SDSU Maximizing Science Potential/MBRS program student assistant Ashley Berry was featured in a Study Aboard feature story on SDSU NewsCenter.

During a Shadow Day, you will:
• Visit Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems facility in Rancho Bernardo
• Follow an engineer around in his or her department to get a first-hand look into their day to day operations
• Get an executive overview of the corporation
• Take an inside look of the labs

The George E. Brown Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) is inviting applicants for its 2010 summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). NEES is a network of experimental sites across the country designed to enhance engineers’ and scientists’ potential for discovery and collaboration. The network includes state-of-the-art equipment to support physical simulations of earthquakes and tsunamis.

fqubed, Inc. uses proprietary high throughput experimentation (“HTE”) and conventional
platforms to screen how large libraries of formulations affect various properties of skin,
such as permeability and drug permeation. Founded in 2002, fqubed has been a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuvo Research Inc. (www.nuvoresearch.com) since 2005.
As Nuvo’s research and early development arm, fqubed is applied to the development
of innovative drug products capable of delivering the drug into or through the skin, with
a primary emphasis on the treatment of various pain and dermatological indications.
fqubed has also completed successful screening programs for Global 500 companies
pursuing medical device and personal care product research. fqubed, Inc. is based in
San Diego, CA.

Now in its eighth year, UC Edge: Graduate Recruitment Day 2010 is an all-day event for underrepresented undergraduates who are sophomores and juniors engaged in a faculty-mentored research program, as well as master’s students. Faculty, graduate students and staff from all ten University of California campuses come to UCLA to meet with interested students of all disciplines about graduate opportunities at the University of California.

Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) provides hands-on/minds-on exploration in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for 6th – 10th grade girls. Our mission is to encourage young women to pursue careers in these fields by offering interactive workshops from Architecture to Zoology. Girls from all over San Diego County will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in various areas, talk with others who share similar interests, and have women college students (you!) studying science and technology as mentors for an entire day. This year’s theme is “Sustain your Future”. Please Note: All mentors are required to attend one of three training sessions prior to the Conference which will be held Sat. 2/27 (10-11am), Mon. 3/1 (7-8pm) and Thurs. 3/4 (7-8pm) on the University of San Diego campus. Application deadline is Wednesday, March 3, 2010 so sign up today!

Since its inception nine years ago, the HENAAC Scholars Program has experienced tremendous growth and has awarded over a million and a half dollars in educational grants to over 1,000 deserving recipients. These awards were made possible through the generous support of our outstanding scholarship partners including 2009 sponsors Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Rockwell Collins, Southern California Edison, the Boeing Company, Raytheon, bp, SAIC, Cummins and Verizon.

The goal of our program is to ensure college retention with a 3.0 grade point average or higher; to guarantee college graduation with an undergraduate technical degree in four-five years; and, to contribute to Hispanic communities by producing role models for future generations and securing the country’s place as the finest technological leader in the world.

San Diego Gas & Electric will be holding its 2nd Annual Engineering and Technology Expo on February 9, 2010 and would like your help to reach the desired target audience – college students with a passion for math and science, who may be considering a career in Engineering or Information Technology. Attached is a flier with more details on the event as well a link to register.