Los Alamos Women in Science
Presents

Technical Workshops for Young Women

April 2, 2008
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus

WHAT IS EYH08?

EYH08 offers students in grades 8-10 a unique opportunity to explore careers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) and related fields. The workshops deal with topics such as cryptography, earthquakes, water resources, robots, light and lasers, DNA extraction and modeling, engineering, and everyday math. Registration and attendance are free and include lunch as well as morning and afternoon snacks.

For students attending EYH08, the day will begin with a challenging team-building competition. The students will then break up into small “hands-on” workshops led by outstanding women scientists in a variety of STEM and related fields. After lunch, Abigail Sussman will give the Keynote Address (see Keynote Speaker information). In the afternoon, the students will break out for a second small “hands-on” workshop. The day will finish will a science circuit, where students will have the opportunity to participate in short and fun hands-on activities.

The EYH08 participant target is 150, and we invite each school to bring 10 students, as space is limited. In case you wish to bring more than ten students, please include a note stating why the additional students might particularly benefit from attending this event.

Planned Workshops and Presenters:

Cryptography
          Sarah Lownes Morgan
Aquifer in a Box (Environmental Science)
          Rosangela Sviercoski
Robots
          Jan Frigo
Earthquakes
          Emily Schultz-Fellenz
Light and Lasers
Darla Thompson
DNA Extraction and Modeling
          DNA Team
Radiological Chemistry
          Denise Thronas
Astronomy and Critical Thinking Skills
          Aimee Hungerford
Tails of a Veterarian
          Gretchen Yost
Aviation Technology
          Elizabeth Hunke

Plus: Workshops and Team Activities with Air Force Cadets and more!

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Teacher Workshop

Accompanying teachers, parents, and other adult student supervisors have the opportunity to participate in a “hands-on” workshop and informational session on a variety of topics. The keynote speaker will also be available for questions and answers.

Please be sure to fill out the EYH08 Teacher Workshop Registration Form either online or fax it in together with the student registrations.

REGISTRATION:
http://nmnwse.org/lawis/eyh/registration

While online registration is preferred, printer friendly forms are available on this web site. Forms may be faxed or mailed to the EYH08 Registrar (address below and on web site). Replies received by March 6th get first priority. Participants registered by this date receive confirmation of their registration, along with any additional maps or program updates. Late registration closes March 26th and is accepted on a space availability basis.

After March 26th, please call to inquire if space is still available for on-site registration. NOTE:Student registration forms require signature from student’s parent or guardian. Questions? See online instructions or contact EYH08 Registrar as follows:

EYH08 Registrar
Jutta Kayser
PO Box 1663, MS A249
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
jkayser@lanl.gov
(505) 665-3104
Fax (505) 667-7340

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APPROXIMATE EYH08 SCHEDULE:

Registration                                                                                                     07:45-  8:20
Introduction, Opening Remarks                                                                      08:20-  8:50
Team Activity                                                                                                   09:00-10:15
Workshop 1                                                                                                     10:25-11:25
Lunch                                                                                                               11:35-12:10
Keynote Speaker                                                                                             12:10-12:40
Workshop 2                                                                                                     12:50-01:50
Science Circuit                                                                                                02:00-03:00

Keynote Speaker
Abigail Sussman

Abigail Sussman, wilderness ranger, environmental educator, and writer, is excited to participate in Northern New Mexico’s EYH events of 2008. Born and raised in eastern Pennsylvania, Sussman spent her childhood summers barefoot, climbing the dogwood in her family’s front yard or trying to catch turtles in the creek. While earning her undergraduate degree in Nature Writing, she learned how to express her love of the natural world. Sussman graduated from Ithaca College in 1999 and has since spent many seasons exploring and studying ecosystems far beyond her backyard.

In 2006, she graduated from Western Washington University with a Master’s Degree in Natural Resource Management. She currently lives just south of the 49th Parallel in Glacier, Washington, and works on the flanks of the local (and active) volcano, Mount Baker. These adventures have taken her from the geologically intricate badlands of South Dakota to the temperate rainforest of Alaska. Along the way, she learned how to tag small mammals by clipping their toe nails, extract fossils from the earth and convince herself that the heavy footsteps outside her tent were just deer.

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We thank UNM-LA, LANL, AAUW, and SAIC for their continued support.
A complete list of local and statewide sponsors will be published in the
final EYH08 program.