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Presented by:
Melissa Ramon
Marine Biology
Mauricio Marquez
Pre-Medical
MESA Program, San Diego City College
November 2012
 1 week “train-the-trainer” academy for understanding
“what is research?”
- Hosted at San Diego State University – July 2012
- Led by 3 graduate research students
- 20 MESA student participants (10 each from City College
and Southwestern College)
 Trained on research process
 Learned about available research opportunities
 Conducted 3-day “investigative shadow” in teams
 Funded by California Space Grant Consortium
The method of
investigation and
discovery.
Define
Terms
Take Notes
Lab Culture
Teamwork &
Productivity
Rules &
Expectations
Step by Step
Choosing your topic
Tip: Turn your interest into a topic
Develop a Question
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Question to Topic
Develop the answer
Significance
Why is your topic important?
Credible background information that reflects on your
personal project.
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Search for similar articles that refer to your topic.
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View references at end of article to refer to
similar topics .
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Don’t forget to Cite your sources!
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Give yourself an agenda to follow and deadlines
to complete.
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Manage your time efficiently and effectively.
General scientific knowledge required to achieve goal
• Theories
• Properties
• Equations
Your Data:
What?
How?
Your Experiment:
What?
Where?
When?
How?
Who?
Projected Timeline
Budget
Does your data make sense?
Close to what was expected?
Graphing your data
Acceptable Error
Were all your goals met?
Publish your work
Technical Presentations
UCSD – Validation Lab
Principal investigators (PIs)
David Hernandez - Aerospace Engineering
Julie Narasaki – Mechanical Engineering
•What can we learned about space and structures?
•Would the environment be good enough to deploy a
structure?
•Will the payload and its equipment withstand certain
elevations?
Visited the UCSD library to search for background
research on our experimental project.
Smolley, J. H. "Science Foundation.
" Balloon Sy mpssiuri (1970).
Independent Variables : GPS & Spot – radio frequency.
Dependent Variables: Data location of the balloon.
Measured: pressure, altitude, latitude, velocity
(speed of wind), distance, weight, time and wind direction.
Examined: Time vs. Altitude & Altitude vs. Pressure.
•Principles
•Equations Theory
•Buoyancy
•Ideal Gas Law
Materials
Balloon
GPS
SPOT
Sand bags
Wires
Foam box
Kapton tape
Plastic Tubes
Helium
Assemble
Test
Ballast System: maintain the balloon at altitude of 40,000 ft.
GPS : Balloon Location (Map)
SPOT : redundant tracking - satellite tracking
Zero Pressure Balloon : Wind direction before launch
Launch
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SDSU, UCSD, USD
AMGEN Scholars Program
The program supports summer research for thirty
undergraduates majoring in fields related to biotechnology,
including: microbiology, bioengineering, biochemistry,
neuroscience, and molecular genetics.
Faculty Mentor Program
The Faculty Mentor Program offers research experience to
all junior or seniors who have the desire to prepare for
graduate or professional school.
CAMP Science Program
The UCSD California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) in
Science, Engineering and Mathematics program provides support and advancement
opportunities to ethnically underrepresented (African American, Mexican
American, Latino, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native Pacific Islander)
students who are seeking bachelor's degrees in chemistry, physics, cognitive
science, biology, other sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology.
Health & Medical Professions Preparation Program
The UCSD Health and Medical Professions Preparation Program (HMP3) provides
undergraduates with enriching experiences that will enhance their preparation for
admission into professional school in the medical and other health professions.
McNair Program
The McNair Program provides low-income, first-generation college students, and
students from groups underrepresented in graduate education, with effective
preparation for doctoral study.
MARC Scholars Program
The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program is designed to train and
prepare highly qualified underrepresented minority undergraduate students in the
biosciences for entry into graduate school.
Summer Research Program
The UCSD Summer Research Program is an eight-week, full-time research
experience for undergraduates.
UCSD Undergraduate Research Conference
Held each May, the UCSD Annual Undergraduate Research Conference recognizes
outstanding scholarly work produced by UCSD undergraduates.
UCSD Undergraduate Research Scholarship
All UCSD undergraduates in any major are eligible to apply.
Scholarships for Undergraduate Student Participation in Computational
Science and Engineering Research Program.
Available to assist:
• academically talented
• financially needy students
Goal: to explore opportunities for computational modeling and simulation
research in science and engineering disciplines.
Funded by National Science Foundation.
Minority Access to Research Careers(MARC)
The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Honors Undergraduate Research
Training Program was recently awarded to San Diego State University from the
National Institutes of Health. Students who are selected as trainees can receive
three-quarter tuition and a monthly stipend of $913.
Contact: Thelma Chavez
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)
Is an intensive undergraduate research training program which prepares students
for direct entry into STEM
•Year-round financial assistance for your research development.
•Undergraduates are paid 15 hours/week during the academic semesters,
•30-40 hours/week over the summer (depending on the budget)
•Year round research and academic mentoring
•Connection to graduate program and other research opportunities
Contact: Michelle Lopez
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
provides funds to USD undergraduates to conduct summer research with a USD faculty
mentor.
Pre-Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE)
offers summer research opportunities to San Diego high school students who will begin
classes at USD in the fall and who may be the first in their families to pursue a college
education.
Honors Program
offers a four-year interdisciplinary curriculum integrated with a student's major and
engages the students in sustained independent work through original research projects
as a focus of a senior independent study project.
Community Service-Learning
offers course-based service-learning courses that incorporate community partnerships which can
also include research and internship opportunities.
McNair Scholars
are partnered with faculty mentors in their discipline, formulate a research plan, and receive
stipends to support their research projects.
Hayes Scholarship/Fellowship
provides funding to support research in the sciences.
Independent study
allows students to conduct research on a topic of interest by enrolling in an independent study
course. In addition, research can be conducted as part of an international study course