2018 North Bay Science Discovery Day

November 27, 2018
Collage of pictures of 2018 North Bay Science Discovery Day

The Engineering students at Sonoma State University participated in the 2018 North Bay Science Discovery Day  on October 27th at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The North Bay Science Discovery Day is designed to stimulate the excitement of learning Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in North Bay youth during their most formative years. Several hundreds of young students, along with their parents, participated in this event. Electrical Engineering students Corbin Shatto , Geoff Thomas , saumya saxena and Priyanka Khera, presented several exciting hands-on activities for the participating students. These activities included building simple electrical circuits, building a paper-cup drawing robot, demonstrating a line-follwing car, and learning about sound. "The kids were having a lot of educational fun during the event. Our snap circuits and the paper-cup robots were definitely very popular! Discovery Day is a fun way for kids to explore and learn about STEM!" points out Dr. Mohamed Salem, an engineering faculty. "It was very exciting to see our students interact with the kids and their family members and telling them about their own projects. We are very happy that we were able to be a part of the event," added Dr. Sudhir Shrestha, an engineering faculty. "I am amazed at the curiosity of young girls and boys about science and math; how they are interested in building,  learning and participating in different scientific activities. I am hoping through such events we can maintain that curiosity," said Mr. Shahram Marivani, an Engineering staff. "The need for engineering education in the North Bay area is growing and many local high-tech companies are recognizing a shortage of engineers and other high-technology employees in the area," says the Engineering department chair Dr. Farid Farahmand, "At Sonoma State University we are trying to highlight the importance of Technology and Engineering education in STEM and attract more students to the engineering fields."

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