HIGH TECH FAIR
High Tech Fair 2020
Lockheed Martin . ---- Aircraft · Weapon Systems · Directed Energy · Advanced Manufacturing
Qualcomm ---- Qualcomm invents breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects, computes and communicates.
Solar Turbines ---- Solar Turbines provides best in class energy solutions with turbomachinery for power generation and motor driven compression products and packages.
Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman is a pioneering company. We design, develop, build and support some of the world’s most advanced products, from cutting-edge aircraft and next-generation spacecraft to unrivaled cyber security systems and all-seeing radars.
Bristol-Myers Squibb ---- We are a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.
SDG&E ---- provides natural gas and electricity to San Diego County and southern Orange County in southwestern California, United States.
City of San Diego - Marine Biology ---- studying the effects of our regional wastewater treatment processes on the marine environment
City of San Diego - Public Utilities
County of San Diego - Vector Control ---- Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the mammals, birds, insects or other arthropods (here collectively called "vectors") which transmit disease pathogens.
Brainleap Technologies Inc.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) ---- The world's largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology
Miramar and City College of Music Production ---- The Music Production and Engineering Program prepares students for work in the music and audio recording and production industries.
UCSD CREATE ---- We're an energetic education research and partnership center addressing one of the major challenges facing California and San Diego: getting our diverse community of young people prepared for, admitted to, and succeeding in college and careers.
UCSD Center for Ethics and Technology ---- The Ethics Center provides community forums to promote science that benefits everyone
UCSD Center for Energy Innovation ---- Our work spans from fundamental physics and chemistry of nuclear fusion, lasers, and advanced materials to renewables grid integration research on battery energy storage, solar inverters, and solar forecasting.
UCSD AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) ---- We are a student run pre-professional organization with the goal of spreading our passion about aerospace, and connecting our students to the vast industry and academic world.
UCSD Neuroscience Outreach ---- Neurosciences graduate students founded the Neuroscience Outreach Program to share our knowledge of the brain and neuroscience research with San Diego students and community members.
General Atomics --THIS LINK MAY REQUIRE AN OVERRIDE-- SEE ME IF YOU NEED ONE - Ms. Vogel-- specializing in research and technology development. This includes physics research in support of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion energy. The company also provides research and manufacturing services for remotely operated surveillance aircraft, including the Predator drones; airborne sensors; and advanced electric, electronic, wireless, and laser technologies.
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration---- From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce
DermTech ---- Our platform transforms the diagnosis of skin cancer from one that is subjective, inaccurate, invasive, and at a high cost to one that is objective, accurate, non-invasive, and at a low cost.
Blue Latitudes ---- We design marine life surveys using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) equipped with video to evaluate ecological biodiversity and abundance on offshore infrastructure, including subsea equipment.
The Energy Coalition ---- Through the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) Public Agency Program, we help cities, counties, school districts, water agencies, and special districts identify and implement energy efficiency projects, transforming their energy use and generating much-needed capital.
LabKey ---- Data management software for biomedical research.
Collins Aerospace ---- a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry
oSTEM at UCSD ---- Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) is a nationally recognized organization that is geared towards the personal and professional development of queer or LGBTQIA+ students who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Society of Civil and Structural Engineers ---- Our purpose is to supplement the engineering education of UCSD students, promote the personal and professional development of our members, and improve the community of which we are part through outreach and community service.
UCSD NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) ---- NSBE is committed to supporting diverse programs that enrich underrepresented engineering student professionally and academically.
UCSD Project in a Box ---- we started with developing self-contained project kits that taught students specific hands-on skills to complement their theoretical classes. Since then, we've launched programs, courses, research projects, and much more!
HIGH TECH FAIR Pre-trip assignment
Students will work with a partner.
Each partnership will choose one HTF (High Tech Fair) presenter on which to do some research that will be presented to the class in a short 3-5 minute presentation. The object of the research is to provide an overview of the chosen entity, describe some of what they do, the tools and technologies they use and/or develop, and (help the class overall to be better prepared for the fair. The HTF is a unique opportunity to interact with professional scientists and engineers. The benefits of the HTF will be much greater if we arrive prepared with some background knowledge of what will be there. We will know better which presenters we wish to focus on, what we want to learn and what questions we may want to ask. (Choice of presenter for this assignment will be based on a lottery system to avoid duplicates.)
HTF_StudentHandbook_2020.pdfLAST YEAR 2018-19
High Tech Fair Student Handbook
Exhibitors (in alphabetical order)
AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) at UCSD
Art of Problem Solving
BE WiSE/Fleet
Cabrillo National Monument
Celgene
Center for Energy Research
Center for Ethics and Technology
City of San Diego- Ocean Monitoring Program
City of San Diego- Public Utilities Department
City of San Diego San Diego Pure Water
City of San Diego, GE and Clean Tech present Smart Cities
Cobham (Radar and EW Microelectronic Solutions)
Collins Aerospace
County of San Diego Vector Control Program
Energy Coalition
Get Around
IEEE
J Craig Venter Institute
Knight Lab
Lockheed Martin
Navy
NOAA (Weather Service and Fisheries)
Northrop Grumman
San Diego American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SDAALAS)
San Diego Credit Union
Scripps Research Institute
SD Code School
SDG&E
Selfie Booth #HTFinspires
Booth Descriptions and Student Prep Questions (listed alphabetically) *Note that not all exhibitors provided a description or questions Part of the fun and benefit of High Tech Fair is direct access to some of the most impressive and large local companies in San Diego. Exhibitors want to talk to you about what they do, and you never know where this conversation can go. Ask about internships, ask about why they do what they do, and most importantly, ask what you are curious about! Don’t know what chemical engineering is, only one way to find out. Below we have included profiles and suggested questions for most of the booths. These questions are suggestions to get your juices flowing, don’t be limited by them!
Cabrillo National Monument
Will be presenting information about our incredible, beautiful natural resource - the Cabrillo National Monument Rocky Intertidal Zone aka the tidepools! There will be an activity that simulates the science we do for the National Park Service and how we preserve and protect these public spaces for the people to enjoy.
• What is it like to work at the Cabrillo National Monument? What is a typical day like?
• What kind of scientists work there?
• Why is it important to study natural resources like the Rocky Intertidal Zone and how do scientists do so?
• What are some of the incredible adaptations of the organisms that call the Rocky Intertidal Zone home?
Celgene
An American biotechnology company, Celgene discovers, develops and commercializes medicines for cancer and inflammatory disorders. Students will be exploring biology and chemistry as is done in our labs at Celgene. They will be learning about cancer, immunotherapy and inflammation drug development.
• What inspired you to work on this kind of research?
• What do cancer cells look like?
• What is involved when you start to create a drug?
• How do chemistry and biology work with a drug development environment?
Center for Energy Research (UCSD)
The Center for Energy Research creates solutions to the growing challenges of energy supply and utilization in our society. At their booth you will find hands on fun using plasma balls and making lightning using Tesla Coil and cans, light bulbs and fluorescent tube lights. Electricity board showing effect of non-renewables. Solar panels. You will also engage with hands on experiments showing the physics of electric motors and generators.
• How is the electricity, that you use at home, generated?
• What are some alternate, cleaner methods of electricity generation?
• How is weather prediction related to the energy produced by solar cells?
• What is plasma and how is it related to producing energy?
• What is an electric motor and how can you build a simple one?
Center for Ethics and Technology We will be presenting our free after school program and student opportunities. We will engage with students on what it means be ethical in research. We will focus on our student essay competitions, current and past programs, and potential ethical issues in current research.
• What is ethics and how does it relate to tech?
• What do you like about your job?
• Why is it important to talk about the negative aspects of science to the public and not just the science community?
• How can we make sure ALL science is ethical?
• Who decides how science should be done OR if it should be done?
City of San Diego, GE and Clean Tech present Smart Cities The City of San Diego has partnered with GE to deploy thousands of sensor nodes across the City on streetlights that can gather various types of data relating to transportation, weather and environmental conditions, and safety.
• What careers exist in creating Clean Tech? What is “clean tech”, anyway?
• What does this node do?
• How many are there?
• Can I use the sensor node apps?
City of San Diego- Pure Water San Diego Program
Pure Water San Diego is the City's phased, multi-year program that will provide one-third of San Diego's water supply locally by 2035. The Pure Water Program will use proven water purification technology to clean recycled water to produce safe, high-quality drinking water. Visit the Pure Water San Diego booth to learn more about water purification technology and play the “Water You Know” quiz for a chance to win a prize.
• Where does San Diego's water come from?
• What careers exist in purifying water?
• What does the term "recycled water" refer to?
• What does the term "potable water" refer to?
City of San Diego- Public Utilities Department The City of San Diego, Public Utilities Booth will have a wheel to spin and they will ask you questions depending what it lands on. They will also have exhibits and handouts/giveaways that promote what not to put down the drain.
• What kinds of science do you do at your job?
• Are flushable wipes supposed to be flushed or put in the trash? What about hair and grease?
• What are the perks of working for the City?
City of San Diego- Ocean Monitoring Program
The Public Utilities Department's Ocean Monitoring Program is the preeminent leader in studying the effects of our regional treatment processes on the marine environment. They will have video footage of operations at sea and some interactive ocean sampling equipment and scientific posters on display as well as preserved specimens of fish and invertebrates.
• Why does the ocean need monitoring? Who does that?
• What Federal law requires municipalities to treat their sewage and when was it passed?
• What happens to the City of San Diego's sewage after it is treated at the sewage treatment plant?
• How does climate change affects marine invertebrate populations?
Collins Aerospace Systems
Collins Aerospace Systems is one of the world’s leading providers of aerospace systems and services for large commercial aircraft. Collin’s booth will have various airplane components, material examples, component puzzles. These will all show the various stages it takes to create a part, and what different materials contribute towards the overall structure. They specialize in nacelles and will be focusing on this component.
• How do you get a career with Collin’s?
• What is a nacelle?
• What are ways you can make an airplane stop?
• How do you make planes quiet?
County of San Diego- Vector Control Program
The San Diego County Vector Control Program is a countywide program that monitors vectors and the diseases that they carry. They will be presenting information about mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit. Students will learn about mosquito biology, methods of disease transmission, and different mosquito control strategies. They will be able to get a closer look at the stages of the mosquito life cycle under the microscope.
• What is a vector?
• What are some vectors common in the San Diego area?
• What kinds of careers are available through this program?
Energy Coalition
As a social change organization, The Energy Coalition (TEC) helps create an abundant and healthy world by inspiring others to become energy architects of our sustainable future. Working through their three core service areas – smart energy solutions, engagement and education, and energy policy leadership – they collectively achieve valuable environmental savings that benefit everyone. At their booth they will be exploring circuits - insulators and conductors: Participants will be able to experiment with simple circuits to light up a light bulb. You will also can introduce various common items into their circuit to test for electrical conductivity.
• What do you like about working in energy?
• What is a circuit? How does the light bulb light up?
• What is an insulator? Why doesn't it allow the light bulb to light up?
• What is a conductor?
• What common feature do conductors have?
IEEE Consultants
The IEEE Consultants’ Network of San Diego (CNSD) is comprised of independent technology consultants who are specialists in all forms of electronics, communications, chip design, computer software, defense technology, electro-mechanical hardware, power systems, new product development, quality assurance, reliability, technology management, business development, and intellectual property law. Electrical and mechanical demonstrations. Motors, magnetic, LEDs vibration ; visit IEEEConsultants.org/htf to learn more!
• What is electricity?
• What is the difference between a Volt and an Amp?
• What kind of careers are there in this field?
• What skills/knowledge do these people have to do this kind of work?
J. Craig Venter Institute The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a non-profit genomics research institute founded by J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. in October 2006. JCVI studies the societal implications of genomics in addition to genomics itself. The Institute's research involves a variety of topics including: genomic medicine, environmental genomic analysis, clean energy, synthetic biology, as well as ethics, law, and economics. JCVI will showcase relevant institute information regarding previous and current projects. They will showcasing microbial concepts related to nature and human health. JCVI will also have information on internship opportunities as well as discuss career paths in the STEM fields.
• What is a microbiologist? What does a day in the office look like for you?
• Where do microbes live?
• What does the ocean and saliva have in common?
• How microbes communicate with the world?
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Helping the future arrive is what they do. Lockheed-Martin solves the great problems of our times. They create the innovative technologies that define eras. While no one knows what's going to change the world next, they're probably already working on it.
• How many kinds of engineers work at Lockheed Martin?
• What is the proper name for field of rocket science?
• For a rocket to enter space it must leave Earth’s gravitational pull. In order for the rocket it accomplish this, it needs to reach a certain speed. What is the term used for this speed?
• Why do rockets have fins?
Navy Recruiting Command
STEM in the NAVY? You betcha! NRD will have scientists on hand ready to tell you about the options that the Navy opens up for you, from engineering to nuclear scientist there are all kinds of careers out there with the Navy.
• What kinds of jobs in the US Navy are available working with Nuclear power?
• How does your ASVAB scores in the math section affect job selection for Navy careers?
• What are 3 STEM related training/jobs available in the US Navy besides Nuclear Power careers?
NOAA (National Fisheries & National Weather Service)
From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. NOAA’s dedicated scientists use cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation to provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information they need when they need it. Their booth will highlight technologies for studying marine species and ocean science. They will have examples of tools they've developed at their labs, and how these can be used to help us learn more to manage, protect, and better understand our ocean environment. National Weather Service portion will provide science information (El Nino, rain, drought, storms, etc) and additional education material such as cloud charts.
Ask NOAA Fisheries
• Why is the government in the business of studying ocean animals?
• What are some of the methods you can use to study animals?
• Why are new technologies important for studying animals? Why is the government investing in these technologies?
Ask NOAA Weather
• What are 3 weather hazards that impact southern California and what technology is used to detect them?
• How do I get a job at the NOAA, what did you study in school?
• How could climate change and extremes change the southern California weather?
Northrop Grumman
The Northrup Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by Northrop's 1994 purchase of Grumman. The company was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world in 2015. They will be showcasing new tech advances in the areas of cyber, logistics, autonomous systems, advanced electronics, C4ISR, commercial aviation, military defense, and more! Come find out that Northrup Grumman is all about at their booth!
• What is a type of engineer that could work for your company?
• What is something you are exited about at your work?
What would I study if I wanted a career in aerospace and defense?
Robotics- Team Spyder and the Green Griffins These teams will be letting people drive their competition robots, as well as explaining how they work and the games they were designed to play. They will also be talking about our design process, and showing how we design, build and program the robots.
• How on earth is robotics related to careers?
• What does FIRST stand for?
• What does CAD stand for?
• How many 3D printed parts are on the robot?
San Diego American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) is a membership association of professionals employed around the world in academia, government, and private industry who are dedicated to the humane care and treatment of laboratory animals, as well as the quality research that leads to scientific gains that benefit people and animals.
• Are there laws and/or organizations that provide oversight and guidelines to assure the safety and well being of animals in research?
• How long does it take for a concept to become a drug and go to market?
• What type of new technologies are being utilized to continue the support of the 3 R's (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) within animal research?
• What is the most interesting part of your job?
San Diego County Credit Union At their booth the SDCCU will have financial information and services. • What are some types of careers in finance?
• What kind of schooling do I need to get a career in finance?
• How do I create a realistic savings goal and get a plan in place to make it happen?
San Diego Mesa College STEM Conexiones
STEM Conexiones is a grant funded program that seeks to increase the retention rate of Hispanic and low-income students in STEM disciplines. The STEM Conexiones Mentorship Program is a component of the grant that offers students the opportunity to become involved in the STEM Community while receiving mentorship from faculty or mentorship from peers. They will be presenting on uses of hydraulics, A hydraulic cylinder is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a unidirectional force through a unidirectional stroke.
• What resources do you have in STEM?
• Why is mentorship important, how do I find a mentor?
• What is hydraulics and how do it work?
• What are the uses for hydraulics in everyday life?
Solar Turbines
Solar Turbines is excited to show visitors to their booth what they do to generate energy for hospitals, universities and factories around the world. Students will have the opportunity to learn the different parts of a gas turbine, see how electricity is generated using rotational energy and take home their very own small battery generator. We hope you'll make an energetic stop by...but if you can't bring the energy, don't worry, they'll show you how to!
• How does what Solar does impact my life?
• What do you like about working at Solar?
• What are the different kinds of engineers at Solar Turbines?
• Is there anything “solar” about Solar Turbines?
ThoughSTEM
They will be running a booth with a 3-5 Player Minecraft-themed Racing Game made with homemade running pads, reminiscent of DDR pads. The homemade DDR pads will be hooked up to a Makey Makey which will be controlling a simple racing video game that we'll project onto a large projector screen for a crowd to watch. We plan to teach local students how to code the game that's on the big projector screen there at the event.
• How can I make the DDR pads at home?
• What language did you use to program the video game?
• What kind of careers exist in creating video games and what skills are useful for that industry?
UCSD AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
AIAA @ UCSD is the student chapter of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at University of California, San Diego, fostering the education of future aerospace engineers and encouraging professional development.
• What does AIAA do for schools and nationally?
• How can AIAA connect me to aerospace companies?
• What events does AIAA hold locally?
UCSD CREATE (Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence) CREATE’s goal is to leverage our university's resources to support the college and career preparation of students and teachers throughout the region. Equity in science is a big part of their work: we work to support the full human talent development of every student in the San Diego region, particularly from communities that might not otherwise access higher education opportunities.
• How is writing important in science?
• What kind of science do you engage in daily?
• What is nanoscience?
• Why is equity important in the workforce?
• What kind of resources do you have?
UCSD Knight Lab
What does the world look like from the view of a microorganism? What about the inside of your gut? Explore microbial communities from around the world and specifically from the human microbiome. They invite you to join them as they use cutting-edge yet widely available tools to understand microbial ecology.
• What is a microorganism, where are they, and what do they do?
• How do you study microorganisms?
• What careers exist in studying the microbiome?
• Why does anyone care about microorganisms, they are so small!?