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SUMMARY:Women & STEAM Congress
DESCRIPTION:A professional development event featuring workshops\, panel discussions\, networking sessions and more led by inspirational women in STEAM fields\, education\, entrepreneurship and leadership. \nAdmission is FREE for students to attend. Seating is limited: reserve your spot now! \nhttps://womensteam2019.eventbrite.com  \nFeatured Panelists:\n\nHonorable Bernadette Romano Clark- NYS Supreme Court Justice\nChristie Harrington- Art Professor at MVCC\nJenna Stanton- Owner of Soul Bowl\nMandee Sacco- Owner of Curl Up & Dye Salon\nDr. Maria Kontaridis- Director of Research at MMRI\nLinda Fake- Owner of Uniquely Yours Interior Design\nCathy Dare- Owner of TRM Environmental Consultants\nStephanie Nesbitt\, J.D.-Utica College Professor\nStaff SGT Della Pray (USAF\, Ret.)- Air Force JROTC Instructor\, Rome Free Academy\n\nClosing Keynote:\n \nTracy Chamberlain Higginbotham is the Founder and President of Women TIES —Women Together Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success—a company dedicated since 2005 in promoting\, publicizing and uniting women entrepreneurs and their companies. In 1995\, Tracy created her first company—Five Star Events—an events management company which she still runs today on a part time basis. \nIn 2011\, Higginbotham created a division of Women TIES\, LLC called the “Women’s Athletic Network” which promotes athletic events for women entrepreneurs to participate in\, train for or support as spectators. \nHigginbotham is an Advisory Board Member of SUNY Oswego School of Business\, Board Member of the Upstate Women’s Business Center in Utica\, and Advisory Board Member of Maureen’s Hope Foundation. \n\nSchedule of Events:  \n8:00-8:30- Registration \n8:45-9:45- Group Ice Breakers \n10:00-11:30- Panel Discussion \n11:45-12:45- Networking Session \n1:00-1:30- Lunch \n1:30-2:00- Closing Keynote \nFOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:\nProjectFibonacci.org
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LOCATION:Utica College\, 1600 Burrstone Rd.\, Utica\, NY\, 13502\, United States
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SUMMARY:Robert Zubrin
DESCRIPTION:The Project Fibonacci Foundation proudly presents Author\, Aerospace Engineer & President of Pioneer Astronautics: Robert Zubrin\n\nRobert Zubrin\, formerly a Staff Engineer at Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Denver is now president of his own company\, Pioneer Astronautics. He holds Masters degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a doctorate in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Washington. He is the inventor for over 15 US patents for technologies in the field of space propulsion\, exploration\, and energy\, the author of over 200 published technical and non-technical papers in the field\, as well the non-fiction books “The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must” (Simon and Schuster 1996)\, “Entering Space” (Tarcher Putnam 1999)\, “Mars on Earth” (Tarcher Penguin 2003)\, “Energy Victory” (Prometheus Books\, 2007)and “Merchants of Despair\,” (Encounter Books\, 2012). He is also the author of the novels “The Holy Land\,” (Polaris Books\, 2003) and “First Landing\,” (Ace 2001)\, and the science-humor immigrant guidebook\, “How to Live on Mars” (Three Rivers Press\, 2008). His most recent work is “The Case for Space: How the Space Revolution Opens a Future of Limitless Possibility\,” (Prometheus Books\, 2019.) \n \nHe is a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Space Society. He is the founder of the Mars Society; an international organization dedicated to furthering the exploration and settlement of Mars by both public and private means. In that capacity\, he personally led the construction and operation of a human Mars exploration training station on Devon Island\, an uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic 900 miles from the North Pole. Prior to his work in astronautics\, Dr. Zubrin was employed in areas of thermonuclear fusion research\, nuclear engineering\, radiation protection\, and as a high school science teacher.
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LOCATION:The Beeches Conference Center\, 7900 Turin Rd.\, Rome\, NY\, 13440\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dr. Aprille Ericsson
DESCRIPTION:The Project Fibonacci Foundation proudly presents Aerospace Engineer\, Dr. Aprille Ericsson\nDr. Aprille J. Ericsson is an Aerospace Engineer\, who has held numerous positions in education\, technically and athletically. While attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) she worked in the Space Systems Laboratory and worked on a fiber optic gyroscope in the Physics Laboratory. Dr. Ericsson’s early research at Howard University (HU) was developing control methods for orbiting large space platforms like International Space Station. She has served as an Adjunct Faculty member at several Universities. Currently\, she sits on Engineering Academic boards at the National Academies\, and MIT and previously at HU as a Trustee and as the Chair of the HU Middle School of Mathematics and Science. \nDuring her 25+ year tenure with NASA\, Dr. Ericsson has worked as Aerospace Engineer\, Technologist\, Project and Program Manager and Executive. In 2017\, she assumed the position of New Business Lead for the NASA GSFC Instrument Systems and Technology Division. Just prior\, she served as the Capture Manager for a proposed Astrophysics mid-sized Class Explorer\, called STAR-X. Prior to that proposal development\, Dr. Ericsson served as the GSFC Program Manager for SBIR/STTR. Formerly\, she served as the Deputy to the Chief Technologist for the Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate. As an Instrument Project Manager\, she has led spaceflight instrument teams and proposal developments for instruments ranging from $15M to $500M. As an Attitude Control Systems analyst\, Dr. Ericsson developed practical control methods\, and analyzed structural dynamics for several space science missions. She served as a NASA HQs Program Executive for Earth Science\, and a Business Executive for Space Science. \nDr. Ericsson is also an athlete. Throughout her life she has competed in basketball\, flag football and softball. She played on National ranked softball teams which have won two Coed Worlds numerous Stat Championships\, and a Women’s military World tournaments. She has been voted women’s MVP for coed flag football. Dr. Ericsson’s dedication to youth has also continued as a basketball\, softball\, baseball and T-ball Coach. She also enjoys skiing\, tennis and cycling for fun. \nDr. Ericsson has won numerous awards. She was the first person of color to receive the prestigious “2016 Washington Award” from the Western Society of Engineers. Dr. Ericsson is the first female to receive a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University\, and the first African-American civil servant female to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering at NASA GSFC. She received her B.S. in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering from MIT.
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SUMMARY:John Urschel
DESCRIPTION:The Project Fibonacci Foundation proudly presents Author\, Mathematician & Former NFL Player\, John Urschel\nJohn C. Urschel is a PhD Mathematician (MIT) and retired professional football player who played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens where he played his entire NFL career before announcing his retirement in 2017\, at 26 years old. John also holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in mathematics from Penn State. He has published peer-reviewed articles in mathematics and has done research in a number of areas\, including convex and discrete geometry\, graph theory\, machine learning\, numerical analysis\, and others. Recent projects for John include: a paper in SIAM Journal of Numerical Analysis on centroidal Voronoi tessellations\, which can be found here; his memoir “Mind & Matter: A life in Math & Football” and McGraw-Hill Brand Ambassador. \nSave with the Bundle!\nSee John Urschel & all of our other 2019 keynote speakers by bundling for a suggested donation of only $30!\n 
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SUMMARY:Science Bob Pflugfelder
DESCRIPTION:The Project Fibonacci Foundation proudly presents “Science Bob” Plfugfelder\n“Science Bob ” Pflugfelder is a science teacher\, maker\, author\, and presenter that knows how to make the world of science come alive in a big way. He regularly inspires a love a science and making on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live\, Live With Kelly & Ryan\, and The Dr. Oz Show. He has also appeared on Join Or Die With Craig Ferguson\, Good Morning America\, The Today Show\, and others as well as guest starring as himself on several episodes of Nickelodeon’s Nicky\, Ricky Dicky\, & Dawn. Bob has also appeared on television internationally in Japan\, Rome\, and Singapore. \nHis popular “Nick & Tesla” aims to inspire young readers to use science to invent and innovate. The book series has been translated into7 different languages and was nominated for a prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. \n \nSave with the Bundle!\nSee Science Bob & all of our other 2019 keynote speakers by bundling for a suggested donation of only $30!
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