Girls Engineer Maine http://umaine.edu/gem Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:12:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Engineering Expo in The University of Southern Maine, Gorham on March 2nd, 2013 http://umaine.edu/gem/2013/01/22/engineering-expo-in-the-universuty-of-southern-maine-gorham-on-march-2nd-2013/ http://umaine.edu/gem/2013/01/22/engineering-expo-in-the-universuty-of-southern-maine-gorham-on-march-2nd-2013/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:33:54 +0000 spendse http://umaine.edu/gem/?p=124 Engineering Expo 2013

]]> http://umaine.edu/gem/2013/01/22/engineering-expo-in-the-universuty-of-southern-maine-gorham-on-march-2nd-2013/feed/ 0 Expanding Your Horizons Conference at UMaine on March 14, 2013 http://umaine.edu/gem/2013/01/22/expanding-your-horizon-conference-at-umaine-on-march-14-2013/ http://umaine.edu/gem/2013/01/22/expanding-your-horizon-conference-at-umaine-on-march-14-2013/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:44:35 +0000 spendse http://umaine.edu/gem/?p=120 The Women’s Resource Center and the University of Maine have begun planning for the 2013 Expanding Your Horizons conference. This year’s conference will be held on Thursday, March 14that the University of Maine. The conference offers middle school girls from across Maine the chance to experience careers in the STEM fields. Experience is gained through interactive-workshops led by female role models employed in STEM-related professions. Such fields can include science, technology, engineering, mathematics, forestry, and more.

College of Engineering will be presenting several workshops in different engineering labs on the day.  Expanding Your Horizons is a one-day event designed to increase the interest of girls in mathematics and science careers and education.  It is expected that more than 500 middle school girls will be participating in the event on campus.

]]> http://umaine.edu/gem/2013/01/22/expanding-your-horizon-conference-at-umaine-on-march-14-2013/feed/ 0 Distinguished Lecture Series:Seminar by Alumni Lynda Fredette on April 6 http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/16/distinguished-lecture-seriesseminar-by-alumni-lynda-fredette-on-april-6/ http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/16/distinguished-lecture-seriesseminar-by-alumni-lynda-fredette-on-april-6/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:54:08 +0000 spendse http://umaine.edu/gem/?p=95 Lynda Fredette

Lynda Fredette, Manager, Pratt & Whitney, Hartford, Conn

 

 

 

Lynda will be the first guest speaker of GEM.  For more about Lynda,

please click on the following:

Lynda Fredette, Civil Engineer

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]]> http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/16/maine-engineers-week-expo-on-march-3/feed/ 0 4-H Girls from Portland area for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/16/4-h-girls-from-portland-area-for-introduce-a-girl-to-engineering-day/ http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/16/4-h-girls-from-portland-area-for-introduce-a-girl-to-engineering-day/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:46:57 +0000 spendse http://umaine.edu/gem/?p=85 4h girlsteachers

4-H Girls and Their Educators from Aroostook County

 

Since 2009 UMaine’s College of Engineering and UMaine Cooperative Extension hosted as many as 100 young high school and middle school girls from Maine 4-H clubs in four Maine counties.  This is the first time that GEM is involved in inviting the elementary school age girls.  There will be about 10 4-H girls and 2 leaders coming to UMaine engineering for a day from the Portland area 4-H clubs.  This is part of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day during the Engineering Week of Feb 20-25.

Girls will be working on hands on projects of designing an offshore wind turbine floater in the AEWC Wood Composite Center.  They will also be making slime and checking out the laser in the Chemical and Bioengineering lab. Their lunch will be at the Food Court of the Memorial Student Union where they will get to experience fun in a college life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/16/4-h-girls-from-portland-area-for-introduce-a-girl-to-engineering-day/feed/ 0 Girl Scouts Engineering Series http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/10/girl-scouts-engineering-series/ http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/10/girl-scouts-engineering-series/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:40:36 +0000 spendse http://umaine.edu/gem/?p=83 Four girls scouts from Hermon and one from Veazie with two troop leaders are participating in the Regional Girl Scouts Engineering Series program.  They are spending an hour each Thursday afternoons from 4pm-5pm in different engineering labs of the UMaine Engineering College.

 

]]> http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/10/girl-scouts-engineering-series/feed/ 0 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Activities Nationwide on February 23 http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/03/introduce-a-girl-to-engineering-activities-nationwide-on-february-23/ http://umaine.edu/gem/2012/02/03/introduce-a-girl-to-engineering-activities-nationwide-on-february-23/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:53:54 +0000 spendse http://umaine.edu/gem/?p=68 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2012 is celebrated Thursday, February 23rd. That date is simply a rallying point. Record participation is anticipated. Some organizations will participate on that day but given professional schedules and school breaks, many will take place just before and just after Engineers Week 2012. Check the following website often for current events, and visit the archives for even more participation ideas.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering

Working with gold nanoparticles

Working with gold nanoparticles

 

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    Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2012 is celebrated Thursday, February 23rd.

    Engineering Week

    Building Sphagetti structures

    Building Sphagetti structures

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