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Visit our website for applications forms and other relevant information. http://users.rowan.edu/%7Ejahan/GAMTTEP/index.htm

Application for SJ GAMTTEP

Name (print clearly) ___________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________ City ___________________________________________ State Zip Code ___________________________________________ Home Phone Cell Phone ___________________________________________ E-Mail ___________________________________________ Current School ___________________________________________ Parent/Guardian ___________________________________________ Parent Home Phone Cell Phone Grade Now ______ Male/Female _______

Ethnicity: Hispanic___White___Black___Asian__Other__

Year you completed Algebra____or when you will take it?___________

Most recent Science class/when: ___________

List one or more career interests: ______________________________________ ______________________________________

Required Essay: Include a one page essay on why this program can assist you in your goals and why you are interested in participating. Type or print neatly please.

Required Teacher Recommendation: Two teacher recommendations are required. Forms are available on the website.

GARRET A. MORGAN

Garret A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education Program

Garret A. Morgan (1877-1963)

Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. was an American inventor whose curiosity and innovation led him to develop several commercial products, the successors of which are still in use today. A practical man of humble beginnings, Morgan devoted his life to creating items that made the lives of common people safer and more convenient.

• Patented the automatic traffic light

• Started a newspaper called the Cleveland Call

• Invented the “breathing device” which was later known as the gas mask

• Invented a hair straightening liquid while trying to improve sewing machines

SJ GAMTTEP High School

Scholars Program Funded by USDOT & Rowan University

July 8 - August 7, 2008

Application deadline: April 4, 2008 Notification by: April 22, 2008

Millville Board of Education This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under grant No. DTFH61-07- G-00010. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.

Introduction

This internship program will offer interns a 4-week of transportation research, work experience, seminars and field trips to introduce them to the many aspects of the complex field of transportation. Selected students will work closely with assigned faculty on research projects that are relevant to the needs of the transportation engineering industry.

ROWAN ENGINEERING

• Princeton Review names Rowan one of best colleges in northeast.

• Rowan ranked 28th in region by U.S. News & World Report

• Rowan is listed fourth among the top public universities in the North Region-Master’s category by U.S. News

• Rowan’s College of Engineering is ranked 16th (tied) among the nation’s best undergraduate engineering program

Program Highlights

• July 8 – August 7, 9:00 AM– 3:30 PM

• Every participant receives a $1,500 stipend

• Transportation will be provided

• Work on research with a professor

• Travel by train, boat & bus to go behind the scene of transportation agencies across the NJ, PA, DE

• Guest Speakers

• Career and college module: shadowing, resumes, interview practice, speaking and writing

• Learn current policies & issues in the field

• Individual/team interactive projects of your choice

• Meet the people who make transportation happen

Ready to Apply?

• Step 1: Fill out application on reverse side. Include your essay

• Step 2: Detach the application

• Step 3: Mail the application by April 4th. Make sure two teacher recommendations are included.

• We will notify all applicants of their admission by April 22.

Please visit our website for more information about the program:

http://users.rowan.edu/%7Ejahan/GAMTTEP/index.htm

Send Application to: Dr. Jahan Kauser, Coordinator Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University 201, Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028 FAX: (856) 256-5323 Email: jahan@rowan.edu

LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS FOR RECRUITING STUDENTS FOR THE SJ GAMTTEP HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS PROGRAM

NAME OF SCHOOL ADDRESS CITY Absegami H.S. 201 S. Wrangleboro Road Galloway Alternative High School 45 Ranoldo Terrace Cherry Hill Arthur P. Schalick H.S. 718-A Centerton Road Pittsgrove Atlantic City H.S. 1400 Albany Avenue Atlantic City Barnegat High School 180 Bengal Blvd. Barnegat Bordentown Regional H.S. 318 Ward Ave. BORDENTOWN Brick Township H.S. 346 CHAMBERS BRIDGE RD Brick Town Brick Township Memorial H.S. 2001 LANES MILL RD Brick Bridgeton Senior H.S. 111 N.West Avenue BRIDGETON Brimm Medical Arts H.S. 1626 Copewood Street Camden Buena Regional H.S. 125 Weymouth Road Buena Burlington Co. Alternative HS Pemberton-Browns Mills Rd Pemberton Burlington Township H.S. 610 FOUNTAIN AVENUE BURLINGTON Camden H.S. BAIRD & PARK BLVDS CAMDEN Carteret H.S. 199 WASHINGTON AVENUE CARTERET Central H.S. 259 Pennington-Titusville Road Pennington Central Regional H.S. FOREST HILLS PARKWAY Bayville Cherokee High School 120 Tomlinson Mill Road MARLTON Cherry Hill High-East H.S. KRESSON RD CHERRY HILL Cherry Hill High-West H.S. CHAPEL AVE CHERRY HILL Cicely Tyson School 161 ELMWOOD AVE EAST ORANGE Cinnaminson H.S. 1197 Riverton Road CINNAMINSON Clayton H.S. 350 E. Clinton Street Clayton Clearview Regional H.S. 625 Breakneck Rd Mullica Hill Collingswood Senior H.S. 424 Collings Ave. Collingswood Colonia H.S. East Street Colonia Creative and Performing Arts H.S. Filmore and Carl Miller Blvd. Camden Cumberland Regional H.S. P O BOX 5115 SEABROOK Daylight/Twilight H.S. 720 Bellevue Avenue Trenton Delaware Valley Regional H.S. 19 Senator Stout Rd. Frenchtown Delran H.S. 50 Hartford Road DELRAN Delsea Regional H.S. Fries Mill Rd Franklinville Deptford Township H.S. 575 S Fox Run Rd Deptford Dr. C.T. Epps, Jr. Freshman Academy 2 Harrison Avenue Jersey City Dunellen H.S. FIRST ST & LINCOLN AVE DUNELLEN East Orange Campus 9 129 North REnshaw Avenue EAST ORANGE East Vineland School 1898 Panther Rd Vineland Eastern H.S. Laurel Oak Road Voorhees Eastern Intermediate H.S. Laurel Oak Road Voorhees Edison H.S. 50 Boulevard of Eagles Edison Egg Harbor Township H.S. 24 High School Drive Egg Harbor Township Ewing H.S. 900 Parkway Ave. Ewing Florence Twp. Mem. H.S. 1050 Cedar Lane FLORENCE

Glassboro H.S. 560 Joseph L. Bowe Blvd Glassboro Haddon Township H.S. 406 MEMORIAL AVENUE WESTMONT Haddonfield Memorial H.S. 401 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST HADDONFIELD Hamilton East-Steinert H.S. 2900 Klockner Road Trenton Hamilton North-Nottingham H.S. 1055 Klockner Road Trenton Hamilton West-Watson H.S. 2720 South Clinton Avenue Hamilton Hammonton High School 566 Old Forks Road Hammonton Highland H.S. ERIAL RD BLACKWOOD Highland Park H.S. 102 North Fifth Avenue Highland Park Hightstown H.S. 25 Leshin Lane Hightstown Hunterdon Central H.S. 84 Route 31 Flemington J. F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. Washington Avenue Iselin J.P. Stevens H.S. 855 Grove Avenue Edison Jackson Liberty High School 125 North Hope Chapel Road Jackson Jackson Memorial H.S. 101 Don Connor Blvd. Jackson Kingsway Regional H.S. 201 Kings Highway Woolwich Twp Lacey Township H.S. 73 Haines Street Lanoka Harbor Lakewood H.S. 855 Somerset Avenue LAKEWOOD Lawrence H.S. 2525 Princeton Pike Lawrenceville Lenape High School 235 Hartford Road MEDFORD Lindenwold H.S. 801 Egg Harbor Road Lindenwold Lower Cape May Regional H.S. 687 RT 9 CAPE MAY Mainland Regional H.S. 1301 Oak Avenue Linwood Manchester Township H.S. 101 S. Colonial Dr. Manchester Memorial H.S. 504 East Broad Street MILLVILLE Met East High School Metuchen H.S. 400 GROVE AVE METUCHEN

Middle Township H.S. 300 East Atlantic Avenue CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE

Middlesex County Academy 185 Cindy Stret Old Bridge Middlesex H.S. 300 KENNEDY DR MIDDLESEX Monroe Township H.S. 1629 Perrineville Road Monroe Township Moorestown H.S. 350 Bridgeboro Road Moorestown New Brunswick H.S. 1125 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick New Egypt H.S. 117 Evergreen Road New Egypt North Brunswick Township H.S. 98 Raider Road North Brunswick North Hunterdon H.S. 1445 State Route 31 Annandale Northern Burlington Co.Regional H.S 160 Mansfield Road East Columbus Oakcrest H.S. 1824 Dr. Dennis Foreman Drive Mays Landing Ocean City H.S. 501 Atlantic Avenue OCEAN CITY Old Bridge H.S. 4209 Route 516 Matawan Overbrook H.S. 1200 Turnersville Road Pine Hill Pemberton Twp. H.S. 148 Arney's Mount Road Pemberton Penns Grove H.S. 334 Harding Highway Carneys Point Pennsauken H.S. 800 HYLTON ROAD PENNSAUKEN Pennsville Memorial H.S. 110 S. Broadway Pennsville Perth Amboy H.S. Eagle Ave. & Francis St. Perth Amboy Piscataway Township H.S. 100 Behmer Road Piscataway Pitman H.S. 225 Linden Ave Pitman

Pleasantville H.S. 701 Mill Road Pleasantville Point Pleasant Beach H.S. 700 Trenton Avenue Point Pleasant Beach Point Pleasant H.S. LAURA HERBERT DR POINT PLEASANT Princeton H.S. 151 Moore Street Princeton Rancocas Valley Reg. H.S. 520 Jacksonville Road Mount Holly Renaissance Academy 200 Washington Street Newark Ridgefield Memorial H.S. Walnut St. Ridgefield Riverside H.S. 112 E Washington Street Riverside Robbinsville High School 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Road Robbinsville Salem H.S. 219 Walnut Street Salem Seneca High School 110 Carranza Road Tabernacle Shawnee H.S. 600 Tabernacle Road Medford South Brunswick H.S. PO Box 183 Monmouth Junction South Plainfield H.S. 200 Lake Street South Plainfield South River H.S. 11 Montgomery Street South River Southern Regional H.S. 90 Cedar Bridge Road MANAHAWKIN Spotswood H.S. 105 Summerhill Road Spotswood Sterling H.S. 501 SOUTH WARWICK ROAD SOMERDALE Timber Creek H.S. 501 Jarvis Road Erial Toms River High - East H.S. 1225 Raider Way Toms River Toms River High - North H.S. 1245 Old Freehold Road Toms River Toms River High - South H.S. 55 Hyers Street Toms River Trenton Central H.S. 400 Chambers Street Trenton Triton H.S. SCHUBERT AVE RUNNEMEDE Vineland Senior H.S. North 3010 E CHESTNUT AVE VINELAND Vineland Senior H.S. South 2880 E CHESTNUT AVE VINELAND Voorhees H.S. 256 County Road 513 Glen Gardner War Memorial H.S. 820 Washington Road Parlin Washington Twp. H.S. 519 Hurffville-CrossKeys Rd Sewell West Deptford H.S. 1600 Old Crown Point Rd Westville West Windsor-Plainsboro HS North 90 Grovers Mill Road Plainsboro West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South 346 Clarksville Road Princeton Jct. Wildwood H.S. 4300 PACIFIC AVE WILDWOOD Williamstown H.S. 700 N Tuckahoe Rd Williamstown Willingboro H.S. 20 J.F. Kennedy Way Willingboro Winslow Twp. H.S. 200 Coopers Folly Road Atco Woodbridge H.S. Kelly Street Woodbridge Woodbury Junior-Senior H.S. 25 N Broad St Woodbury Woodrow Wilson H.S. 31ST & FEDERAL STS CAMDEN Woodstown H.S. Woodstown High School Woodstown

ROWAN UNIVERSITY SUMMER SJ GAMTTEP HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR SURVEY – Summer 2008

Below is a series of statements asking about your attitudes toward research and your confidence in doing various research related activities. Consider each statement using the scale shown and place a number rating for each item in the blank before the statement. If you feel that a statement is not applicable to you, answer NA. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NA strongly moderately slightly slightly moderately strongly Not disagree disagree disagree agree agree agree Applicable Rating Item 1. I place a high value on the role of research in my future career. 2. I am confident in my ability to discuss research findings in the field of

transportation. 3. I enjoy reading research studies in the transportation literature. 4. I am confident in my ability to evaluate research findings in terms of their

application to transportation. 5. Research conducted in transportation is of little value to society. 6. I am confident in my ability to understand research literature in the area of

transportation. 7. Developing research skills is not an important part of my career goals. 8. I am confident in my ability to evaluate the quality of a research study in the area

of transportation. 9. Researchers in the field of transportation should focus on research which can be

used to improve the lives of others. 10. I am confident in my ability to design a transportation research study. 11. I think learning to do research is enjoyable. 12. I find research to be challenging and exciting. 13. I am confident in my ability to understand research in the area of transportation.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 NA strongly moderately slightly slightly moderately strongly Not disagree disagree disagree agree agree agree Applicable 14. Research in transportation is important because findings provide important

information for policy makers. 15. I am confident in my ability to apply statistics to research in the field of

transportation. 16. Most research in transportation is unnecessary. 17. I am confident in my knowledge of research methods in the area of transportation. 18. I would not enjoy working on a research project. 19. Research in transportation is important for identifying problems and solutions of

value to society. 20. I find people who do research to be very interesting. 21. I am confident in my ability to apply various laboratory techniques to research in

the area of transportation. 22. I enjoy listening to discussions about research in transportation. 23. I am confident in my ability to develop research questions in the area of

transportation which are interesting and researchable. 24. I would enjoy a research-oriented job or a job which has some element of research

in it. 25. Time passes quickly when I do research. 26. I am confident in my ability to translate research questions in the area of

transportation into a research design. 27. I am easily frustrated when doing research. 28. ______ I am confident in my ability to write-up research for publication in a scientific journal.

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29. Please circle the phrase on this scale that shows how much you like science: don’t like it at all-----don’t like it much-----it’s OK-----like it-----like it a lot 30. Please circle the phrase on this scale that shows how much you like mathematics: don’t like it at all-----don’t like it much-----it’s OK-----like it-----like it a lot 31. Do you plan to go to college? yes maybe no 32. Do you want to be an engineer when you grow up? yes maybe no 33. Do you want to be a scientist when you grow up? yes maybe no 34. Do you want to be a mathematician when you grow up? yes maybe no 35. Please describe what you think an engineer does on his or her job: 36. What kind of job do you see yourself doing when you’re an adult? 37. Please circle your gender: male female 38. Please indicate your ethnicity: __________________________________

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AWE Attracting Women into Engineering

July 22 OR July 23, 2008 9 AM - 4 PM

Rowan Hall, College of Engineering Rowan University, Glassboro

Think about your future. What are your goals? Do you want to change the world? Help mankind and nature? Perhaps you will be the one to make an electric vehicle or build the first lunar city or discover a cure for cancer. YES IT COULD BE YOU!! Save the Environment! Experience magnetic levitation-Build your own high speed train! Make your own lip-gloss! Build and test a water

bottle rocket! Learn about bridges!

Come to AWE and Discover the world of

Engineering!! Lunch Provided!!

For information: Contact: Kathy Urbano urbano@rowan.edu

Phone: 856-256-5309

Eligibility: Females entering the 7th and 8th grades in Fall 2008

AWE: ATTRACTING WOMEN INTO ENGINEERING

WORKSHOP DIRECTOR

Dr. Kauser Jahan, P.E.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Rowan University

Phone: (856)-256-5323

Fax: (856)256-5242

Email: jahan@rowan.edu

PARTICIPATING FACULTY

Beena Sukumaran

Linda Head

Kathryn Hollar

Jennifer Kadlowec

For Sponsorship Information Contact Eileen P. Moran Director of Development R. Grace Bagg Alumni Center Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ 08028

Phone: (856)256-5404

E-mail: moran@rowan.edu

Sponsors

Rowan University

And the EIF Foundation

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Lawnside Public Schools

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Safety Device for Walking on Icy Pavements

RUBE GOLDBERG

COMPETITION

When you slip on ice, your foot kicks paddle (A), lowering finger (B), snapping turtle (C) extends neck to bite finger, opening ice tongs (D) and dropping pillow (E), thus allowing you to fall on something soft. Reuben Garret L. Goldberg (July 4, 1883 - December 7, 1970) was an American cartoonist. He graduated from University of California Berkeley and went to work as an engineer with the City of San Francisco Water and Sewers Department. After six months he quit his job and became a cartoonist. A founding member of the National Cartoonist Society, a political cartoonist and a Pulitzer Prize winner, Rube was a beloved national figure as well as an often-quoted radio and television personality during his sixty-year professional career. Rube Goldberg earned lasting fame for his Rube Goldberg machines, complex devices that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. Through his "INVENTIONS", Rube Goldberg discovered difficult ways to achieve easy results. His cartoons were, as he said, symbols of man's capacity for exerting maximum effort to accomplish minimal results. Rube believed that there were two ways to do things: the simple way and the hard way, and that a surprisingly number of people preferred doing things the hard way.

For more information visit : http://www.rube-goldberg.com/

Sponsored by the Rowan University

NJWEA Student Chapter

for

National Engineers’ Week

February 19, 2008

9:30-11:00 AM

Rowan Hall Atrium

SIX SIMPLE MACHINES Incline, Wedge, Pulley, Wheel and Axle, Screw, Lever

OBJECTIVE: Construct a mechanism using all six machines with the materials provided.

Machine Contest Rules & Regulations

Machine Specifications • The machine must complete the task as described in the

challenge. • The machine must be no larger than 6 ft x 6 ft x 6ft. • The machine must run for no more than two (2) minutes per run. • No live animals may be used in the machine. • The machine must not imply profane, indecent or lewd

expressions. • Any loose or flying objects must remain within the set boundaries

of the machine. This includes, but is not limited to, drops of water, slivers of balloon, and other “small” objects. Steam and other gasses are exempt from this rule.

• No flames may be used on the machine. • No hazardous materials or explosives can be used on the machine. • The machine must be safe during demonstration. • Any destructive action against another machine is grounds for disqualification.

Materials Provided String Power Strips Stickers Soda Bottle Tops Glue, Glue Gun Pulleys Wedges Scissors Foam Board Dowel rods Cars Foam Cups Marbles Balloons Duct Tape Masking Tape Pins Mouse trap Play Dough Tubing Plastic

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Minority Engineers and Inventors

Juan De la Cierva (Sept. 21, 1895 – Dec. 9, 1936)

Spanish Civil EngineerKnown for his invention of the AutogyroHis invention was later utilized in the development of the helicopter

Mario Molina (March 9, 1943 – Present)

Holds a doctoral degree in ChemistryAwarded the Nobel Price in 1995 for ChemistryAwarded for his earlier work his work on explaining the role of CFC’s and the depletion of the ozone layerFirst and only Mexican to receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Ellen Ochoa (May 10, 1959 – Present)

May 10, 1958 - PresentDoctorate in Electrical EngineeringFirst U.S. Hispanic women in spaceSpent 40d 19h 37m in spaceCo-inventor on three patents

Optical inspection systemOptical object recognition methodMethod for removing noise from images

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Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – Sept. 1, 1988)

Doctorate of PhysicsWorked on the Manhattan ProjectReceived the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968Invented the synchrotronInvented a system to help planes land safely in low visibility conditionsWith his son, proposed the asteroid-impact theory which explains the extinction of the dinosaursInducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1978

Severo Ochoa (Sept. 24, 1905 – Nov. 1, 1993)

Spanish-American BiologistNew York University School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Pharmacology Professor of Biochemistry Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry

Received the 1959 Nobel Prize in Psychology or Medicine for work on synthesis of RNARecipient of the U.S. Medal of Science in 1959

Mae Jemison MD (Oct. 17, 1956 – Present)

Chemical engineer, scientist, physician, teacher and astronautB.S. in Chemical Engineering and doctorate in MedicineFirst African American female to go into spaceSpent 190 h 30 min 23 s in spaceFounded The Jemison Group, Inc. which develops technologies to benefit the developing world

Sarah Goode (1850 - ?)

First African American women to be granted a patentInvented the cabinet bed which is also the first “hide-away” bed

A bed that folded up and could be used as a cabinet or a desk

Started a furniture store in New York City

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Madame C. J. Walker (Dec. 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919)

Founded the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company The Company sells hair care and cosmeticsIt became the largest business owned by an African American in the United StatesShe also became America’s first self-made women millionaireProminent women’s and African American’s rights activist

Shirley Ann Jackson (Aug. 5, 1946 – Present)

Holds a doctorate in PhysicsFirst African-American woman to earn a doctorate degree from MIT Appointed Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (first African American Women to be appointed this position)Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998 Jackson became and is currently the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Katherine G. Johnson (Aug. 26, 1918 – Present)

Holds degrees in French and MathematicsBegan working for NASA and was transferred to the flight research programHelped plot the navigational paths for both manned and unmanned missions

John Glenn’s first flight into spaceNeil Armstrong’s landing and moon walkEarth Resources Satellite

Recipient of the Group Achievement Award, NASA's Lunar Spacecraft and Operations Honorary Doctor of Laws from the State University of New York

Archibald Alexander (1888 - 1958)

Degree in Civil EngineeringFormed a general contracting firm responsible for….

The heating plant and power station for the University of Iowa A sewage treatment plant in Grand Rapids, Michigan An airfield in Tuskegee, AlabamaTidal Basin Bridge in Washington, D.C K Street Freeway

Appointed first Republican Territorial Governor of the Virgin Islands by President Eisenhower

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David Crosthwait, Jr. (May 27, 1989 – 1976)

Holds a Masters of EngineeringConsidered an authority on heat transfer, ventilation and air conditioning Received 39 patents relating to heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air conditioning systemsResponsible for designing the heating system for Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller center in New York CityGranted an honorary doctoral degree from Purdue University

Meredith C. Gourdine(Sept. 26, 1929 – Nov. 20, 1998)

Doctorate in Engineering SciencePioneered the research of electrogasdynamicsEstablished Gourdine Laboratories, a multi-million dollar research laboratoryResponsible for term “Incineraid:” aiding in the removal of smoke from buildings successfully converted natural gas to electricity for everyday use Holds More than 70 patents for his various inventions

Luis Howard Latimer (Sept. 4, 1848 – 1928)

Served in the Civil WarThree patented inventions

Better light filament manufacturesNew support for arc lightsBetter way to attach the bulb filament to the wires

Unpatented inventions include improved designs for almost all equipment and steps involved in the lampmaking process

Better oven to bake the filamentsGlassblowing equipmentBetter light socket and switch

Founding member of the Edison Pioneers

Frederick McDonald Massiah(December 12, 1886 - July 7, 1975)

Degree in Civil EngineeringEstablished a construction businessAmong the first successful Black contracting engineers in the country Accomplishments

Elliptical dome of the Ascension of Our Lord ChurchWilliam Donner X-Ray LaboratorySewage disposal plant in Trenton, New Jersey

Ahead of his time in his use of reinforcing for concreteAwarded the Harmon Foundation Medal for Engineering

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Caldwell McCoy (June 27, 1933 – Nov. 19, 1990)

June 27, 1933 – November 19, 1990Doctor of Science degree in Telecommunications Awarded the Laboratory's Thomas Edison Fellowship in 1968 Director of the Information Systems Program at NASA As program manager for the National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Network Elected to become a member of the Senior Executive Service, the highest rank to be achieved by a civil service employee

Elijah McCoy (May 2, 1843 – October 10, 1929)

Studied Engineering in ScotlandInvented an automatic lubricator for oiling the steam engines of locomotives, boats, ect.Held 57 patents mostly related to lubrication, but also including a folding ironing board and a lawn sprinklerFormed the Elijah McCoy Manufacturing Company

Garret A. Morgan (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963)

Invented a hair straightening liquid while trying to improve sewing machinesInvented the “breathing device”which was later known as the gas maskPatented the automatic traffic lightStarted a newspaper called the Cleveland Call

Percy A. Pierre (January 3, 1939 – Present)

Doctor of Science in Electrical EngineeringDean of the School of Engineering at Howard University (1971 to 1977)Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, and Regulation for the U.S. Department of the Army (1977-1981) President of Prairie View A&M University (1983-89) Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, MSU (1990-1995) Currently a full-time Professor of Electrical Engineering at MSU

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John B. Slaughter (1934 - Present)

Ph.D. in Engineering SciencesDirector of the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington (1975)Appointed Assistant Director for Astronomics, Atmospherics, Earth and Ocean Sciences at the NSF (1977)Chancellor of the University of Maryland (1982-1988)President of Occidental College in Los Angeles (1988-1999)President and CEO of The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc

Virgil Trice (February 3, 1926 – Oct. 31, 1997)

Master of Science in Industrial EngineeringChemical engineer at the Argonne National Laboratory (1947 - 1971)Nuclear waste management engineer for the Energy Research and Development Administration (1971 - 1977)Senior program analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy (1977 – 1981)Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy (1981 - 1992)Until his death he focused his work on Nuclear Waste Management

O. S. (Ozzie) Williams (Sept. 2, 1921 – Oct. 31, 1997)

M.S. in Aeronautical EngineeringFirst African American hired by Republic AviationGroup project engineer for Greer Hydraulics, Inc. (1956-1962)Worked for Grumman International,

Helped develop and produce the guidance systems for NASA’s Apollo Space ProgramBecame vice president in charge of trade and industrial relations with emerging African nationsTraveled to West African in 1973 to establish Grumman’s African headquarters

George Washington Carver (July 12, 1864 – Jan. 5, 1943)

Masters of Science in Agricultural ScienceDirected the department of agriculture at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (1896)As a result of exhaustion of Southern Farms

Developed 300 derivative products from peanutsDeveloped 118 from sweet potatoes This improved demand so farmers could get nitrogen back into the soil and sell the crop because of increased demand

Donated his life savings to the establishment of the Carver Research FoundationProduced dyes of 500 different shades during WW2 to replace textile dyes formerly purchased from Europe

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal(May 1, 1852 – Oct. 17, 1934)

Spanish histologist, physician and Nobel laureate Obtained the degree of Doctor of MedicineDirector of the Zaragoza Museum (1879)University Professor at Valencia (1881) Director of the National Institute of Hygiene (1899) Put forth many theories on neurons and electrical synapses

Shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906

Founder of the Laboratorio de Investigaciones Biológicas (1922)

Later named Instituto CajalPublished more than 100 articles in French and Spanish scientific periodicals

Carlos Finlay (Dec. 3, 1833 – Aug. 20, 1915)

Degree in MedicineOpened a medical practice in Havana, CubaDeveloped theories on weather conditions and yellow fever

Was the first to theorize that the mosquito was a carrier of yellow feverThis discovery helped in the construction of the Panama Canal

Chief health officer of Cuba (1902 -1909)A monument called El Obelisco was built in Havana in the shape of a syringe to honor Dr. Finlay

Baruj Benacerraf (Oct. 29, 1920 – Present)

Venezuelan-American ImmunologistDoctor of MedecineResearcher at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1948–50) Research in Paris (1950–1956) New York University (1956–68) National Institutes of Health (1968–70) Harvard University (1970–91) Shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Discovery of the immune response genes that are responsible for transplant rejection

Received the National Medal of Science (1990)

Granville T. Woods (April 23, 1856 – Jan. 30, 1910)

1887, he patented devices for wireless induction telegraphy 1889, he filed his first patent for an improved steam-boiler furnace Patented an apparatus which was a combination of a telephone and a telegrapcalled a “telegraphony” (1850) Developed the concept of a third raid for trains which is used today in the subway Developed a safe and inexpensive dimmer switch for theaters

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Dr. Patricia E. Bath (Nov. 4, 1942 – Present)

Medical DoctorateFirst African-American woman surgeon at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center. First woman faculty member of the UCLA Jules Stein Eye InstituteFirst African-American woman to receive a patent for a medical invention

She developed a laser device to remove cataracts - “Laserphaco Probe” (1988)

First woman program director of a postgraduate training program in the United States Also the first woman chair of an ophthalmology department (1983 to 1986)founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness and serves as the organization's president

Otis Boykin (Aug. 20, 1920 – 1982)

Attended Fisk University and Illinois Institute of Technology (1946-47)Developed a type of resistor used in computers, radios, television sets, and a variety of electronic devicesResponsible for inventing the electrical device used in

Guided missiles, IBM computers, Also 26 other electronic devices

His resistor designs reduced the cost of producing electronic controls for radio and television, for both military and commercial applications

Jan Ernst Matzeliger(Sept. 15, 1852 – Aug. 24, 1889)

Invented a shoe-lasting machine and patented his invention in 1883 Before the invention, shoes were produced in a factory at a rate of 40-50 pairs a dayUsing the invention, shoe production increased to between 150 to 700 pairs of shoes a day In addition to production, As a result of this invention shoe prices were cut in half across the nationThis invention laid the foundation of the shoe industry in the United States and made Lynn, Massachusetts the shoe capital of the world

References

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