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Hot Science – Cool Talks 

9/30/2016

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Hot Science - Cool Talks is hosted by UT Environmental Science Institute (ESI). The program brings leading scientists to the talk and allows audience to hear about their research and ask questions. Before the talk, there is usually a science fair featuring engaging activities for multiple age groups.  You can find the recording of the previous talks here.
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NASA Internship

8/22/2016

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NASA provides STEM internship opportunities (https://intern.nasa.gov)  to K-12 students above 16 years old. The program offers the following options:
  • Fall Session opportunities (16 wks) begin in late August or early September and conclude in Mid-December.
    Spring Session opportunities (16 wks) start in mid-January and end at the beginning of May.
    Summer Session opportunities (8-10 wks) begin in late May or early June and conclude in early August.
    Year-Long Session opportunities (greater than 16 wks) do not correspond to the 3 standard sessions above.
For more information, please check the following website. ​
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Oracle Academy 

8/11/2016

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Oracle Academy collaborates with organizations in nearly 100 countries to support thousands of educational institutions and millions of students each year.​ There are many useful resource and award to secondary students. 
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Austin Energy Regional Science Festival

8/11/2016

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This is one of Texas's largest regional science fair competition for student from 3rd grade to 12th grade. Students who win at their local schools and the top winners from the middle  and high school division can join the Texas Science and Engineering Fair. The six "Best of Fair" project from high school division will advance directly to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Each year it has different theme.

Registration deadline is normally in early February. However, the date might be different from year to year. Please check in September to prepare the participation. Please check http://www.sciencefest.org for more information.
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Summer Camps in Austin

8/11/2016

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Austin Parks and Recreation's Summer Camp
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Registration starts March every year, the summer programs are for children 5-12 years old, and some facilities provide preschool and teen programs in the area of active play, outdoor adventure, strategic games, or cultural activities. 
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Great Books for Age 9-12

8/8/2016

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Reading leads us to other worlds, worlds we might never live in but have beautify stories, wonderful people and ideas to explore. Reading let us to think, experience and discover the world. There is no doubt that a reader leads to a thinker and a leader later.At the age of 9-12, there are a lot of free time, it's a great opportunity to introduce good books. The followings are award winning books worth reading.
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Borrow | Buy)

The biggest tragedy is destroying a beautiful thing in front of you! Lovely sweet little girl named Leslie who is candid, kind and full of amazing stories just passed by Jess's life briefly  but made him remember her for his life time. It's a book about characters and friendship. 

Bridge to Terabithia (DVD 2007) (Borrow)
The story is turned in to a Disney movie in 2007. 
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Harriet the Spy, by ​Fitzhugh, Louise (Borrow) 
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Holes, by Sachar, Louis (Borrow)

Louis Sarchar wrote many good books but this is best one. This is a story about a boy called Stanley, who is accused of stealing Clyde Livingston, a baseball player’s shoes. He was brought to trial and was declared guilty. The judge presented him two options, one to go to prison, two to go to Camp Green Lake. Stanley chose to go to Camp Green Lake.

The trip to Camp Green Lake took eight hours. When he arrived, he met one of the camp counselors, Mr.Sir. Mr.Sir told him to grab a shovel and start digging a hole. He also meet the group D boys. One of them was named Zero. In the first couple of days, he found a heart shaped tube that had the initials K B on it. After a couple of weeks of digging, Zero ran away. Then eventually, Stanley went to go after Zero. When he met Zero, they decided to go to the thumb in the distance. When they reached there, there was water. They both drank a lot of it. Then they decided to go back to Camp Green Lake. They waited in a hole until it was dark. Then they grabbed a shovel and dug where Stanley found a golden tube and then they found a suitcase. The next day, Stanley’s lawyer came. The Warden of Camp Green Lake said that they stole the suitcase out of her cabin. The lawyer picked up the suitcase and asked why Stanley’s name was on it. The Lawyer said that Stanley was going back to the city. Stanley asked if they could take Zero with him. The Lawyer asked for Zero’s files. They couldn’t find it. So, Zero and Stanley out of Camp Green Lake and live a good life based on the fortune from the suitcase and Stanley's dad's invention to prevent feet odor. 

This is a well written story connecting the past and the current people and places. The story turns in to a movie(Hole on YouTube) in 2003. 
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Choosing the Right University

8/7/2016

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Be the Top in the Class
Fighting to get into the best university? It's hard! And.. is it really necessary? 

Malcolm Gladwell in his book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, expresses his thoughts on what works the best for university selection. He claims that it works best if attending a university where you can be in the top third of your class, so you can be more likely to stick to your filed and have a prosperous life than if you attend a prestigious institution where you can only be an average student. This is like 

Keep the Cost Low
Don't make the education becoming a debt creation for you and your family. University eduction costs can leave a big financial burden on your shoulder.  We all have learned to spend based on what we earn. For university education, you should also think about if you can pay off your debt with 5 years after your graduation.  Choose something affordable to you and your family. Have a good start of life after graduation.
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Junior Cotillion

12/30/2015

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Junior Cotillion, with a three year curriculum, is designed to give young people instruction and practice in the courtesies that make life more pleasant for them and those around them; to give them thorough training in standard ballroom dance; and to provide opportunities to practice and enjoy these skills at memorable parties, balls, dinners and events, complete with decorations, refreshments, favors and prizes. The followings are two chapters of this organization in offering class September through May each year.
  • National League of Junior Cotillions Lakeway Chapter 
  • National League of Junior Cotillions West Austin Chapter 

This class for kids grade 5-8th. 
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College Planning: Financial Engineering

12/28/2015

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Financial engineering is a multidisciplinary field involving financial theory, the methods of engineering, the tools of mathematics and the practice of programming.[1] Quant (Qualitative Analyst)  is a broad term that covers any person who uses math for practical purposes, including financial engineers. ​

The top schools offering the major are[5]: 
  1. Columbia University, Financial Engineering
  2. University of California - Berkeley, Financial Engineering
  3. Cornell University, Financial Engineering
  4. New York University, Financial Mathematics
  5. Carnegie Mellon University, Computational Finance
  6. University of Chicago,  Financial Mathematics
  7. University of Illinois, Financial Engineering
  8.  Johns Hopkins University, Financial Engineering
  9. Georgia Institute of Technology, Quantitative & Computational Finance
  10. Stanford University, Computational and Mathematical Engineering
Reference 
  1. Financial Engineering at Wikipidia
  2. Coursera,  Self-Paced Class -Financial Engineering and Risk Management, Part I,  Part II,  by Columbia University
  3. Coursera, Economics of Money and Banking, Part I, Part II, by Columbia University
  4. Coursera, Financial Markets by Yale University
  5. TFE Times,  2016 Master of Financial Engineering Program Rankings 
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College Planning: Mechanical Engineering

12/28/2015

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 Mechanical Engineering (ME) involves designing and manufacturing everything from small individual parts and devices (e.g., microscale sensors and inkjet printer nozzles) to large systems (e.g., spacecraft and machine tools). [1]

The role of a mechanical engineer is to take a product from an idea to the marketplace. In order to accomplish this, a broad range of skills are needed including mathematics, physics, material science, thermal and mechanics, and manufacturing.  the frontier of research includes Robotics, 
Micro Electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS), Mechatronics, Nanotechnology, Biomechanics, Acoustical engineering and etc. The industry includes health, environment, energy, security and electrical engineering. 

The top  university offering ME are [4]:  
  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology
  3. University of California -Berkeley
  4. Standford
  5. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
  6. Purdue University--West Lafayette
  7. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
  8. Cornell University
  9. California Institute of Technology
  10. University of Texas
  11. Carnegie Mellon University
  12. Princeton 
To complete undergraduate, an example course list can be found at MIT - Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Course 2- A).

Let's look at some ME projects[3]:
  • MIT - Harvesting Fresh Water from Fog (video)
  • MIT - Engineering Fluids at the Nanoscale (video)
  • MIT - Introduction to Robotics at MIT (video)
Reference 
  1. What is Mechanical Engineering? by Columbia Engineering 
  2. Mechanical Engineering at Wikipedia
  3. MIT- MECHE VIDEO LIBRARY
  4. Mechanical Rankings by US News​ 
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