George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation 2012 Annual Meeting GGSS and NEES@UCDavis Outreach Partnership Jack Montgomery Katerina Ziotopoulou Ross W.
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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
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
OUTLINE
Leveraging resources
Ladder mentoring
Why does it work?
Developing life-long habits
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
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
K. Ziotopoulou
– NEESJuly
Quake
Summit- July 2012
J. Montgomery – R.W.
Boulanger––R.W.
NEESBoulanger
Quake Summit2012
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
K. Ziotopoulou
– NEESJuly
Quake
Summit- July 2012
J. Montgomery – R.W.
Boulanger––R.W.
NEESBoulanger
Quake Summit2012
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
K. Ziotopoulou
– NEESJuly
Quake
Summit- July 2012
J. Montgomery – R.W.
Boulanger––R.W.
NEESBoulanger
Quake Summit2012
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
K. Ziotopoulou
– NEESJuly
Quake
Summit- July 2012
J. Montgomery – R.W.
Boulanger––R.W.
NEESBoulanger
Quake Summit2012
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!
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
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
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
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
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
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
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
WHY DOES IT WORK?
Partnerships help leverage resources, share ideas
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:
J. Montgomery – K. Ziotopoulou – R.W. Boulanger – NEES Quake Summit- July 2012
SUMMARY – GGSS – NEES@UC DAVIS OUTREACH
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