THE EXPLORER POST FOR 2024

PROGRAM SCHEDULE BELOW

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Rochester Engineering Society, 180 Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14625

The Explorer Post is held yearly from January through March. Below is the

tentative schedule from the programs for January through March 2024

Explorer Post #801 - Career Options in Engineering - 2024

(6:30 – 8:30 PM  Each Wednesday)  Version 1.0

Name - Presenter(s)	Location	Topic (6:30-8:30)	Date
Howard Ressel & Stephen Percassi	BSA Office 2320 Brighton Henrietta TL Rd Rochester, NY 14623	Structural/Highway Engineering	Jan 17
Michael Walker & Alan Metelsky, Gleason Works	Gleason Works, 1000 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607	Mechanical Engineering	Jan 24
Meagan Bell	Ginna Power Plant, Visitors Center, 1503 Lake Road, Ontario	Nuclear Engineering	Jan 31
Karl Hirschman. Professor, RIT & Robert Pearson, Director	RIT - Henrietta Campus, Bldg. 17, MicroE Lab	Microelectronic Engineering Lab; Students will Fabricate Chip	Feb 7
Deb Drexler & Jim VanKouwenberg	Optimax, 6367 Dean Parkway, Ontario, NY 14519	Optical Engineering	Feb 14
FEBRUARY RECESS	NO MEETING	SCHOOLS CLOSED	Feb 21
Nicole Hill, Xiangchen Sun Professor	RIT - Henrietta Campus, B73 - Institute Hall Bldg. Room 2170 (2nd Floor)	Chemical Engineering	Feb 28
No Meeting	No meeting	No meeting	Mar 6
Robert Fiete, L3Harris	BSA Office 2320 Brighton Henrietta TL Rd Rochester, NY 14623	Imaging Science	Mar 13
Dr. Agamemnon L. Crassidis, Professor RIT	RIT - Henrietta Campus, Bldg. 9 - GLE-2159	Aeronautical Engineering	Mar 20
	TBD

Richard Repka, Lead Advisor              Rrepka10@gmail.com

Jean Kendrick                                       jkendrick388@frontiernet.net

Paul Repka, Advisor                             repkap11@gmail.com

Jon Kriegel, Advisor                            jkriegel@rochester.rr.com

Greg Mendelsohn, Advisor                 gmm@tikcuf.com

Explorer Post #801 - Career Options in Engineering

Agenda 

6:00- 6:10 Gathering Time

Get entrance number

6:10-6:30 Introduction

Hand out meeting schedule, applications

Applicants over 18 must fill out an adult form

Introduce Staff – Rich, Paul, Jon, Jean, Greg

Explorer Presentation – Casey West, Casey.West@scouting.org

Goals:

Intended for High School Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors

Not intended for Freshmen

Meet real engineers

Learn about what they really do

Learn about how they selected their college

Learn about what an engineering school is about

Learn about why they choose their specialty

General Rules

Prompt

Attend all meetings

Phone/message/email if you can’t attend 585-281-4746 rrepka10@gmail.com

Prefer if parents do not speak (student request)

Prefer if parents do not attend due to Covid issues

Refunds – none after the first week

Photographs and website

Weekly emails & directions

Please send me an email so I get your address

Detailed instructions sent out early each week

Bad Weather – WHAM

Carpooling

Questions