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The STEAM Leadership Series

Inspiring the innovators of tomorrow and empowering students to embrace creativity in learning.

From the Skies to the Streets: STEAM Leaders Aboard the USS Midway -- The STEAM Leadership Series -- STEAM Channel

6/20/2016

Some 300 San Diego Unified high school students learn about STEAM career experiences from five innovators who present new technologies including electric cars, satellites that provide internet connections to airplanes and other moving vehicles, an algae-fueled Baja 1000 motorcycle, and state-of-the art bicycles.

Blue Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, Humans and the Sea -- Steam Leadership Series

5/2/2016

Experts from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NOAA and UC San Diego capture the imaginations of high school students interested in green technology as they demonstrate how their research helps to protect and preserve the ocean. Ralph Keeling and Stephen Mayfield keynote on CO2 emissions and algae biotechnology, followed by Chef Rob Ruiz, Noelle Bowlin of NOAA and Jessica Blanton of Scripps on their careers in studying and serving sustainable fish.

Women in Biotech: STEAM Leadership Series -- The STEAM Channel

1/18/2016

Heartily dismissing negative stereotypes of scientists, biotech entrepreneur Tina Nova and Salk Institute professor Janelle Ayres rocked an auditorium full of high school girls with stories of how hard work and confidence led to their joyful lives and satisfying careers in science. Following these two keynotes, Ayres joined Salk senior scientist Carol Marchetto and Natalie Calatayud and Kaitlin Croyle of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research as they each shared...

Fernando Aguerre -- Riding the Wave of Ingenuity - The STEAM Leadership Series -- The STEAM Channel

10/19/2015

Reef co-founder Fernando Aguerre urges high school students to follow their hearts as he recounts how his love for surfing and his desire to live near his brother in California led him to leave Argentina and build a hugely successful career as a surf brand entrepreneur. Then, he recalls, with plenty of money but little time for a personal lives, the brothers sold the business, allowing Fernando to pursue his passion for spreading surfing around the world as president of the...

John Gartman -- Riding the Wave of Ingenuity: Part 2 The STEAM Leadership Series -- The STEAM Channel

10/19/2015

Nationally acclaimed intellectual property lawyer John Gartman, past-president of the Invention Foundation, reveals the secrets that cause creativity, innovation, and success to students at Mission Bay High School in San Diego. Gartman's presentation is the fourth in The STEAM Leadership Series, featuring speakers in conversation with students about embracing creativity in learning. Lead sponsors for The STEAM Leadership Series include Intellectual Capital, Kids Eco Club, the...

Drones on the USS Midway: STEAM Leadership Series -- The STEAM Channel

7/6/2015

"It's not taking pilots out of planes. It's putting propellers on smart phones." So says Chris Anderson, co-founder of 3D Robotics describing "Solo," the world's first Smart Drone. Anderson was among a group of leading engineers in unmanned aerial vehicles gathered on the USS Midway to inspire San Diego students to consider careers in high technology. Others on board included Mike Atwood and Darren Moe of General Atomics describing the military missions of...

Diego Miralles, MD: The STEAM Leadership Series -- The STEAM Channel

6/8/2015

Dr. Diego Miralles, the charismatic Global Head of Innovation for Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals, inspires students from San Diego's Kearny High School with his story of leaving a comfortable life in Argentina, sacrificing to get ahead in America, discovering a drug to suppress HIV, and ultimately defining success by the positive influence he and others have on the people around them. This presentation is the first of The STEAM Leadership Series, featuring...

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