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2012 NSF/MESA Summer Team Internship Program

Published June 27, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Congratulations to the following MESA students in obtaining summer internships/research opportunities at their respective sites and being a part of the 2012 National Science Foundation (NSF) / MESA Summer Team Internship Program:

Teams

Campus Last Name First Name 2012 Summer Team Intern Company Poster Team #
SDSU Morales Angel City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation 1
SDSU Reyna Bernabe City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation 1
SDSU Fortin Elizabeth Aerospace Structures Research with Dr. Satchi Venkataraman – San Diego State University 2
SDSU James Scott Aerospace Structures Research with Dr. Satchi Venkataraman – San Diego State University 2
SWC Barriga Victor Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (sponsored through the SDSU Electrical Computer Engineering Department) 3
SDSU Gomez Roberto Electrical Computer Engineering Research with Dr. Gordon Lee – San Diego State University 3
SWC Byrum Steven Anza Borrego Desert State Park 4
SWC Sotomayor Arturo NIH, REU – Northern Illinois University 5
SWC Alvarez Carlos Scripps Research Institute 6
SWC Gomez Vanessa UCSD Moores Cancer Research Center 6
SDSU Perez Ariana Assure Controls 6
SDSU Valdivieso Evita SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Dr. James Rohr 7
SDSU Gonzales Veronica NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center Southwest – EPO dept. & Quality dept. 8
SDSU Armenta Edgar NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center Southwest 8
CITY Estrada Rogelio Bio4Front Inc. 9
CITY Mercado Diana Bio4Front Inc. 9
SDSU Aceveda Diane Bio4Front Inc. 9
SDSU Aguilar Isa California Space Grant Consortium 10
SWC Imperial Jireh California Space Grant Consortium 10
SWC Rodriguez Jesus California Space Grant Consortium 10
CITY Penaloza Madel California Space Grant Consortium 10
CITY Armijo Armando California Space Grant Consortium 10
CITY Rojas-Colin Angelica Rick Engineering Company 11
SDSU Cazares Cesar LEE & RO Inc. 11
SDSU Agcolicol Michael Kennedy/Jenks Consultants 11
SDSU Bobadilla Joe Raytheon Company 12
CITY Alvarez Natalia Raytheon Company 12
CITY Custodia Jordan Raytheon Company 12
CITY Lopez Leonard Raytheon Company 12
CITY Gathers Macklin Raytheon Company 12
CITY Aviles Armando Raytheon Company 12
CITY Smith Charles Raytheon Company 12
SDSU Amparo Caesar Raytheon Company 12
CITY Aristide Thomas Caltrans with Lawrence Emerson 13
CITY Thorpe Nicholas Caltrans with Lawrence Emerson 13
SDSU Pizarro Leonora Caltrans with Roy Flores 14
SDSU Akram Tamina Caltrans with Al Jafri Abu-Bakr 14
SDSU Roman Juan Adrian Caltrans with Marla Deyoe 15
SDSU Roman Fabian Caltrans with Marla Deyoe 15
SDSU Gagui Marc Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering – San Diego State University 16
CITY Menjivar William Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering – San Diego State University 16
SDSU Handy Jade Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering – San Diego State University 16
SWC Bogart Frank Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering – San Diego State University 16
SWC Shamblen Jonathan Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering – San Diego State University 16
SDSU Schiedermayer Jason Ambient Control Systems Inc. 17
SDSU Duran Gabriel Ambient Control Systems Inc. 17
SWC Gonzalez Daniel SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 18
SWC Moran Alma SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 18
SWC Solorio Fernando SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 18
SWC Carpenter Charles SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 18
SWC Jacome Pablo SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 24
SWC Tkach Artem SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 24
SWC Rodriguez Ramiro SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 19
SWC Leyva Manuel SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with Ayax Ramirez 19
SDSU Prsha Steven San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) 20
SWC Chavez Alex Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering – University of Washington 21
CITY Aloisio Jessica Geography Research with Professor Lisa Chaddock – San Diego City College 22
SWC Sycks Melody NIH, Community College Summer Enrichment Program (CCSEP) in Maryland 23

Orientation

There will be 3 options for orientations.  You only need to attend 1 option:

Option 1:  Thursday June 14, 2012 from 9:00 – 3:00 pm at SWC (Southwestern College summer interns only):

Option 2:  Thursday June 28, 2012 from 11:30 – 1:30 pm via webinar, accessible at http://www.anymeeting.com/mesaalliance1:
Option 3:  Friday June 29, 2012 from 9:00 – 11:00 am at SDSU Engineering 201:

Information Sources

Information regarding your Summer Team Internship program will be sent via:

  1. E-mail,
  2. posted here on the San Diego MESA Alliance website,
  3. and on Facebook, via the 2012 NSF/MESA Summer Team Interns Facebook Group.  To join the group, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/249403658506080/.
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Stipends and Time cards

  • San Diego State University MESA interns – Please see Program Coordinator Eric Pamintuan for the length and terms of your internship stipend (stipend in the form of employee payroll).
  • San Diego City College MESA interns – Please see Director Rafael Alvarez for the length and terms of your internship stipend.
  • Southwestern College MESA interns – Please see Director Dr. Raga Bakhiet for the length and terms of your internship stipend (stipend in the form of employee payroll).

Please follow instructions provided by your internship supervisor/mentor regarding tracking and reporting your internship hours via time card.  If there is  flexibility in what time card you can use, you may use our standard NSF/MESA Summer Team Internship Time Card:

Poster Instructions

All interns in the NSF MESA Summer Team Internship Program are required to complete a team poster and to present their poster at the Symposium on August 10.  Industry representatives, supervisors, mentors, academic guests, and interns will be invited to this Symposium.  This is an opportunity to create a cohesive visual of your internship experiences.

All interns will be grouped into a ‘team’ by the Program Coordinator, Eric Pamintuan.  Each team will collaborate to create a single 3 ft high by 4 ft long (36 x 48) research poster (see table at the top of this webpage for team assignments).

Interns may use any program as long as it can be exported into one of the following file types:

  • PowerPoint (all versions PC and Mac),
  • Acrobat (.PDF),
  • Image (.BMP .GIF .JPG .TIF),
  • Publisher (.PUB),
  • Adobe (.PSD .AI).

Typically, students use Microsoft Power Point 2002+.

Interns will need to be creative in creating a poster that ties all interns in the team experiences together under the headings:

  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

Information to add at the top of the poster:

  • Name
  • E-mail Address
  • Campus
  • Major
  • Grant #

Only add the grant number(s) for your campus:

  • San Diego City College:  NSF Grant # DUE0653291
  • SDSU:  NSF Grant # DUE0653277
  • Southwestern College:  NSF Grant # DUE0653234
See links to left under SPSD icon to download file
See links to left under SPSD icon to download file

SPSD Icon:  Students have permission to use the SPSD Logo.

Company Logo:  Students MUST get permission from his/her mentor to use their company’s logo.

Poster Templates and Help

  • Refer to your e-mails for suggested templates and guidance from the Program Coordinator Eric Pamintuan
  • MakeSigns.com – Scientific Poster Tutorial
  • Alma Moran and Alexandro Robles – Summer Team Internship Workshop Presentation
  • Michelle Lopez – How to Design an Effective Poster Presentation
  • If your electronic poster file size is larger than 13 MB (or you have other problems attaching via e-mail), please contact Program Coordinator Eric Pamintuan (epamintuan@projects.sdsu.edu) to request a SDSU Research Foundation FileX File Transfer invitation link to upload your poster to and from which the Program Coordinator Eric Pamintuan can download from.
  • In Microsoft Power Point, zoom in to 100% to get an idea of the quality your graphics and text will display on the 3’x4′ (36×48) poster.  If the graphics appear ‘pixelated or blocky’ – then that is how it will print out.
  • The minimum font size for standard text you can use is 24.  The minimum font size for captions you can use is 18.
  • Remember to always get permission from your supervisor before taking or using graphics related to your internship.  Sensitive or confidential information should NOT be on the poster.
  • Trying using Skype, Anymeeting.com, or screen sharing tools for collaboration if you cannot physically meet.

Poster Deadlines

(please refer to e-mails if you have later poster deadlines due to late internship start dates)

  1. Wednesday July 11, 2012:  Students will submit 1 electronic poster per team to the Program Coordinator, Eric Pamintuan (epamintuan@projects.sdsu.edu) & to their assigned MESA Director (either Rafael Alvarez, Raga Bakhiet, or Theresa Garcia) for feedback and review.  Posters that are not presentable/professional will not be printed in color.
  2. Wednesday July 11 – Friday July 13, 2012:  The electronic poster will be critiqued from the aforementioned Program Coordinator and MESA Directors.
  3. Monday July 11 – Monday July 16, 2012:  Students must edit their team poster according to the feedback given from the above staff.
  4. by Tuesday July 17, 2012:  Students  then submit the edited copy of the team poster to each industry/faculty mentor(s) for review and approval.
  5. Thursday July 26, 2012:  Industry/faculty mentor replies back to students with their potential suggestions/edits.
  6. Thursday July 26 – Wednesday August 1, 2012:  Students must edit their team poster according to the feedback given from above industry/faculty mentors, and then receive approval from them for it to be printed.
  7. by Wednesday August 1, 2012:  After each industry or faculty mentor approves poster, 1 final poster per team may be submitted to the Program Coordinator, Eric Pamintuan (epamintuan@projects.sdsu.edu)
  8. Your poster will be sent for printing and paid for by MESA staff.  You won’t see your actual physical poster until the day of the Symposium.

Presentations

  1. August 10, 2012 (Friday)- Summer Team Internship Symposium – San Diego State University – 1:30 – 3:30 pm (Please plan to arrive by 12:00 pm)
  2. August 17, 2012 (Friday) – Southwestern College summer interns only – PowerPointPresentation – Southwestern College – 3:00 pm
  3. September 14 (Friday) – Southwester College summer interns only – MESA Night, Poster and Powerpoint Presentations – Southwestern College
  4. April 2013 – San Diego City College summer interns only – San Diego City College Research Symposium – San Diego City College

Oral Presentation Help

Summer Team Internship Symposium

The Symposium will be held on Friday August 10, 2012 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm at San Diego State University, East Commons.

Student interns should expect to arrive by 12:00 pm.  Immediate supervisors & mentors should be reminded to attend this event (supervisors & mentors should arrive at the 1:30 pm time frame).

There will be no-cite parking in Parking Structure 1, on levels 1 or 2.  You can park in any F/S (Faculty/Student) marked space.  No-citations will be from 9:30-4:30 pm.

 

Video of walk from the top of Parking Structure 1 to East Commons:

There will be a couple of time frames of open networking, during which you and your team will stand by your poster and share/answer questions from attendees about your summer internship experience (i.e.  Think of  reps at their booths during a Career Fair.  You are not standing by your poster the entire 2 hour time-frame).

Interns will give a general overview of the company and internship.  Interns can then talk specifically about their experience, what they learned, and how they hope to apply this to their learning and another job.

If the team of interns actually interned at different companies or different projects they should try to come up with talking points to show cohesion. This can mean talking about the team component, collaboration, being a support system to each other, and similar and different ways they handled challenges and successes.

Southwestern College summer student interns:

Please note in addition to the August 10 Symposium, you will also be presenting on August 17 and September 14 – both at Southwestern College.  August 17 will consist of a PowerPoint presentation whilst on September 14 will consist of both using your poster as a visual aid and a PowerPoint presentation.  Please see Director Dr. Raga Bakhiet for more information.

San Diego City College summer student interns:

Please note in addition to the August 10 Symposium, you will also be presenting some time in April 2013 at San Diego City College.  Please see Director Rafael Alvarez for more information.

Poster Galleries

Evaluations

Commitment to the project will include*:
  • Attendance of mock interview workshop(s)
  • Having your cover letter / resume critique reviewed
  • Attendance of summer team internship orientation
  • Completion of required paperwork for both campus and employer
  • 100 internship hours (some companies may make offers to students to work more than 100 hours)
  • 30 minutes a week of non-paid team collaboration before or after work, or during lunch (this can be a meeting in person, via phone, or via e-mail)
  • Completion of time cards (your internship company/faculty member may provide their own time cards.  If not, feel free to use ours)
  • Collaborating with team to create a research poster based on the interns internship experience
  • A presentation of your internship experience at the NSF MESA Summer Team Internship Symposium on Friday August 10, 2012.  ~1:30 – 3:30 pm.  San Diego State University, using your collaborative team research poster as a visual aid
  • Follow-up evaluations and paperwork as necessary

*San Diego City College & Southwestern College students may have additional commitments in order to be eligible for their internship pay.

Internship timeframe 

Summer internships will occur between May 2012 through August 2012. In some cases, mentors and/or faculty may extend internships or create other internship opportunities for students.

It is at the mentor’s/faculty’s discretion to make/extend internship offers and recommended that students are compensated after their 100 hours. It is at the student’s discretion to accept or deny any offers. Students are asked to inform the Program Coordinator Eric Pamintuan,  of any such offers or extension of internship.

Contact information:

STEP Partnership of San Diego Program Coordinator:  Eric Pamintuan
E-mail:  epamintuan@projects.sdsu.edu
Office:  619-594-2680
Fax:  619-594-2108

Mailing Address:

San Diego State University
College of Engineering – MESA Engineering Program
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1303

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