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Engineering  AmbassadorsAchieving  Excellence  in  Presenting

Worcester Polytechnic Institute  October 8 - 11, 2015  

Sponsored  by  the  NSF  

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Workshop  Goals  for  Engineering  Ambassadors  

1. To  learn  the  messages  of  Changing  the  Conversation2. To  learn  the  skills  needed  to  communicate  those  messages3. To  apply  those  messages  into  a  talk  for  middle  school  and  high  school  students4. To  develop  the  presentation  so  that  it  is  classroom  ready

Contents  of  Workbook  

Learning  Notes  for  New  Ambassadors  Content  &  Structure   1  Visual  Aids     6  Delivery     14  

Learning  Notes  for  Senior  Ambassadors   15  

The  TED  Commandments     21  

Assertion-­‐Evidence  Guidelines   22  

Power  Point  Tips   23  

Presentation  Feedback  Guidelines  &  Sheet   24  

Resources  &  References     26  

Instructor  Bios     28  

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To  excel  in  your  presentations,  you  will  need  ___________,  ______________,   and  _______________________________

[www.psyclops.com]

[ted.com]

[www.wildchimpanzees.org][CSP,pp.  3-­‐4]

Some  perceptions  that  middle  and  high  school  students  have  about  engineering  need  to  be  reshaped  

Our  messages  should  be  guided  by  the  findings  of  the  National  Academy  of  Engineering

[NAE,   2008]

Engineering  makes  ____________________________

Engineering  is  essential  to  our  __________________________

Engineering  encourages____________________________

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This  workshop  discusses  strategies  for  how  to  be  successful  in  three  critical  areas  of  your  presentation

Content  

Delivery  

Visual  Aids  

Successfully  structuring  your  presentation  calls  on  you  to  lead  your  audience  up  your  mountain  of  information

*

Entry  point

Path

[Bauer,  2005;  CSP,pp.  51-­‐52]

SUCCESS

To  have  your  ideas  stick  with  your  audience,  your  message  should  contain  certain  qualities

[Heath   and   Heath,   2008]

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Working  against  you  is  the  __________________

A  key  step  with  the  introduction  is  finding  an  entry  point  that  __________________

[CSP,pp.  69-­‐76]

Beginnings  engage  and  prepare  the  audience  

_______________ ______________

________________________________[CSP,  pp.  69-­‐71]

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Your  talk   should  have  _______________   to  keep  the  organization  clear  for  the  audience

[CSP,  pp.  50,  54]

A  good  way  to  keep  the  audience  on  the  trail  is  to  ________________________

[CSP,  pp.  36-­‐39]

In  your  speech,  you  have  to  decide  which  details  to  reveal  and  which  to  keep  beneath  the  surface

[ralphclevenger.com]

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To  keep  the  audience  on  the  trail,  you  often  needto  _____________________

[Matthew   Bates][CSP,pp.  39-­‐41]

A  CT/PET   scan  images  like  a  weather  map  where  the  boundaries  and  activity  are  displayed  simultaneously

________________   can  be  effective  to  gain  the  attention  of  an  audience

Michael   Pritchard

www.ted.com

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Your  talk   should  have  a  ________________

[Resonate,   Duarte,   2010]

The  ending  of  the  talk  is  your  final  opportunity  to  influence  the  audience

Engineers  and  scientists  often  name  the  same  problems  with  slides

1.

2.

3.

Corrosion  and  Hydriding

n Different alloys have different in-reactor corrosion rates andconsequently different degrees of hydriding and degradation ofmechanical properties

n => benefit of designing good alloy (e.g. M5 (Framatome) and ZIRLO(W) have better corrosion properties than Zircaloy)

Hydrides are brittle andcan severely degrade cladding ductility

Oxidation measured by weight gain

Sabol  et  al.  Portland  1997

[CSP,  p.  110]

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[Alley,   2013]

Slides  influence  the  preparation,  delivery,  and  understanding  of  a  scientific  presentation

[CSP,  pp.  117-­‐122]

PowerPoint’s  original  defaults  were  not  based  on  ________and  ________________________

1987

2003

2007

[Gomes   2007] [CSP,  p.  108]

“Spoken   Words”   +  Written   Words

If  audiences  try  to  process  too  many  words  simultaneously,__________________________

[Sweller,  2005;  CSP,  p.  111]

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[Mayer,   2001]

People  learn  much  more  deeply  from  words  and  relevant  images  than  from  words  alone

Words

Images

[Mayer,  2001;  CSP,  p.  112]

PowerPoint’s  defaults  run  counter  to  how  people  learn

Does   not   filter   noise

Leads   to  many  written   words

Consumes   valuable   space

[CSP,  pp.  108-­‐114]

[estevejobs .com]

A  key  assumption  is  that  _________________________________________________________________________

[CSP,  pp.  106-­‐107]

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Another  key  assumption  is  that  the  slides  projected  are____________________________________________

[CSP,  p.  107]

A  data  acquisition  system  changes  the  form  of  the  dataA  digital  acquisition  system  has  to  sample  at  a  ratefast  enough  to  retain  the  shape  of  the  analog  signal

Analog-­‐to-­‐Digital  Converter

MeasurementDevice  

Also,  the  slides  that  we  project  are  for  our  _____________,rather  than  for  __________

[CSP,  p.  107]

Build  your  talk  on

_____________

[CSP,  pp.  115,  184]

Green  RoofsGreen  RoofsGreen   roofs   mitigate   the   effectsof  urban   heat   islands

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Support  your  messages  

with  _______ evidence

[CSP,  pp.  115,  184-­‐187]

Chicago  City  Hall,  EPA

Results  prove  that  green  roofs  are  extremely  effective  in  diminishing  the  urban  heat  island  effect

The  assertion–evidence structure  consists  of  a  message  headline  supported  by  visual  evidence

[Sawarynski,   2009] [CSP,  pp.  130,  144]

[Bunoz]

In  a   scientific  presentation,  the  sentence  headline  serves  as  a  ___________________ for  the  audience

[CSP,  p.  135]

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The   first  step   is   to  write   a   sentence   headline   that   statesthe  main  message   of  the   slide

sentenceheadline

Trabeculae  reduce  a  bone’s  weight  while  giving  it  maximum  strength  against  multiple  forces

[www.travlang.com][http://www.answersingenesis.org]

Gustav  Eiffel,  1889

[CSP,pp.  132-­‐139]

The  second  step  is  to  find  or  create  visual  evidence  that  supports  the  sentence  headline

visualevidence

Trabeculae  reduce  a  bone’s  weight  while  giving  it  maximum  strength  against  multiple  forces

[www.travlang.com][http://www.answersingenesis.org]

Gustav  Eiffel,  1889

[CSP,  p.  140]

The  basic  forces  of  Felix’s  free  fall  can  be  found  using  Newton’s  Second  Law

Σ F  =  ma

=  mg

=  ½  ρACv2

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Felix  achieved  supersonic  speeds  by  utilizing  the  elevation’s  low  air  density

2=_____AC4mg

V ρ

2= AC4mg

V ρ_____

The  third  step  is  to  avoid  the  weak  defaults  of  PowerPoint

CSP,  2nd,  pp.  154-­‐159

¨ Introduction¨ Background¨ Theory for Hg Cycling¨ Measurements from Station

¡ Atmospheric Hg¡ Surface Snow Hg

¨ Environmental Implications¨ Conclusions¨ Acknwoledgments¨ Questions

A  common  error  in  the  mapping  of  scientific  talks  is  they  exceed  _____________________________

[CSP,  pp.  176-­‐178]

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Today,  we  will  show  you  how  engineers  used  creativity  and  innovation  to  advance  technology  through  the  space  jump

Design   of   the   components

Physics   of   free   fall  

Applications  

Thank You

Questions?

A  common  error  in  the  endings  of  scientific  talks  is  to  waste  the  last  slide

[CSP,  pp.  181-­‐184]

By  pushing  the  limits,  engineers  can  improve  the  health,  happiness,  and  safety  of  the  world

Questions?

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Engineers  improve  our—

health

happiness

safety

In  summary,   biomechanics  is  the  science  concerned  with  the  internal  and  external  forces  acting  on  the  human  body

Questions?

The  speaker’s  use  of  their  voice  and  body  has  a  strong  impact  on  the  message

[WPI   EA   Program]

[UConn   EA   Program]

Your  body  language  doesn’t  just  impact  the  audience,  it  also  impacts  you  as  a  speaker

[Dr.  Amy  Cuddy,  PopTech,  Vimeo]

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Place   in   the   talkEndStart

Level  of  Vocal  Energy

Low

High

Good  energy  level

Varying  your  vocal  energy  level  throughout  your  talk  enables  you  to  achieve  emphasis  of  important  ideas

Engineering  Ambassador   Presentations:Advanced   Strategies

Other   alternative   slide   structures Memory   maps

In  addition  to  the  assertion-­‐evidence  structure,  another  alternative  slide  structure  is  the  TED-­‐style

[CSP,  pp.  184-­‐187]

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A  talk   that   follows  the  TED-­‐style  begins  with  defining  and  arranging   the  message  of  each  scene  

[Duarte,   2007]

[www.TED.com][www.   TED.com]

Eat  only  until80%  full.

[Reynolds ,   2008]

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50[Reynolds ,   2008]

The  more  technical  the  assertion,  the  more  thatTED  style  slides  look  like  assertion-­‐evidence  slides

technicallevel

scentsource

The  way  a  dog  sniffs  does  not  contaminate  the  vapor  stream  from  the  scent  source

[Settles  et  al.,  2002]

[Houston,  2002]

A  dog’s  sense  of  smell  is  at  least  10,000  times  keener  than  a  human’s

[CSP,  pp.  184-­‐187]

In  addition  to  using  alternative  slide  designs,  speakers  are  testing  the  sequencing  of  slides

Lawrence  Lessig

Dick  Hardt

Ron   Galloway[CSP,  pp.  194-­‐196]

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A  challenge  for  using  the  assertion-­‐evidence  slide  structure  is  that  the  structure  is  in  the  early  adoption  phase

[Rogers,   2003][Rogers   2005]

In  introducing  a  colleague,  your  two  main  goals  are  to  make  the  person ________________________    

In  a  person’s  introduction,  the  most  important  words  are  _________________________

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You  typically  divide  the  speech  into  two  or  three  divisions

Education Experience

Personal  Interest

For  each  division  then,  an  appropriate  number  of  details  would  be  2  to  4  

[Dr.  Cheryl  Hayashi,   TED.com]

In  scientific  talks,  you  are  expected  to  own  the  sequence  of  ideas  and  fashion  sentences  on  the  spot

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[Alley   and  Miraldi,   2014]

To  help  learn  the  sequence  of  ideas,you  can  use  a  memory  map

Introduction   of

Veronica   DallasAs  an

Educator  Her  Educationas  an  Engineer

WEPOHer  Education

as  an  Artist

Memory   Map:Michael  Alley

B.S.   in  ME

Design

ME  340

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21 www.TED.com

The�TED�Commandments�

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1. Thou�Shalt�Not�Simply�Trot�Out�thy�Usual�Shtick.2. Thou�Shalt�Dream�a�Great�Dream,�or�Show�Forth�a�Wondrous�New�Thing,�Or�Share�SomethingThou�Hast�Never�Shared�Before.�3. Thou�Shalt�Reveal�thy�Curiosity�and�Thy�Passion.4. Thou�Shalt�Tell�a�Story.5. Thou�Shalt�Freely�Comment�on�the�Utterances�of�Other�Speakers�for�the�Sake�of�BlessedConnection�and�Exquisite�Controversy.�6. Thou�Shalt�Not�Flaunt�thine�Ego.�Be�Thou�Vulnerable.�Speak�of�thy�Failure�as�well�as�thy�Success.7. Thou�Shalt�Not�Sell�from�the�Stage:�Neither�thy�Company,�thy�Goods,�thy�Writings,�nor�thyDesperate�need�for�Funding;�Lest�Thou�be�Cast�Aside�into�Outer�Darkness.�8. Thou�Shalt�Remember�all�the�while:�Laughter�is�Good.9. Thou�Shalt�Not�Read�thy�Speech.10. Thou�Shalt�Not�Steal�the�Time�of�Them�that�Follow�Thee.

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The Craft of Scientific Presentations 22 Michael Alley, Penn State

Guidelines for Assertion–Evidence Slides from The Craft of Scientific Presentations

Style 

1. Begin each body slide with a sentence‐assertion headline that is left justifiedand no more than two lines

2. Support the assertion headline with visual evidence (photographs, drawings, graphs,films, or words and equations arranged visually)—avoid bullet lists

3. In the body of the slide, use words only when necessary—design your slidesso that the audience reads no more than 20 words per minute

Typography 

1. Use a bold sans serif typeface such as Calibri

2. Use 28 point type for the headline, 18–24 point type for the body text, and12‐14 point type (not bold) for reference listings

3. Avoid setting text in all capital letters, in italics, or with underline

Layout 

1. Keep blocks of text, especially the headlines, to no more than two lines

2. Keep lists to two, three, or four items

3. Use small margins on the sides, so that you can insert sufficient white space betweenelements—for instance, leave at least one half‐inch of white space below the headline

scentsource

Exhaling through the midlateral slits does not disturb the vapor stream from the scent source

[Settles et al., 2002]

PowerPoint Template: http://writing.engr.psu.edu/AE_template.ppt 

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Key Features in PowerPoint for Asser on−Evidence Slides

1. Blanking the screen: Press B button in slideshow mode. To unblank the screen, simplypress B again.

2. Jumping to a slide during a slideshow: Type in the slide number that you want to jumpto and then hit Enter. Tip: place a post‐it on your laptop with the numbers of keyslides in your presentation.

3. Grouping objects: To group objects such as a photograph and its reference listing sothat you can animate in both at the same time or so that you can simply move themaround as one unit, use the Group button, which is under the Format tab across thetop of the screen.  See Figure 1.

4. Aligning and distributing objects: To position visual evidence and text blocks in thebody of a slide, use the Align button, which is under the Format tab across the top ofthe screen.  This feature, shown in Figure 1, allows you to align objects on a left, top,right, or bottom edge. The feature also allows you to distribute three or more objectsvertically or horizontally.

5. Setting the order of images that are stacked on one another. For slides in which youhave images stacked on one another, such as in an animation sequence, you canestablish the order of which image is on top with the Bring to Front feature and theSend to Back feature, which is under the Format tab.

6. Cropping images: To remove unwanted details from illustrations, which is under theFormat tab across the top of the screen.

7. Keeping the format of a pasted slide: When you paste a slide into a file, PowerPointtries to change the format of the pasted slide format of the file. That can be aproblem. To keep the format of a pasted slide, you need to click on Keep SourceFormatting, which will be under a small tab beneath the slide that is pasted (seeFigure 2).

Figure 1. Features under the Format tab.

The Craft of Scientific Presentations

Figure 2. Tab to retain format of pasted slide.

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Developed by Engineering Ambassadors from Penn State, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and University of Connecticut

Engineering Ambassador Presentation Feedback Guidelines

Content

Do the assertions and visuals match the message?

Does the content support the messages of Changing the Conversation and inspire interest inSTEM fields?

Is the technical information tangible and understandable?

Is the content relevant and connectable to school curricula?

Have possibilities for demonstrations/hands-on activities been considered?

Is the presentation organized in a way that is easy to follow?

Slide design

Are the assertions consistently and appropriately formatted? (1 sentence, 2 lines max, 28 pt.Calibri bold font, left-justified assertions)

Are the text, animation, and color schemes consistent, readable, and non-distracting?

Are all images appropriately formatted and sized with proper citations and image quality?

Does the presentation rely on assertion-evidence style rather than default PowerPointsettings (i.e. Bullet points, backgrounds, headings, etc.)?

Are the slides visually appealing with effective and aesthetic use of positioning, evidence,and empty space?

Delivery

Does the presenter show passion, excitement, and confidence?

Do the presenters show partnership dynamic and divide the presentation responsibilitiesevenly?

Does the presenter appropriately use humor and/or personal experience to enrich thepresentation?

Does the presenter effectively use their body (including their facial expressions and eyecontact) and their space while avoiding distracting habits (i.e. playing with hair, pacing,wringing hands, etc.)?

Does the presenter enunciate and project keeping an appropriate pace while avoiding verbalfillers?

Does the presenter display preparation and sufficient knowledge of the content whilemaintaining a conversational and natural tone?

Does the presenter use smooth transitions and/or blank sides to enhance presentation flowand coherence?

Audience awareness

Are the scope, breadth, and depth of the topic appropriate for the audience?

Is the presenter relatable, personable, and engaging?

Were techniques, such as discussion, questions, or activities, used to engage audience?

Is the grade level (high school or middle school) of the audience evident?

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Gilbert,  Elizabeth  (2009,  February).  Your  elusive  creative  genius.  Longbeach,  CA.  Hayashi,  Cheryl  (2010).  The  magnificence  of  spider  silk.  www.ted.com.  Monterey,  CA.  Loftus,  Elizabeth  (2013,  June).  How  reliable  is  your  memory?  www.ted.com.  Edinburgh,  

Scotland.  Marshall,  Melissa  (2012,  June).  Talk  Nerdy  to  Me.  www.ted.com.  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  Pollan,  Michael.  (2009).  Poptech.  http://poptech.org/michaelpollan/    Sinek,  Simon  (2009  Sept).  How  great  leaders  inspire  action.  www.ted.com.  Puget  Sound,  WA.  Stevenson,  Bryan  (2012,  March).  We  need  to  talk  about  injustice.  www.ted.com.  Long  Beach,  

CA.  Rosling,  Hans  (2006,  February).  Debunking  third  world  myths  with  the  best  stats  you’ve  ever  

seen.    www.ted.com.    Monterey,  CA:  TED  Talk.  Taylor,  Jill  Bolte  (2008,  February).  My  Stroke  of  Insight:  A  Brain  Scientist’s  Personal  Journey.  

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About  the  Engineering  Ambassadors  Teaching  Team  2015  Northeast  Regional  Workshop  

Michael  Alley  holds  a  master  of  science  in  electrical  engineering  and  a  master  of  fine  arts  in  writing,  and  is  an  associate  professor  of  engineering  communication  at  Penn  State.      He  is  the  author  three  textbooks,  including  The  Craft  of  Scientific  Presentations  (2nd  edition,  Springer,  2013),  which  has  been  translated  to  Japanese.  Over  the  past  twenty  years,  he  has  taught  technical  presentations  to  scientists  and  engineers  across  the  United  States  and  in  Europe,  Asia,  and  South  America.  Sites  include  Penn  State,  MIT,  Harvard  Medical  School,  the  University  of  Illinois,  Sandia  National  Laboratories,  Los  Alamos  National  Laboratory,  United  Technologies,  the  Army  Corps  of  Engineers,  Simula  Research  Laboratory  (Norway),  the  Institute  for  Energy  Technology  (Norway),  Shanghai  Jiao  Tong  University,  Seoul  National  University,  the  University  of  Barcelona,  the  University  of  Oslo,  and  the  University  of  Seville.  Michael’s  website  on  slide  design  is  a  top  Google  listing  for  the  topic  of  presentation  slides:  http://writing.engr.psu.edu/slides.html.    

Christine  Haas  brings  over  ten  years  of  experience  working  in  communications  with  a  focus  on  the  science  and  engineering  fields.  She’s  held  positions  as  the  director  of  marketing  for  Drexel’s  College  of  Engineering  and  director  of  operations  for  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute-­‐Engineering.Since  founding  Christine  Haas  Consulting,  LLC  (www.christinehaasconsulting.com)  in  2012,  Christine  has  traveled  around  the  world  teaching  courses  to  scientists  and  engineers  on  presentations  and  writing.  She’s  taught  clients  across  government,  industry  and  higher  education,  including  The  North  Face,  Sandia  National  Laboratory,  Simula  Research  Laboratory  (Norway),  and  the  University  of  Illinois-­‐Urbana  Champaign.    

Christine  directs  the  Engineering  Ambassadors  Network,  a  start-­‐up  organization  at  25+  universities  worldwide  that  teaches  

presentation  skills  to  undergraduate  engineering  students,  particularly  women  and  underrepresented  groups  in  engineering.  She  received  her  MBA  in  marketing  and  international  business  from  Drexel  University,  and  her  BA  in  English  and  Film  from  Dickinson  College.  Christine’s  job  has  led  to  some  amazing  experiences,  including  tobogganing  down  the  Great  Wall  of  China,  attending  the  launch  of  the  final  U.S.  Space  Shuttle,  and  meeting  Bill  Nye  the  Science  Guy  (Bill,  Bill,  Bill!).    

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Elia  D’Onofrio  is  a  senior  Electrical  Engineering  student  at  the  University  of  Connecticut.  Within  the  Engineering  Ambassadors  (EA)  Program  at  UConn,  Elia  is  a  Co-­‐Vice  President  of  Quality  where  he  is  in  charge  of  reviewing  and  monitoring  all  material  created  and  used  in  UConn  EA’s  on  and  off-­‐campus  visits.  Elia  dedicates  time  every  week  to  host  coaching  sessions  where  he  and  his  fellow  co-­‐vice  president  critique  the  presentations  of  their  fellow  UConn  EA  members,  assuring  the  highest  quality  experience  their  program  can  provide  to  the  students  they  reach  out  to.  Outside  of  EA,  Elia  is  just  a  normal  UConn  student,  born  and  raised  in  Derby  CT,  who  loves  to  sing,  volunteer,  play  paintball,  watch  anime,  and  spend  long  hours  contemplating  the  mysteries  of  electricity.  

Juli  Flynn  is  a  senior  at  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute  majoring  in  mechanical  engineering.  This  is  her  third  year  being  an  Engineering  Ambassador;  she  loves  educating  kids  about  STEM  topics  and  inspiring  them  to  enter  the  fields  of  science  and  engineering.    

When  not  studying  or  teaching  kids,  Juli  is  part  of  the  Panhellenic  community  and  of  the  Student  Alumni  Society  of  WPI.  She  has  spent  her  last  two  summers  working  for  Sikorsky  in  CT  on  Blackhawk  helicopters.  When  she  takes  an  occasion  break,  she  enjoys  spending  time  on  Long  Island  Sound  or  building  legos.    

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Michael  Ishida  is  a  senior  mechanical/nuclear  engineering  dual  major  at  RPI  who  will  begin  graduate  work  in  robotics  and  control  systems  in  the  fall.  He  has  been  involved  in  STEM  outreach  since  entering  high  school,  and  is  passionate  about  bringing  excitement  for  STEM  to  younger  students.    

Along  with  being  an  Engineering  Ambassador,  Michael  is  an  officer  in  the  RPI  ASME  Student  Section,  sits  on  the  department  Student  Advisory  Council,  and  does  research  on  nuclear  powered  spaceflight.  In  his  spare  time,  he  enjoys  many  different  sports,  going  to  the  beach  or  hiking,  and  instrumental  music.  

Kelli  Lenze  is  a  senior  studying  Mechanical  Engineering  at  Penn  State  University.  As  a  freshman,  Kelli  was  unsure  if  engineering  was  the  right  fit  for  her.  Through  interactions  with  Engineering  Ambassadors  during  her  first  year  at  Penn  State,  Kelli  learned  how  engineers  make  a  world  of  difference  in  the  lives  of  others,  and  decided  to  pursue  an  engineering  degree.  Now,  as  a  current  Engineering  Ambassador,  Kelli  enjoys  helping  others  gain  a  more  accurate  perspective  of  engineering.  Kelli  is  specifically  passionate  about  STEM  outreach  in  underprivileged  middle  and  high  schools.  

A  few  of  Kelli's  non-­‐engineering  passions  include  reading  exciting  stories,  cooking  new  foods,  playing  card  games  with  her  three  sisters,  and  sitting  around  campfires.  Upon  graduation  in  May  2016,  Kelli  plans  to  move  to  upstate  New  York  to  pursue  a  career  in  her  field  of  study.    

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