STEM on Land, in the Air,

and under the Sea

Hear stories of experimentation., research, teaching,

and leading from three speakers who have taken their
STEM learning in remarkable directions.

Speakers will be in the Studio Theater in the Tilden Arts Center

AIR: Dan Wolf

As a pilot, Dan vVolf's realm is the air. He
founded Cape Air in 1989, flying just one rOhlte
between Boston and Provincetown. It is now is the
largest commuter airline in the United States, flying
Cessna 402s, Caravan Amphibians, Britten-Norman
Islanders, and ATR-42s on routes on the Cape and
Islands and in the Caribbean. Mr. Wolf's career combines his knowledge of Aeronautics
with an interest in philosophy and politics. He serves as a Massachusetts State Senator
representing Cape Cod and the Islands. He earned his B.S. in Political Philosophy from
Wesleyan University and a degree in Airframe and Power.Plant
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LAND: JohnJ. Leonard

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Professor John]. Leonard's latest research
addresses the problems of mapping and navigation of
mobile robots. Dr. Leonard teaches a course
on autonomous cars and is a member of the
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Laboratory (CSAIL). Before joining the faculty, Pro

fessor Leonard raced on the school's DARPA Urban Challenge team. Dr. Leonard has also
studied underwater vehicles extensively. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from the Uni

versity of Pennsylvania and a doctorate in Engineering Science from Oxford.

SEA: Kaitlyn Tradd

Exploring the ocean with underwater vehicles
has been Kaitlyn Tradd's focus at Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) since 20 IO. She
is a research engineer in the organization's Applied
Ocean Physics & Engineering Department. Her
projects span endeavors from a structural analysis of
the major HOY Alvin upgrade to scientific research
cruises with ROY Jason II. She is currently working
on the design of a new vertically profiling vehicle to be used for biogeochemical mapping.
Ms. Tradd earned her B.S. in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering from MIT.

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Explore!

Exhibits are ever)"Vhere

Grosstnan Cotntnons

American Chemical Society

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy
Boy Scouts of America, Cape Cod and Islands Council Inc.

Cape Cod Community College Admissions

Cape Cod Makers

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Cape Cod Maritime Museum

Ceter for Corporate and Professional Education

Delta Air Lines

Kurt Giessler Foundation for Youth Achievement

. Lighthouse Charter School amateur radio explorer club

Mad Sciece of Souther MA & RI

Mas;;achusetts Maritime Academy

National Marine Life Center

Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society

Sandwich STEM Academy

Sea Scouts/Explorer Club 72

South Shore YMCA - Camp Burgess & Hayward

Thornton W. Burgess Society

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School

Lorusso

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. 6th Space Warning Squadron

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Cambridge Science Festival/Science on the Street

Cape and Islands Self-Reliance

Cape Cod Regional STEM N etwork

Discovery Flying RC Club

KitingUSA

Oceanee ring Inti

Saint M argaret Regional School

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Lorusso Patio ROV EXPO

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Falmouth High School

Falmouth Public Schools

Lawrence School

Monomoy Regional High School

Nauset Regional High. School

Sturgis Charter Public School ROVers

Waquoit BayScience .school

.Tilden Lobby

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center

Mashpee Middle/High School

Nauset Model Railroad Club

The Hundre<;, 1 'Acre School at Heritage Museums and Gardens

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Zephyr Education Foundation

.STEM Journey Planning Conunittee

C. Eben Franks

Jill Neumayer DePiper

Dennis Walczewski

Elizabeth Daly

Jennifer MacLachlan .

Amy Zahn

Jack Driscoll

Michael Riley

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Back row, from left: C. Eben Franks, Dennis Walczewski,J ennifer MacLachlan,Jack Driscoll
Front row, from left Jill Neumayer DePiper, Elizabeth Daly, Amy Zahn, Michael Riley

Thank you to the following

businesses and organizations

for contributions towards STEM

scholarships and eventll1.aterials:

EMERALD PHYSICIANS

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ANALYZERS

. Community Banking Since 1855

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Mission StateITlent
The mission of the Boy scouts of America is to

prepare young people to make ethical and

moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them

the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best

To do my duty to God and my country

and to obey the Scout Law;

To help other people at all times;

To keep myself physically strong,

mentally awake, and morally straight.

The Scout Law

A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful,
friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

CAPE COD REGIONAL

STEM NETWORK

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Monthly Report NESACS Public Relations March 2016

The STEM journey III was a great success. We had more than 1,400 people at the event. We
were interviewed by Channel 99 (Cape Cod Media) and that is on youtube (STEM journey III and
ESTEAMERS)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKSd7gY0-I
And Cape Cod Broadcasting (99.9, 104, 104.5 107.5) that appeared on Sunday Morning journal
on March 20. An article appeared in the Cape Cod Times on Sunday April 3
(capecod.com/newscenter/cape-cod-community-to-host-stem-forum/ )

STEM Journey by the numbers:

STEM J II Number

STEM J Item

STEM J III Number

Sponsors

150

Scout merit badges in Truck

Safety (Grand Prix Auto),
Railroad Safety

70

-47%
100

Volunteers

175

+75%
450

Number of bracelets issued for

the 4 Keynote Talks

250

-33%
1,100+

Number of visitors to STEM

Journey

1,400+

+27%
30

Number of Exhibitors

47

+56%

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Thanks to NESACS Volunteers-: Bill Nellis, Ret. Phys Prof Harvard, Shawn Hu, PhD Student at
Tufts, CJ Ellstrom, Org. Chem U Ma, Boston- attended 1st NESACS mtg. last month