[SGVLUG] Does anyone know someone important at JPL or Cal Tech for a 15 hour Intership ? VERY URGENT!

[Claude Felizardo]

On 10/12/06, munjal thakkar <m00njal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry about that Dustin, the senior project is for a high school student and
> mainly they were focused/interested in astrophysics or astronomy, however
> since there is such little time left, they would not mind at all to do
> something under a professor at cal tech in physics or some equivelent
> subject. I know I should find some sort of faculty member to work on this,
> however any input/reccomendations from you would be greatly appreciated
> since you were a former student after all, Thanks a lot in, matt Gallizzi
> will be talking to you about this in further detail at the lug.
>
>
> On 10/10/06, Dustin Laurence <dustin at laurences.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 08:11:33PM -0700, munjal thakkar wrote:
> > >
> > >    Hi  guys,  I was wondering if anyone had any contacts at either of
> the
> > >    two  places,  as  I  have  a  friend who needs to
> require their senior
> > >    project with 15 hours of intership at either places because it
> relates
> >
> > Hmm.  You don't say if this is a High School or College Senior project.
> > It probably matters.  You also don't say anything about the subject--the
> > best way to do a sr.  project is likely to contact a professor in a
> > relevant field interested in such a thing.  You can find all the faculty
> > and their research interests on the 'Tech web page.  I might have
> > suggested a name if you'd given specifics and I happened to remember
> > someone in that area.
> >
> > It's probably not a great idea to commit to something like this until
> > *after* identifying a faculty member who has agreed to do it.  Further,
> > the best sort of faculty help is going to come from someone who will
> > have a lot of suggestions that could change the proposal anyway (for the
> > better).  They're also more likely to agree to do it if they are
> > involved at least informally in designing the project and it's goals.
> > It sounds like the approach may be a bit backwards.
> >
> > Dustin

sorry I meant to ask this at last night's meeting but forgot.  Can you
send me some more details on exactly what the student is looking for?
I work at the Michelson Science Center at Caltech and I asked around
and there may be something available but they were wondering about the
15 hours.  That doesn't really allow for much time to do anything
except maybe follow a scientist around for a few days.  If not at
Caltech, there might be something at JPL as well.  Please contact me
off list.

claude