April 13, 2009 

MEDIA CONTACTS: Joan Ziemba
703-726-3651; jziemba@va.gwu.edu
Michelle Sherrard
202-994-1423; mcs1@gwu.edu

LOUDOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE PART IN GW VIRGINIA CAMPUS' THIRD ANNUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING DAY
APRIL 15, 2009

EVENT: 

More than 140 Loudoun County high school students and teachers will participate in the GW Virginia Campus' third annual Science, Technology and Engineering Day.
 
WHEN:  

Wednesday, April 15; 9:30am - 1.30pm
 
WHERE: 

The George Washington University Virginia Campus
Research 1, 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, Va.
 
RSVP:  

Members of the media should RSVP to Joan Ziemba at 703-726-3651 or jziemba@va.gwu.edu.
 
BACKGROUND:  

GW faculty members and graduate students will lead students through ten workshops designed to showcase various engineering, science or technology careers. Students can choose among 10 interactive sessions, including how to build a 20-foot modular bridge or program a robot. They will have the opportunity to create an electrical circuit; learn how BlueTooth and other wireless communications work; track hackers breaking into a computer system; learn how technology has changed the field of nursing; and explore supercomputing, from Sony PlayStation 3 to Earth Simulators.

For a workshop schedule and more information about GW's Science, Technology, and Engineering Day, visit www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/engineeringday or call 703-726-3650.

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