2009 Summer@CENS Project Development
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SUMMER@CENS: a research program
This wiki is designed to assist in the dialogue regarding development of projects for this summer's high school and undergraduate research programs. Project development Team please feel free to add/edit.
The Summer@CENS Research Programs include the CENS Undergraduate Research Program and the CENS High School Scholars Program. The primary goals for our programs are to provide underrepresented US students the opportunity to conduct forefront research and engage in a scientific community with peers, graduate students and faculty. The research program is designed to increase the number of underrepresented US students who pursue graduate education in engineering and physical sciences.
Logistical details
Program length: 8 - 10 weeks
Start Date: Monday, June 22, 2009
End Date: Friday, August 14, 2009
Number of participants:
- 18 undergraduates
- 15 high schoolers (Need CS related experience)
Important Dates: Program Calendar
- Orientation = Monday, June 22
- Mentor Orientation = Monday, June 22 (required of all mentors)
- Lab welcome = Tuesday, June 23
- CENS Tech Camp = Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25 (mentors welcome)
- Lab Immersion Con't OR Group training = Friday, June 26
- Development Workshops = TBD - Typically Wednesdays from 12:00 - 2:00 PM
- Focus Group Discussion = Wednesday, August 12
- Poster Session & Paper Deadline = Friday, August 14 - 12:00 - 2:00 PM
- Final Dinner = Friday, August 14 - 5:00 - 7:00PM
- Fridays - Weekly Progress Meetings (Interns will present progress to group 2 x over the summer for a total of 4 WPMs through summer)
Project Descriptions
Faculty: Deborah Estrin, Jennifer Jay, William Kaiser, John Wallace
Additional Key Players: Jeff Burke, Dave Ginsburg, Eric Graham, Mark Hansen, Christine Lee, Keith Mayoral, Katie Mika, Bob Nigbor, Nithya Ramanathan, Sasank Reddy, Derek Skolnik, Eric Yuen
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Project: Adopting Garbage Watch Campaign For Use in Collecting Invasive Species Data
Faculty: Deborah Estrin
Project Lead/Mentor(s): Eric Graham, Jeff Burke
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Project: Development of Rapid Detection Methods for Monitoring Microbiological Water Quality
Faculty: Jenny Jay
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Project: EcoPDA
Faculty: Deborah Estrin & Christine Borgman
Project Lead/Mentor(s): Jeff Burke, Taimur, Matthew Mayernik
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Project: LAX Field Test
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Project: Malibu Beach Project & NIMS RD
Faculty: Jenny Jay & Bill Kaiser
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Project: New Parking Structure Management System
Faculty: Bill Kaiser
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Project: NIMSRD at James Reserve
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Project: Project Budburst: Webcam
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Project: Real Time and Archived Traffic Data on the UCLA Campus
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Project: Real Time and Archived Water Usage in Multi-Unit Housing
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Project: Real Time and Archived Energy Usage at Facilities in China
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Project: Seismic Data Sets/Visualization
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Project: SENSORbase: Data Archiving & Visualization
Faculty: Deborah Estrin
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Project: Sensor Kit for Two Tall Buildings, Downtown, LA
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Project: Structural Health Monitoring of Tall & Special Buildings
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Planning Archives/ Comments
This area is designed to keep a running tab on past developments through this process. This reflects old thoughts and ideas.
