DoD High School Apprenticeship Program Minority Student Summer 1988 Activities
Abstract
The summer of 1988 represents the seventh successful DOD Science and Engineering Summer Apprenticeship Program for High School Minority Students sponsored by the Office of Naval Research at Florida State University. The program this year was again administered by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute (GFDI) under the direction of Dr. Richard L. Pfeffer, and assisted by Dr. George Buzyna. Student activities were centered at GFDI and included work experience in GFDI and also in the Mesoscale Air-Sea Interaction Group (MASIG). Eight students were selected to work in the summer program. The guidance counselors of five local high schools were approached to obtain the names of outstanding college bound minority students. This summer our student group consisted of five seniors, one juniors, and two exceptional sophomores. The departure from out past concentration on seniors was motivated by our desire to influence and expose students to possible scientific and engineering careers at an earlier age. Brief vitae of the selected students appear in the following section, and information pertaining to each apprentice is also attached at the end of the report. Students were exposed to a broad range of work experiences, including experimental and observational data handling, processing data with the aid of computer operated equipment, conducting laboratory experiments and learning experimental techniques. The eight students were divided into teams of several students each and given slightly different assignments depending on their particular strengths, orientation and backgrounds. Students worked approximately 30 hours per week for 9-10 weeks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA204176
Entities
People
- Richard L. Pfeffer
Organizations
- Florida State University