The program is cosponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory and is designed for young women in grades eight through 10. Registration packets were sent to middle and high schools in the Chama Valley, Cuba, Dulce, Espanola, Jemez Mountain, Jemez Valley, Las Vegas, N.M., Los Alamos, Mesa Vista, Mora, Pecos, Penasco, Pojoaque, Questa, Santa Fe, Taos and Wagon Mound school districts.
Expanding Your Horizons endeavors to increase New Mexico female students' awareness and interest in careers in math, science and engineering. Expanding Your Horizons introduces girls to the possibilities of careers in science also provides the opportunity for girls to meet women who are professionals in traditionally male dominated professions.
The conference begins with a team building exercise - last year's exercise challenged teams to build a structure that would support a person with only a few pieces of paper and tape. Students will participate in two smaller "hands-on" workshops specific to their interests, a career and college fair. Participants also will attend a keynote address titled "From science phobia to scientist: Advice from a Black Sheep," given by geologist Claudia Lewis of Los Alamos' Environmental Geology and Spatial Analysis (EES-9) group.
The EYH06 conference and teacher's conference is organized by the Los Alamos Women In Science, a chapter of the New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering (NNMWSE). Other co-sponsors include the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos and the Los Alamos branch of American Association of University Women Inc.
Girls and teachers are encouraged to apply. Go to http://lawis.lanl.gov/eyh/ online for registration information and the full list of sponsors.
The Math and Science Network created the first Expanding Your Horizons conference at Mills College in 1976. This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the national Math and Science Network and the 28th year of EYH in Los Alamos. The Laboratory has been a cosponsor of EYH since its inception in Los Alamos.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Washington Group International for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.