April 16, 2009

Contact: Marissa Brumitt
Cal Poly CubeSat Program
805-756-5087
cubesat.workshop@gmail.com

Sixth Annual International CubeSat Developers Workshop

Who:   Cal Poly Aerospace Engineering CubeSat Program and guests, including representatives from more than 45universities worldwide, 50 companies and organizations, and 12 countries, including Albania, Israel, The Neatherlands, Japan, etc. Visiting organizations include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, National Science Foundation, SRI International, among others. In all, this event includes over 250 participants.

Sixth Annual International CubeSat Developers Workshop

What: The event brings together CubeSat developers from education and industry to share knowledge and experience in developing small satellites, known as "picosatellites," which are extremely cost effective. From cutting edge designs to lessons learned, the workshops provide valuable insight for both new and current members of the international CubeSat community. The event is open to members of the media.

Background: Started in 1999, the CubeSat Project began as a collaborative effort between California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo and Stanford University's Space Systems Development Laboratory to provide standards for the design of the 1 kg, 10 centimeter-cubed satellites. As a result, CubeSats that are built by students at universities world-wide are launched using a common deployer known as a "P-POD," developed at Cal Poly.

When:             April 22-25, 2009                

Where:           Cal Poly Campus, Advanced Technology Center, Building 007

Contact:         See http://www.cubesat.org/ or contact: Marissa Brummitt, (805) 756-5087 or cubesat.workshop@gmail.com

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Amanda
Schmidt
Environmental Engineering
2005
“I earned a master's degree under the College of Engineering's B.S. and M.S. '4 + 1' program, with a focus on reverse osmosis.

I got so much out of participating in the Society of Environmental Engineers, like the Wastewater Treatment from Your Kitchen contest. That was fun! The project applied everything we learned in class. My professional goal is to protect our water resources by working to recycle non-drinking water.