for the tsunami wave activity • Five HU ambassadors organized two training sections for 15 volunteers during April 21 and 22 at Howard University. NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  7. WestlawnElementary School Event

  8. Girl’s Inc. DC Event NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  9. The Brother 2 Brother Youth Conference • The ambassadors conducted the mini-wave flume activity at the Annual Brother 2 Brother Youth Conference on November 16th, 2012 • The Conference was held on the campus of Howard University. This conference was specifically designed to reach minority male youth from the 7th to 12th grade with workshops and presentations targeted toward minority male youth development challenges • Three ambassadors participated in this event. NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  10. Discover Engineering Family Day • The Annual Discover Engineering Family Day Event at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, February 16th, 2013. • 24 ambassadors successfully ran the exhibit, teaching children about tsunamis and surveyed students about the event. • Over 1,000 people visited and participated in the activity. NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  11. Prospective Students Day and Accepted Students Day • On February 23rd, 2013 the ambassadors participated in the National Engineers Week Open House for Prospective Students at Howard University. • On April 5th, 2013 ambassadors participated in Accepted Students Day. • Incoming freshman engineering students were able to experience what ambassadors do in the program and also have a chance to test the equipment. NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  12. Other Outcomes from the ambassador program at Howard University • Main benefits for the ambassador: Inspires future goals Promotes self confidence as successful engineers Encourages leadership Provides the perfect platform to build closer relationships with faculty advisors, classmates, etc. NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  13. Opportunities for Undergraduate researchers A significant number of ambassadors are participating or already participated in undergraduate research projects as a direct consequence of their participation in the ambassador program How did the program provide this opportunity? NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  14. Opportunities for Undergraduate researchers • Sam Lamichhanewas inspired by his participation in this program and started his undergraduate research activities under the supervision of Claudia Marin during the summer of 2011. Sam Lamichhane presented his peer reviewed paper at the 91th TRB Annual meeting in 2012. NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  15. Opportunities for Undergraduate researchers NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  16. Determination of Tsunami Forces on Bridge Structure and Connections This research was partially supported by The National Science Foundation (Award number CMMI-0927178), Dwight D. Eisenhower HBCU Transportation Fellowship and by the TRB Minority Student Fellows Program. SamrakshakLamichhaneNEESMini Wave Flume (MWF) at Howard University NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  17. Other Undergraduate researchers • Mathu’ Davis participated as a NEES REU participant supporting a research project at Lehigh University during summer 20012 . Project entitled Post-Tensioned Coupled Shear Wall Systems • Mathu’ Davis and Kara Kea are currently working on an NSF project performing numerical analysis on different Passive Protective Systems to protective lightweight equipment   • Cameron Sanders and Taylor Valencia are currently finalizing a research paper under the UCSD-REU project on the effects of seismic activity on the protective systems of a cooling tower • Ariel Ward and Taylor Valencia will also be embarking on a NEES-REU experience at Georgia Institute of Technology during July 2013 NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  18. Challenges faced by the Ambassadors • Dedicating and managing time in order to participate in the program and maintain academic excellence. • Ensuring availability for all necessary meetings and reviewing the provided material before the training sessions • Practicing social skills in order to connect with the activity participants • Transporting the flume NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  19. Where do we want to go? NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  20. Future directions • Coordinate and run new outreach activities including Earthquake-structural engineering concepts. • Basic concepts • Make your own earthquake • Small building models • Activities in the new structural simulation Lab NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  21. Assessments Activity assessments will be improved upon in order to gain more effective evaluation and feedback • Youth-friendly • Note returning participants NEES Monthly EOTmeeting- Tuesday, April 9, 2013 

  22. Contact Us • Taylor Valencia taylorLvalencia@gmail.com • Indira Sirjue indysir@aol.com • SamrakshakLamichhane hisam4479697@yahoo.com

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