Robogals Caltech

Happy 2020 everyone! The next member of our team that we would like to introduce is Sanjana:
Sanjana is a junior majoring in bioengineering, originally from South Bend, IN. Sanjana enjoys teaching young students about various topics in STEM and current events, and she tutors Pasadena high school students in math and science subjects once a week. She has been a member of Robogals for 2 years, and she enjoys discussing new workshops with parents and teachers to expand kids' experiences with the club.

With the holidays around the corner, we would like to introduce the members of our team this year and tell you about all the great work they are doing, both outside and with Robogals! Stay tuned for details about our workshops this past term!

First up, meet Miranda!
Miranda Schwacke is currently a senior at Caltech, majoring in Materials Science. She has been involved with Robogals since beginning to volunteer at workshops as a freshman and is now the president of the Caltech chapter. Her favorite workshop is the NXT Mindstorms robotics workshop because it reminds her of her own experiences using NXT robots in elementary school which helped to inspire her to study science and engineering. Miranda is originally from Charleston, South Carolina and also enjoys baking, hiking, kayaking, and spending time with her friends, family, and two dogs.

Today we partnered with the Caltech Y for Make A Difference Day, a day of community service. Here are some photos of our volunteers and the kids that participated in our 3 workshop groups today!

Check out this inspiring article on an all-girl team building robots together, who recently traveled to China for a robotics competition as representatives of their school! 😁

These girls are smashing stereotypes with their huge flame-throwing robots This is what engineering is all about.

Some cool neuroscience research on controlling sleep by Viviana Gradinaru at Caltech!

Overriding the Urge to Sleep | Caltech The discovery of neurons that control arousal has implications for insomnia and other sleep disorders.