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PASSION + STEMSESSION 2:
GIT Mentor Protégé ProgramDC/February 2017
NetworkingNetworking Exercise:Talk to at least 3 protégés and/or mentors1. Use the 3 PUMP handshake to introduce
yourself2. State your name and where you go to school
or work3. Share your passion (fashion, cooking, sports,
helping others..)
NETWORKING: WHAT IS YOUR PASSION
Valerie CottonRock Climbing
Taylor JacksonHiking + her dog, Baloo
Katie WardTheatre Set Design
Nicole ScottPhotography
Ashley PeterSoccer
WELCOME Girls in Technology Mentor Protégé Program
Washington DCSession 4: Passion + STEM
GIT Talks & Demo: SHINING Figures: Women of NASA
Agenda:The GIT Mentor-Protégé Program starts promptly at 6:00 PM. • 5:45 – 6:10pm: Sign-in/Networking/Refreshments(You must sign in with the GIT front desk in order to record your attendance) • 6:10 – 6:20pm: Welcome & Announcements • 6:20 – 7:20pm: GIT Talks• 7:20 – 8:15pm: Mentor-Protégé Session• 8:15 – 8:30pm: Closing
What is Passion?
PassionA strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something
Careers in STEM - Benefits• There is an increasing need for
females in STEM• Women in STEM are inspiring
role models and mentors• Science, Technology,
Engineering, Math.. advances the world
• Job opportunities
Careers in STEM versus Our Passions
• Job Security
• High Salary
Passions + STEM
Lego & Toys + Prosthetics Engineeringhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8fdXNN0irI
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3159898/The-prosthetic-arm-built-LEGO-Designer-creates-artificial-limb-allows-kids-make-attachments.html#v-4352253254001
http://inhabitat.com/this-lucky-tortoise-can-walk-again-thanks-to-a-custom-built-lego-wheelchair/
Passions + STEM
http://www.businessinsider.com/grace-choi-mink-2014-9
Mink Founder: Grace Choi
Mink is printable makeup, allowing people to access makeup affordably and available in ANY color.
Makeup + technology
http://vimeo.com/105411537
http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/09/teen-girl-coders-helped-design-a-zac-posen-dress.html#
http://amysmartgirls.com/google-teams-with-fashion-guru-zac-posen-to-teach-girls-creative-coding/
Passions + STEM
Coding + Fashion
Fashion Designer, Zac Posen partnered with Google to create a dress for the runway made by coding from girls all over the world!
Passions + STEMScuba Diving + Environmental Science + Computer Science
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/education/careers
http://www.dataturbine.org/content/instrumenting-thailand%E2%80%99s-coastline-mobile-devices-environmental-and-disaster-monitoring
Passions + STEMProtecting Wildlife with Drones
TalksSHINING FIGURES: Women of NASA
ALISON THIEMEDR SARA LUBKIN JESSICA FAYNE
NASA DEVELOP Program
NASA APPLIED SCIENCES
Women in Earth Science and GISJessica Fayne
Sara Lubkin, Ph.DAlison Thieme
February 28, 2017
Jessica Fayne
Alison Thieme
Dr. Sara Lubkin
WHO ARE WE?And how did we get here?
ABOUT ME: ALISONBackstory: • Born and raised in Southern California• Lived in Madagascar for two years with Peace Corps• Professional SCUBA diver• Attended UCLA and Clark University
Science: • BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, MS in Geographic Information Science• Interested in wildlife conservation: both plant and animal• Studies changes in forests and the relationship between people and their environment• AAUS Science Diver in training
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ABOUT ME: SARA
Backstory:• Grew up in Israel and Kentucky• Attended University of California, Cornell University and Northern Virginia Community College• Military spouse and mom of four• Enjoys pottery, dance and hiking
Science: • BS and PhD in Geology with Paleontology Emphasis, Minor in Zoology• Certificate in Geospatial Information Science• Studied fossil insects and how fossil insects can be used to predict past climate• Interested in current effects of climate change
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ABOUT ME: JESSICABackstory:• Born and raised in Northern Virginia• BA in Political Science from Hampton University • Graduate Certificate in Cross Cultural Communications from American University• Studied transportation mapping and urban planning
Science: • MS in Geographic and Cartographic Sciences focusing on remote sensing and hydrology• Interested in understanding the effects of natural disasters caused by hydrological events• Currently studying the global presence/absence of surface and groundwater • Plans to study sensor specifications of satellites and the physics of land-atmosphere exchange
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What are “applied sciences”?
NASA DEVELOP
DEVELOP is part of NASA’s Applied Sciences Program. We work on short term projects that use NASA satellite data to address environmental and public policy issues. These projects tackle community concerns around the globe including water quality, air quality, human health, invasive species, natural disasters and agriculture.
EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DO: SARATracking the Red Palm Mite in Puerto Rico
EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DO: JESSICA
NASA SATELLITES
LANDSAT SATELLITESCollect images of the same place in
the world every 16 days
1 pixel is 30 m x 30 m or about the size of a baseball diamond
WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THIS?
Measure Chlorophyll in the Chesapeake Bay
Compare city growth in Baltimore (1984-2010)
BEAR LAKE GLACIER, ALASKA, U.S.A.1984 2014
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, USA
HURRICANE KATRINA, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA
August 22, 2005 September 7, 2005
LAKE POWELL, UTAH AND ARIZONA, USA1984 2005
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, MEXICO2000 2016
HOW CAN WE DO ALL OF THIS?
www2.estrellamountain.eduhttps://landsat.usgs.gov/what-are-best-spectral-bands-use-my-study
HOW THIS WORKS
https://landsat.usgs.gov/what-are-best-spectral-bands-use-my-studylandsat.usgs.gov/tools_spectralViewer.php
OUR WORK USES SCIENCE TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES BOTH IN THE US AND ABROAD
AND AT THE SAME TIME ALLOWS US ROOM TO BE CREATIVE.
YOUR TURN
Download images and shapes of the DC area from here: https://goo.gl/UqgNDx
WHAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH:1. Open and View Satellite Imagery of DC
a. Combine spectral bands to form a “True Color” RGB image of DCb. Apply Brightness/Contrast Enhancementc. Zoom in/out of the map
2. Create a “False Color” image using the Near Infrared band
3. Identify Wet areas using the Normalized Difference Pond Index (NDPI)a. The same method can be applied to get the ND-Vegetation Index (NDVI)
4. Open and View DC Features as ‘shapefiles’
OPEN QGIS
You might have already downloaded QGIS, if not, go to https://goo.gl/2K90hr
OPEN QGIS. Different computer types might show different versions.
ADD IMAGES
Click on the square ‘add raster layer’ button on the left panel to add images also called ‘rasters’ to the map
NAVIGATE TO WHERE YOU’VE DOWNLOADED THE SAMPLE DATA Select the files that end in “B2”, “B3”, “B4”, “B5”, and “B6”
BAND 2: BLUE BAND 3: GREENBAND 4: RED
RED-BLUE-GREEN “TRUE COLOR”COMPOSITEOpen the “Toolbox”Type in “Composite” in the search box
OPEN THE COMPOSITE FILE
Type “32618” in the “Filter” box, then click ok.
This will make sure your image shows in the correct location on the map.
RED-BLUE-GREEN COMPOSITE OUTPUT
It looks very dark!Apply Contrast/Brightness enhancement
CONTRAST/BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENT
Click on the paintbrush style symbol, then open color rendering and increase the brightness to 150 and contrast to 60.
A BRIGHTER COMPOSITE
It looks much greener and now we can see the Chesapeake Bay clearly on the right of the image.Use the zoom buttons to see the image in greater detail.
THE DISTRICT!
WHAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH:1. Open and View Satellite Imagery of DC
a. Combine spectral bands to form a “True Color” RGB image of DCb. Apply Brightness/Contrast Enhancementc. Zoom in/out of the map
2. Create a “False Color” image using the Near Infrared band
3. Identify Wet areas using the Normalized Difference Pond Index (NDPI)a. The same method can be applied to get the ND-Vegetation Index (NDVI)
4. Open and View DC Features as ‘shapefiles’
FALSE COLOR INFRARED
Just as before, open the toolbox and open the r.composite menu. This time, infrared will be red, red will be green, and green will be blue
TRUE COLOR VS FALSE COLOR
WHAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH:1. Open and View Satellite Imagery of DC
a. Combine spectral bands to form a “True Color” RGB image of DCb. Apply Brightness/Contrast Enhancementc. Zoom in/out of the map
2. Create a “False Color” image using the Near Infrared band
3. Identify Wet areas using the Normalized Difference Pond Index (NDPI)a. The same method can be applied to get the ND-Vegetation Index (NDVI)
4. Open and View DC Features as ‘shapefiles’
CREATE NEW INFORMATION USING BAND CALCULATIONSThe raster bands are similar to matrices. They can be added, subtracted, multiplied and divided.
Calculations can be performed over the Landsat data to extract meaningful information.
Open the ‘Raster Calculator’
To identify water bodies and wet areas, we will calculate the Normalized Difference Pond Index
(Lacaux 2006)
THE NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE POND INDEX (NDPI)NDPI was created in response to several indices aimed at identifying small water bodies.
When applied to Landsat data the formula to calculate NDPI: (Band 6-Band 3)/(Band 6 + Band 3)
This formula normalizes the differences between the shortwave infrared band, and the green band, focusing on open water, wet and swampy areas.
NDPI OUTPUT
BUT WHAT IF I WANT TO SHOW ONLY WATER? The index thresholds may vary depending on the data used and the study area, but most of the time, we can divide the data at the 0 value.
Right click on the layer to open properties then open transparency
Set the values from 0 to 1 to transparent, and click apply
CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE WATER: BAND RENDERINGIn the properties menu, change the render type to ‘Singleband pseudocolor’Select a blue color ramp. The darker color should be the negative value.Change the min to -0.2 and the max to 0.2. Click classify and apply.
NDPI WATER OVER TRUE COLOR
WHAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH:1. Open and View Satellite Imagery of DC
a. Combine spectral bands to form a “True Color” RGB image of DCb. Apply Brightness/Contrast Enhancementc. Zoom in/out of the map
2. Create a “False Color” image using the Near Infrared band
3. Identify Wet areas using the Normalized Difference Pond Index (NDPI)a. The same method can be applied to get the ND-Vegetation Index (NDVI)
4. Open and View DC Features as ‘shapefiles’
ADD DC SHAPES
Click the ‘add vector’ layer to add DC shapefiles. Select ‘file’ and browse to find the shapefiles.
Click ‘DC Boundary”then open
DC BOUNDARY
Open the properties menu and change the style settings and change the fill to transparent and border to red
FINALE!
These are sample discussion questions. Please remember to give everyone a chance to speak, and remember to learn everyone’s names!
THANK YOUR MENTORS & PROTEGES – next session is our last!Questions for Protégés What do you enjoy doing, what are some of your passions Do you want to pursue your passions or do you want to pursue a technical skill (ex: music versus engineering) Think of fun new career possibilities by combining things you love and a STEM skill (ex: building lego body parts for
the disabled, 3D printing your own makeup!)Questions for Mentors What is your passion? Why is it important to be passionate about the work you do? How do you combine passion in your job, what about your job are you passionate? What opportunities do you see in your degree/job area for the intersect with various different interests/industries (ex: eye doctor + video games can create virtual reality!) What should I make my primary major? Do I make one my bachelors degree and the other my masters? How do I
decide?GIT Scholarship Please review the GIT Scholarship details – criteria, due dates, and submission process Conduct mock answers during mentoring session Help GIT Girls prepare for a winning submission
MENTORING SESSION
Which protégé has inspired you
most?
GIT MS INSPIRATION AWARD
This award will be given to the girl who has shared her ideas, encourages others to be more active, and is a role model and inspiration to other protégés
GIT SHARING OUR SUCCESS
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, March 16, 20175:00 – 7:30PM
Pop-up STEM fair plus panel with Women in STEM.
Location: Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center, 901 15th Street NW, Washington DC
Registration + Info: http://bit.ly/GITSOSMarch2017
GIT EVENT: END OF YEAR CELEBRATION
RSVP TO: cyberpatriotgirls@googlegroups.com
Register: http://navyleague.org/stem
EVENT:
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY:
DUE DATE: Friday March 3, 2017
More info & application:http://bit.ly/GITNSBEScholarship
Which protégé has inspired you most?
GIT MS INSPIRATION AWARD
This award will be given to the girl who has shared her ideas, encourages others to be more active, and is a role model and inspiration to other protégés
CLOSING
REMINDERS:• Apply for GIT Scholarship • Register for experiences and opportunities• Challenge yourself and learning something new• Add and share with us on social Media• Write a blog about what you enjoyed, email to: girlsintechdc@gmail.com
• NEXT SESSION• Session #5: Final session Tuesday 3/28/17