Workshop for Middle and High School Students and Teachers
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Haleakala I, Grand Wailea Hotel
In conjunction with the
51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
December 10 - 13, 2012
Watch a short video of the workshop! or read the workshop report.
Sponsors: IEEE CDC 2012, IEEE CSS Technical Board, AACC, IEEE CSS Outreach Fund, University of Kansas and University of Hawaii
Organizer: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Chair, AACC and IEEE CSS Control
Education Committees, University of Kansas
Assisted by: Linda Bushnell, University of Washington, Monique Chyba,
University of Hawaii, Cody Clifton, University of Kansas, and Dominique Duncan,
Yale University
Organizing and Program Committee: Members of the IEEE CSS Technical Committee on Control Education and AACC Technical Committee on Education
Purpose: This outreach event is designed to increase the general awareness of
the importance of systems and control technology and its cross-disciplinary
nature among high school students and teachers. Control is used in many
common devices and systems: cell phones, computer hard drives, automobiles,
and aircraft, but is usually hidden from view. The control field spans science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The success of all STEM
fields depends on attracting the most gifted young people to science and
engineering profession. Early exposure to middle and high school students and
their teachers is a key factor. The goal of these outreach efforts is to promote an
increased awareness of the importance and cross-disciplinary nature of control
and systems technology.
The workshop activities include presentations by control systems experts from
our technical community, informal discussions, and the opportunity for teachers
and students to meet passionate researchers and educators from academia and
industry. The talks are designed to be educational, inspirational and entertaining
showing the excitement of the STEM fields.
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