How is CMMAP Increasing Diversity in the Field?
• Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology Week CMMAP will be participating in the Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology Week (HESTEC) at the University of Texas-Pan American. The dates for this event are September 25-October 1. Events include teacher workshops, hands on science activities, career/internship expo and a community day. • Reach for the Sky! at Future Tech Now Melissa helped present Reach for the Sky! with the Little Shop of Physics at SACNAS’ Future Tech Now!, hands-on demonstrations of new technology and research for a healthier planet. The event was held in Anaheim, CA October 1-2, 2010. • NSF Science and Engineering Research Centers: At the Frontier of Interdisciplinary Research Our Education and Diversity Manager, Melissa Burt, hosted this session with 3 other NSF STCs and ERCs at the 2009 Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference in Dallas, Texas in October, 2009. • 2008 Future Tech Conference CM
