Summer HS Internship Program (SHIP) 2009
General Information
The School of Science and Technology (SST) at SSU in partnership with Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) has created a summer research internship program for Sonoma County high school juniors under the mentorship of SST faculty to stimulate interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) among high school students. The most talented and interested students from Sonoma County high schools are selected competitively. In addition to the $1000.00 stipend, these students are given opportunities to work on challenging projects, become familiar with excellent state-of-the art research and development facilities, university education environment and interact with the faculty as well as our students. These students then act as our ambassadors to relay the highlights of the School of Science and Technology to their classmates and friends, counselors, teachers, and principals during their senior year.
Pictures
See pictures from the spring kickoff reception and from the fall research symposium.
Project List
The Summer 2009 awardees and their schools, respective projects and faculty mentors are as follows:
| Student + High School | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Daud Petaluma High School |
Dr. Anita Catlin Department of Nursing |
How to Determine the Need for End of Life Care: Nurses and Doctors Speak |
| Faith Deis El Molino High School |
Dr. Michael Cohen Department of Biology |
Biomass to Biogas |
| Cagsar Apaydin Petaluma High School Kjellen Belcher Santa Rosa High School |
Dr. Kevin McLin GORT Director Dr. Lynn Cominsky Director of the E/PO group |
Monitoring Active Galaxies with the GLAST Optical Robotic Telescope |
| Riley Yaylian Orchard View Charter School |
Dr. Sazia Eliza Department of Engineering Science |
Intensity Control of a Light Bulb |
| Eric Lu Rancho Cotate High School |
Dr. Mohammad Haider Department of Engineering Science |
Sensor Signal Processing and Telemetry |
| Jared Carr Montgomery High School |
Dr. Izabela Kanaana Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
Graph Theory and its Real-World Applications |
| Katie Schmidt Healdsburg High School |
Dr. Ali Kujoory Department of Engineering Science |
Design and Build A Pedometer |
| Isabel Love Santa Rosa High School |
Dr. Jeremy Qualls Department of Physics and Astronomy |
An Investigation of Magnetocaloric Materials Towards Refrigeration |
| Taylor Lee Petaluma High School |
Dr. Suzanne Rivoire Department of Computer Science |
Open-Source Software for Modeling Computer Power Consumption |
| Weston Stauffer Petaluma High School |
Dr. Hongtao Shi Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Magnetic Semiconductors |
| Sophia Grubb Rancho Cotate High School |
Dr. Meng-Chih Su Department of Chemistry |
Investigation of Surface Bound Proteins |