The CSULA STEER Program

Research Experience for Teachers

An NSF Program

Contents

• Objective

• Labs

• Participants

• Schedule

• Assignments

• Acknowledgements

Objective

• To give teachers, community college instructors, college students and university professors a chance to collaborate in such a way that the K-16 curriculum is enhanced.

Space Lab - The NGST

• This lab focuses with industry on development of the next generation of deep space telescope due for launch arround 2010.

Digital Signal Processing

• This lab focuses on the engineering of digital signals including but not limited to encrypting, removing interference and transmission.

Multi Media Lab

• This lab focuses on the use of 3d animation in designing and improving the engineering of various devices from space telescopes to airplanes.

CSULA Participants

• Dr Helen Boussalis• Dr Jeffrey Beyon• Dr Jane Dong• Dr Charles liu• Prof. Khosrow Rad

Alex KhoshafianSalvador FallorinaAmir MirmiraniCatherine AlpasYeya LomandyanLuke ChenKelcie QuachVinit SabharwalTabassum AhmedShannel ColemanBhwana Dua

Teacher Participants

Dr Mohammad Alwah

Anthony Austin

Mark Boryta

Kimberly Davis

Adrian Erb

Kenneth Hanson

Maria Jung

Kingsford Kyei

West LA College

Cerritos Community College

San Antonio Community

Fremont High School

Long Beach City College

Cerritos Community College

Pasadena City College

Marshall High School

Teachers cont…

William Lopez

Jennie Malonek

Kyla Ollie

Dr Majid Saghafi

Kimberly South

Harry Smith

Don Wielenga

Cerritos Community College

Alhambra High School

Wilmington Middle School

Compton Community College

Jefferson High School

Fremont High School

South Pasaddena High School

Schedule of program

– Week 1: Introduction of research interests

– Week 2: Focus groups and identification of activities

– Week 3-4: Investigation– Week 4-5: Presentation and

recommendation

Assignments

Word documentExcel SpreadsheetPower Point PresentationWebpage done in HTMLTechnical document

Acknowledgements

NSF

Loyola Marymount, John Hopkins and CSULA

The PIs

The students of the engineering dept at CSULA