Science
and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara
June Luncheon
at
The Elephant Bar Restaurant
Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:00-1:30
PM
Building
Robots:
How the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Does It
The Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy (DPEA) was created to provide students who are interested in pursuing science or engineering with the opportunity to participate in a rigorous, hands-on science and engineering curriculum. Each year, for their capstone project, DPEA students enter an international robotics competition. During this presentation, Academy Director, Amir Abo-Shaeer, and several of his students from the DPEA will discuss the engineering academy and the robot design-build process. This will be followed by a demonstration of their 150 lb. robot creation.
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Amir
Abo-Shaeer
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Director
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Amir Abo-Shaeer is the Director and lead instructor of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy. He has worked at Dos Pueblos High School for the past six years, where he has been instrumental in the development and implementation of this innovative program. Before becoming a teacher, Amir was a mechanical engineer who worked in research and development in academia, the aerospace industry, and the telecommunications industry. He is also a lifelong Goleta resident and an alumnus of Dos Pueblos High School. Amir earned a B.S. in Physics, a M.Ed. in Secondary Education, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara. |
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$14 for SEC
members; $20 for non-members.
Information: Barbara Keaney (E-mail: scieng@silcom.com
or call 805-684-4927).
Reservations NOT required.
Elephant Bar Restaurant: 521 Firestone Road, off Hollister near airport administration
in Goleta
Visit our web site at http://www.scieng.org
From the Co-Presidents: Thanks again to all whom attended May’s Science Fair winner presentations. The students once again impressed us with their award-winning projects and ambitions for the future. Please join us in June and meet more rising academic stars, this time from the Dos Pueblos HS Engineering Acadamy.
Tim Murphy and Gary Kravetz
Pictures from the Luncheon
