Penn State Electro-Optics Center
222 NorthPointe Blvd
Freeport, PA 16229
Phone: 724-295-7000 Fax: 724-295-7001
education and outreach
National defense, homeland security, and U.S. competitive posture directly depends upon an adequately trained scientific and engineering workforce. The Electro-Optics Center's aggressive education and outreach
program supports science, engineering and technology education at all levels.
US Sensor Systems, Inc. Internship Opportunities
Embedded Microcontroller Firmware positions. Interested candidates should forward resume and letter of interest to:
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Boeing Internship Opportunities
Electro-Optics & Controls, and Controls Engineering positions. Interested candidates should forward resume and letter of interest to:
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NASA student essay contest gives students the opportunity to control imaging aboard Cassini Spacecraft.
You have the opportunity to make a contribution to space exploration history! Your science team has the opportunity to compete for the privilege of deciding where to point the cameras onboard the Cassini spacecraft on June 10, 2008. http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/education/scientist/5th_edition/index.cfm
That day, the spacecraft will be approximately 793,000 kilometers (about 493,700 miles) away from Saturn's cloud tops, traveling toward Saturn at a speed of about six kilometers per second (approximately 13,400 miles per hour).
You'll have control of the spacecraft for 55 minutes, plenty of time to turn it as needed and point the cameras at pretty much any target you'd like.
The Science Planning Team studied all possible targets and cut the list to three images -- making your choice more manageable.
You are to weigh all the factors, and after choosing one of the three targets, explain the reasons for your choice in a 500-word essay. Your decision should be based on which image would yield the most scientific results. Just like actual scientists do, you are to explain what you hope to learn from the image you have selected. The artistic value of the image can be an added bonus to your decision.
The contest is open to all students in the U.S. between grades 5 and 12, working alone or in groups of up to four students. Deadline for submission is Noon, Pacific Daylight Time on May 8, 2008 (3:00 p.m. Eastern time). Visit the rules page for more information.
The Penn State Electro-Optics Center and IUP's Northpointe Campus are sponsoring two one-week summer camps for high school students interested in Electro-Optics. The dates are June 16-20 and June 23-27, 2008. See the flyer for more details and contact information. More Information
NASA Planetary Science Summer School
Applications are due May 1, 2008, for NASA's 20th Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two sessions this summer, July 21-25 and August 4-8, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. Science and engineering recent PhDs, post-doctoral and doctoral students with a strong interest in careers in planetary exploration are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens ("green card" holders) and must be living within the U.S. at the time of application.
The student teams will develop the equivalent of an early concept study responsive to a typical NASA Announcement of Opportunity for robotic missions, prepare a presentation for a proposal authorization review, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. At the end of the week, students will have a clearer understanding of the relationships among mission design, cost, and schedule, and the trade-offs necessary to stay within cost and schedule while preserving the opportunity to acquire high-quality science. They will also understand the lifecycle of a robotic space mission.
Partial financial support is available to a limited number of individuals to help defray the expense of travel and lodging only. Applications are to be submitted electronically by May 1, 2008. For further information and to fill out an application, visit http://pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov/. If you have questions, contact Ms. Anita M. Sohus, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M/S 111-B29, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109; phone 818-354-6613; e-mail Anita.M.Sohus@jpl.nasa.gov.
SAME-TEC Professional Growth Opportunities SAME-TEC is packed with valuable opportunities for professional growth and development. This event offers pre-conference workshops and sessions with topics covering all aspects of technician training and education, especially converging technologies, learning styles, curriculum development, program building and recruitment strategies, and outreach. More Information
New Web Site Hopes to Attract High-School Girls to Engineering. For more information visit: http://www.engineergirl.org/
EOC Seeks Alliance Members to Participate in 2008 Internship Program. More Information
WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will accept applications from undergraduate and graduate students between Feb. 22 and Mar. 17, 2008, for its fall 2008 scholarship program. The purpose of this new scholarship program is to attract highly-motivated students to aeronautics and related fields. Undergraduates in their second year of study can earn up to $15,000 per year for two years, and graduate students can earn up to $35,000 per year for three years. Money can be used for tuition, room and board, and other school-related expenses. Students also can apply for optional summer internships at NASA research centers to earn an additional $10,000 in stipends.
Students who have not committed to a specific academic institution or program can apply, but if accepted into the scholarship program, they must be admitted into a suitable aeronautical engineering program or related field of study at an accredited U.S. university by the fall of 2008. All applicants must be U.S. citizens. NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate works to enhance the state of aeronautics for the nation, transform the U.S. air transportation system and develop the knowledge, tools and technologies to support future air and space vehicles. The directorate's focus is on cutting-edge, fundamental research in traditional aeronautical disciplines, as well as emerging fields with promising applications to aeronautics. For specific details about this scholarship program and to apply, visit http://www.asee.org/nasaasp
For information about NASA's aeronautics programs, visit:http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov
Homeland Security - DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program, 2008 Competition Guidelines More Info.
PHOTON2
Introduction to Photonics I
An Online Continuing Education Course for Educators
Offered Winter 2008 More Info.
Kyma Offers Larger Native Semi-Insulating GaN Substrates
August 15, 2007... Raleigh, North Carolina USA--Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of ultra-high purity crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) materials and related products and services announced the new availability of 25mm x 25mm native semi-insulating GaN (SI GaN) substrates.
