Education
The need for a workforce that is better educated and trained to deal with severe storm related disasters. The SSPEED Center aims to develop a disaster-trained workforce to fill this gap via educational activities at the various universities, workshops, seminars and programs with K-12 institutions.
Programs and Initiatives
Developing a Disaster Trained Work Force Students at the participating universities receive training in severe storm modeling, flood warning systems, risk analysis and disaster mitigation and planning. Students interact with industry and private sector leaders in emergency response, in addition to the researchers within SSPEED.
SSPEED Center teaches high school students about engineering The SSPEED Center participated in the fifth annual Young Owls Leadership Program (YOLP). Its mission is to prepare rising high school students as both leaders in their communities and competitive applicants to top-tier colleges and universities. The SSPEED Center worked with YOLP to host more than 60 high school students and teach them about engineering through hands-on projects.
Water Rockets The students were required to break into teams to launch water rockets and see which rocket could soar in the air the longest. Students use an empty soda bottle, filled it with water and used a bike pump to pressurize gas and force the homemade rockets into the air. The students with the best rocket launch of the day had a three-winged that soared for 3.07 – 4.60 seconds in the air.
What students found most interesting about the Rocket Activity: "Not knowing what is going to happen." - Darius, rising 10 th grader "Seeing how the design affects the lift-off and how high it would go." Ketrae, rising 10 th grader.
Bridge Building Competition The other activity the students participated in was a bridge building competition with a K'nex construction set. The winner was determined by whose bridge held the most weight without collapsing. The winning team’s bridge held more than 30 pounds.
SSPEED Research Students Visit The Netherlands in PIRE Research Trip
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