Transcript George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation 2012 Annual Meeting GGSS and NEES@UCDavis Outreach Partnership Jack Montgomery Katerina Ziotopoulou Ross W.

George E. Brown, Jr.
Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation 2012 Annual Meeting
GGSS and NEES@UCDavis
Outreach Partnership
Jack Montgomery
Katerina Ziotopoulou
Ross W. Boulanger
July 2012
INTRODUCTION
 Graduate Geotechnical Student Society (GGSS)
 Students and faculty specializing in geotechnical
engineering at UC Davis
 NEES@UC Davis
 Geotechnical research facility and home to the 9-m
radius geotechnical centrifuge
 Both organizations committed to promoting earthquake
engineering education
GGSS Round Table, 2010
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OUTLINE
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Leveraging resources
Ladder mentoring
Why does it work?
Developing life-long habits
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO GGSS-NEES@UC DAVIS OUTREACH
Professor Ross W. Boulanger
Director, NEES@UC Davis
Dr. Dan W. Wilson
Asst. Director, NEES@UC Davis
Professor Jason T. DeJong
Advisor, GGSS
Jenny Chen
EOT Coord., NEES@UC Davis
Katerina Ziotopoulou
Treasurer & Webmaster, GGSS
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Boulanger––R.W.
NEESBoulanger
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LEVERAGING RESOURCES – GGSS AND NEES@UC DAVIS
 NEES@UC Davis:
 7 full-time staff
 Able to provide resources, facility, encouragement and
mentoring
 Geotechnical Graduate Student Society (GGSS)
 Student run organization with approx. 30 members
 Able to provide “human capital” and enthusiasm
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Summit- July 2012
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LEVERAGING RESOURCES – GGSS AND NEES@UC DAVIS
 By combining resources, each organization is able to reach a
broader audience
 Diverse body of motivated graduate students is able to
connect with younger audiences
 Financial and technical support from NEES makes it all
possible
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– NEESJuly
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Summit- July 2012
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Boulanger––R.W.
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LEVERAGING RESOURCES – GGSS AND NEES@UC DAVIS
 Currently sponsoring 6-10 events per year
 We cater to a wide range of age groups and many of our
groups return year after year
 GGSS and NEES@UC Davis maintain 2 complimentary
websites to recruit more groups and publicize our work
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Summit- July 2012
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Boulanger––R.W.
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LEVERAGING RESOURCES – EXAMPLES
 Shake table demo at Harper Middle School in Davis
 Facilitators explained basics of Earthquake Engineering
 Middle school students designed, constructed and tested
K’Nex buildings over 3 class periods
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
LEVERAGING RESOURCES – EXAMPLES
 Shake table demo at Harper Middle School in Davis
 NEES@UC Davis supplied the K’Nex and
guidance on running the shake table
 Graduate students volunteered their time
to make the event happen
 We’ll be returning this fall!
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LADDER MENTORING
 Knowledge and expertise are passed down to ensure the
program remains strong through “generations” of graduate
students
 Creates a culture of
Faculty and
mentorship which keeps
NEES Staff
participants involved and
helps bring in new students
GGSS leaders
New graduate
students
Undergraduate
students
Outreach
activities
 Partnering with other
organizations, such as UCD
School of Education, brings
new ideas and techniques
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LADDER MENTORING
 Ladder mentoring benefits everyone involved in the process
 This arrangement keeps the program strong while building
an army of skilled outreach facilitators
 Leadership opportunities for graduate students better
prepare them for life after grad school
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LADDER MENTORING – EXAMPLE
 Sacramento Area Science Project Summer Institute
 GGSS, NEES@UC Davis and School of Education partnered
to create an Earthquake Engineering module for local
earth science teachers
 Focused on incorporating technology, hands-on
demonstrations and formative assessment techniques
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
LADDER MENTORING – EXAMPLE
 Sacramento Area Science Project Summer Institute
 Program designed and run by 2 GGSS members
 Guidance provided by Prof. Boulanger and School of
Education staff
 Demonstrations were researched and constructed by
REU using NEESHub resources and NEES staff support
REU Andrew
Makdisi
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WHY DOES IT WORK?
 Partnerships help leverage resources, share ideas
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UC Davis faculty are supportive, allow students time
to participate
 Collecting feedback encourages constant improvement
 Most importantly:
It’s fun!
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
DEVELOPING LIFE-LONG HABITS
 The program allows graduate students to develop
leadership and mentorship skills
 Leads to better qualified graduates for positions in practice
or academia
 Students develop a love for outreach which they can take to
their next position
Recent grads:
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SUMMARY – GGSS – NEES@UC DAVIS OUTREACH
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Leveraging resources
Ladder mentoring
Why does it work?
Developing life-long habits
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
THANK YOU!
Questions?
For more information:
http://nees.ucdavis.edu
http://ggss.ucdavis.edu
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012