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Careers in stem. University of Washington 2014 AstroDawgs. Who are we?. University of Washington Engineering Students. Experiment. Creating an experiment to test effects of vibrations on centrifugal particle size separation in a microgravity environment Why?. What is stem?. S cience
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Careers in stem University of Washington 2014 AstroDawgs
Who are we? • University of Washington Engineering Students
Experiment • Creating an experiment to test effects of vibrations on centrifugal particle size separation in a microgravity environment • Why?
What is stem? • Science • Technology • Engineering • Math
Science • Biology • Chemistry • Medicine • Physics
Technology • Computer Science • $77,000 – 5.6 unemployment • Information Technology
Mathematics • Applied Math • $71,000 – 4.1% unemployment • Cryptography • Statistics
ENGinEERING • Chemical Engineering • $86,000 – 3.8% unemployment • Bioengineering • Civil Engineering
Engineering • Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering • $84,000 – 3.6% unemployment • Electrical Engineering • $86,000 – 5.0% unemployment • Mechanical Engineering • $81,000 – 3.8% unemployment
college • Why should you attend college? • Learn • Grow as a person • Have Fun! • $$$
STEM Companies & Organizations • NASA • Google • Microsoft • Apple • Boeing
But I’m not in college • Clubs • Research • Internships • Take charge of your future now
NASA affiliated programs • Washington Aerospace Scholars • http://www.museumofflight.org/was • NASA INSPIRE • http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/INSPIRE_Project.html • FIRST Robotics • http://www.usfirst.org/ • Many more can be found online • http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/Students-rd.html
How to contact us • http://depts.washington.edu/zerog/ • zerog@uw.edu