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Electrical Engineering for Girls Like Me

Introducing the world of engineering to young women, emphasizing electrical and computer engineering, career paths, education requirements, and financial aid options.

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Electrical Engineering for Girls Like Me

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  1. Electrical Engineering for Girls Like Me Dr. Patricia A. Nava, Group Mentor Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso

  2. VDC Team Members • Rosa Valenzuela • Norma Ortiz • Grisel Del Hierro • Brenda Prieto • Perla Gonzales • Patricia Mendoza • Cladia Mojica • Cynthia Calzadilla • Mayra Ramirez • Nancy Smith • Ruth Baida • Brenda Villanueva • Elvia Martin Del Campo

  3. Outline • Introduction • What is Engineering • What Engineers do • How to Become an Engineer • Understanding Electricity • Coin Battery • Picture Trivia

  4. What is Engineering? Engineering allows you to use science, technology and common sense to design, build and sell all kinds of products, services, and information. Electrical, electronics and computer engineers find innovative ways to use electricity and computers to make people’s lives better.

  5. What Have Electrical and Computer Engineers Developed?

  6. Electrical & Computer Engineering Employers: • Aerospace (NASA) • Power utilities (El Paso Electric Co.) • Telecommunications (Nortel) • Defense Systems (Raytheon) • Computer Industry (Compaq)

  7. Government (Texas Dept. of Transportation • Commercial Electronics (Sony, RCA) • Education (Math and Science) • Petrochemical (Exxon, Shell) • Small businesses (ESEI) • Research (UTEP, Rice Univ.)

  8. What do I Need to Become an Engineer? A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree, which should be from an ABET (American Board of Engineering and Technology) accredited institution UTEP’s EE department is ABET accredited

  9. How Can I Pay for My Education? • Scholarships • Grants • Student loans • Stipends • ROTC-sponsored programs • Summer jobs or co-ops • Work-study jobs (on campus) • Government Financial Aid

  10. How Can I Prepare for College? • Mathematics: • Algebra • Geometry • Trigonometry • Calculus • 2. Physics • 3. English • 4. Chemistry • 5. Develop Communication Skills

  11. Understanding Electricity

  12. Atom • Nucleus • Neutrons • Protons • Electrons

  13. Think of it This Way…

  14. How Charges React

  15. Like Charges Repel • Charge a balloon by rubbing it on your hair • Electrons move from your hair to the balloon • Each hair has same positive charge

  16. Negatively Charged Balloon • Negative balloon attracted to the wall’s positive charges

  17. Coin Battery Project

  18. Coins to Be Used Pennies Dimes • Alloy: • Copper (Cu) 91.67 • Nickel (Ni) 8.33 • Zinc (Zn) • Copper (Cu) Plated

  19. Periodic Table of Elements Zinc Copper Nickel

  20. Other Materials

  21. PPD (Penny-Paper-Dime) Each stack contains 5 pennies, 5 dimes & 5 paper squares.

  22. Questions?

  23. .996 Voltage Measurement

  24. Who is Who Trivia Get ready for some door prices !

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