1. The CSULA STEER Program Research Experience for Teachers An NSF Program

2. Contents Objective Labs Participants Schedule Assignments Acknowledgements

3. Objective To give teachers, community college instructors, college students and university professors a chance to collaborate in such a way that the K-16 curriculum is enhanced.

4. Space Lab - The NGST This lab focuses with industry on development of the next generation of deep space telescope due for launch arround 2010.

5. Digital Signal Processing This lab focuses on the engineering of digital signals including but not limited to encrypting, removing interference and transmission.

6. Multi Media Lab This lab focuses on the use of 3d animation in designing and improving the engineering of various devices from space telescopes to airplanes.

7. CSULA Participants Dr Helen Boussalis Dr Jeffrey Beyon Dr Jane Dong Dr Charles liu Prof. Khosrow Rad Alex Khoshafian Salvador Fallorina Amir Mirmirani Catherine Alpas Yeya Lomandyan Luke Chen Kelcie Quach Vinit Sabharwal Tabassum Ahmed Shannel Coleman Bhwana Dua

8. Teacher Participants Dr Mohammad Alwah Anthony Austin Mark Boryta Kimberly Davis Adrian Erb Kenneth Hanson Maria Jung Kingsford Kyei West LA College Cerritos Community College San Antonio Community Fremont High School Long Beach City College Cerritos Community College Pasadena City College Marshall High School

9. Teachers cont… William Lopez Jennie Malonek Kyla Ollie Dr Majid Saghafi Kimberly South Harry Smith Don Wielenga Cerritos Community College Alhambra High School Wilmington Middle School Compton Community College Jefferson High School Fremont High School South Pasaddena High School

10. Schedule of program –Week 1: Introduction of research interests –Week 2: Focus groups and identification of activities –Week 3-4: Investigation –Week 4-5: Presentation and recommendation

11. Assignments Word document Excel Spreadsheet Power Point Presentation Webpage done in HTML Technical document

12. Acknowledgements NSF Loyola Marymount, John Hopkins and CSULA The PIs The students of the engineering dept at CSULA