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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) hosted the 49th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) on Apr. 28. The symposium honors and celebrates the achievements of America's future Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students.
The symposium featured student tours of naval facilities in San Diego including SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific), USNS Mercy (T-AK 19), USS Peleliu (LHA 5), and Naval Medical Center San Diego.
On board Mercy, JSHS students toured emergency and operating rooms observing Navy technology and health care capabilities.
“What I really like about the USNS Mercy is that the ship travels to different countries and helps people who can't afford health care, and I think that's really sweet of them, commented JSHS student, Nidhi Gandhi. “I would have never had this opportunity if I hadn't come to JSHS,” said Gandhi.
240 students competed for military-sponsored undergraduate tuition scholarships, the participating high school students were selected to join the symposium by competing among 42,000 applications nationwide. JSHS students represent each of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Department of Defense Dependents Schools of Europe and the Pacific.
“Science, engineering and technology is really the life blood of what the Navy does. It is the strategic difference that keeps our adversaries at bay. It is the tactical difference that keeps our soldiers, sailors, air men, and Marines safe, giving them the edge when they need it the most,” said Rear Adm. James H. Rodman, SPAWAR’s Chief Engineer at JSHS opening remarks.
Students also toured SSC Pacific’s modeling range on Point Loma learning how the non-metallic arch supports a transmitting antenna to simulate electrical characteristics of the ocean.
“My favorite site so far is the modeling range and what we learned about the reflectivity of the antennas and how they detect radiation patterns,” commented JSHS student Aishwarya Vardhana at SSC Pacific.
The student competition will end on April 30, where winners will be awarded with military-sponsored undergraduate tuition scholarships.
Research offices of each service branch, including the Navy’s Information Dominance Systems Command, SPAWAR, host JSHS to encourage and support future STEM leaders and innovators of America.
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.09.2011 14:42 |
| Story ID: | 70131 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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