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Participant Name |
School/ Affiliation |
Success |
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Sarah Anderson
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Boerne High School
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Built
an ROV for children to pilot at a program at a local nature center
event, “Science in Nature”. The ROV was piloted by elementary
children in a creek at the nature center. The children were
able to observe the underwater environment via the on-board camera.
Awarded
a $2500 grant from her local education foundation. This grant will
fund the implementation of an ROV curriculum as part of Julie's
physics and aquatic science classes, which will begin in January,
2006 with 150 students. If funding is available, she will take her
top 2 teams to the 2006 Houston ROV Regional competition.
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Louis Armin-Hoiland |
Arcata High School |
Coordinating the 1st ever Northern California ROV Regional Competition
in 2006! |
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Robert Aronstam |
Notre Dame Prep School |
ROV Competition
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Damian Baraty |
Community School of Naples |
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Jennifer Berry |
Stratford High School |
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Mary Henderson |
Stratford High School |
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Derrick Booth |
Butte Community College, MESA Program |
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David Clark |
Monarch High School |
ROV technology was incorporated his robotics
class this past fall. Students designed and built ROVs and they had a
mini-competition at a local swimming pool. To see photos of the event,
click here!
They also sponsored a FIRST LegoLeague
Tournament held at Monarch in November, 2005. The theme was Ocean
Odyssey. His high school class mentored a middle school robotics team.
That team built a model ROV out of Legos and presented it at the
competition for their research project.
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Dennis Degner |
Clatsop Community College |
Established an ROV club at Clatsop Community College (CCC)
open to both high school and college students.
Forwarded an
outline for the first marine tech class to be offered at CCC to the VP
of instructional services. It is a one-credit class titled "Exploring
Marine Technology" and, if approved, will be offered to an alternative
education at a local high school. In addition to earning a college
credit the high school will award a science credit for the class. |
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Connie Gonzalez |
Bakersfield College, MESA Program |
Is incorporating
ROVs into an independent studies robotics course. Supports
the
MESA Santa Cruz leadership retreat
where an ROV workshop is held.
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Seth Goodman |
Phoenix College |
Has
been supporting Phoenix College with developing their GIS program.
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J.B. Groves |
Wharton County Junior College |
Currently
mentoring an Automation and Control Team at Lamar High School in
Rosenberg, Texas. They are involved at present of building robots
and programming their behavior. The group is a Technology Student
Association group.
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Laurie Guest-Mackay (note that Laurie
also attended the GIS Institute) |
Mare Island Technology |
Teaching
the physics of flight with kites. Also teaches a class of 144 8th
graders. Harbour Freight Tools of Vallejo donated 75 kites. Starting
another project where old ROV skills will come in handy. Her and some
old students in high school are going to make a float-able. It will
attach to one of the Bird Rescue Wildlife Rehab Pools, with the
underwater camera on it, to capture loons and other divers.
Was awarded
Teacher of the Year for Solano County in 2006!
Laurie spearheaded a school-wide project to investigate the fake murder
of the school's principal to teach students STEM skills. Visit:
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_5556568
for the frontpage article in the Vallejo Times. |
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Mark Hall (note that Mark also attended
the GIS Institute) |
Weber Institute |
Mentoring a team for the Monterey Regional ROV competition. |
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Wayne Justice |
Birch Aquarium at Scripps |
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John Korzick
|
California High School
|
The Mate
summer institute has been an important part of his curriculum in two of
his courses, Robotics Engineering and Principles of Engineering. They
have brought in speakers from the industry and use the ROV in a bag
project with an in house competition. This will also be the third year
they will have a entry in the Ranger class of the Monterey regional.
Look forward to seeing you this spring.
Is entering the 2006 Monterey Regional ROV competition and will be
mentoring his robotics students in the creation of their ROV.
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John Lunsford |
Delaware Military Academy |
Mentoring an explorer class ROV competition team for the 2006
International ROV competition. |
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Della Robertson |
Norwalk
High
School |
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Brenda Smith
|
Eureka Senior High School
|
Assisting
Louis Armin-Hoiland in coordinating the
1st ever Northern California ROV Regional Competition in 2006!
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Sue Tappero |
Cabrillo College, MESA Program |
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