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ENGINEERING General Overview Course. An Educational and FUN Experience. Shades of Blue September 8, 2012. COURSE SUMMARY. Nine sessions prepared especially for 8 th through 12 th grade students with a keen interest in pursuing an Engineering career
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ENGINEERINGGeneral Overview Course An Educational and FUN Experience Shades of Blue September 8, 2012
COURSE SUMMARY • Nine sessions prepared especially for 8th through 12th grade students with a keen interest in pursuing an Engineering career • Overview of the Noble Profession & its Requirements • Civil & Structural Engineering • Steps of the Scientific Method • Launch Learning – United States Launch Vehicles • Human Spaceflight and Astronaut Requirements • Orbital Mechanics and earth Coordinates • Space Exploration • Planetary & Lunar Spacecraft and Missions • Satellites in a Nutshell • Schedule • Saturdays – September 8, 2012 through November 3, 2012 • 10:00 am to 12:00 noon each day • Locations • Aurora Public Schools Professional Learning Conference Center (PLCC) • Wings Over the Rockies Museum on September 15, 2012
THE FACULTY • THIRTEEN professional, experienced instructors • Ralph Dergance – Director of Shades of Blue, Retired engineer/executive from Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company • Melanie Jollett – Water Resources Engineer, Matrix Design Group • Dr. Keith Molenaar – Chairman of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineer, University of Colorado • Dave Lewis - President S. A. Miro, Inc. National Engineering Firm • Stef Petryszyn – Director and Chair of Shades of Blue, Program Manager & Engineer from Raytheon Corporation • Lee Hogan – Communications from United Launch Alliance • Dr. Vanessa Aponte – Corporate Fellows Program Manager & Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company • Nona Cheeks – Chief, Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA • Willie Daniels – President/CEO of Shades of Blue, 747 pilot • Jim Paradise – Graduate Studies Manager and NASA Ambassador, Lockheed Martin Space Systems • Christine Edwards Stewart – Spacecraft Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company • Christine Krycio – Spacecraft Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company • Gino Chery – Director of Shades of Blue, Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer, Boeing Corporation