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TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique: “Mind, Body And Code: Two Students Talk Science”

Saturday – November 17, 2018, 9:30-11:00am

Please RSVP to jrcafe@tacny.org

Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology – Syracuse, NY


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Talk 1: “You Are What You Eat”

Speaker: Rachel Elman, Senior at Fayetteville Manlius Senior High School, and Student Researcher, Department of Biology, Syracuse University

Talk Overview: We’ve all been told that unhealthy food makes for an unhealthy consumer. Decades of research has shown that the United States “western diet”, full of high fats and sugars, is detrimental to our health. This consumption has been linked to the development of metabolic syndrome, a collection of cardiovascular risk factors that serve as a precursor to type two diabetes, a life threatening disease that impacts synthesis and release of insulin. But what if our western diet wasn’t just bad for the health of our bodies, but was bad for the health of the brain as well? See how a fellow student aimed to answer this question, and explore a line of research that seeks to understand the complicated effects of our food on our brain.

Biography: Throughout her high school career, Rachel has worked as a student researcher in a neurobiology laboratory at Syracuse University. This SU lab’s research interests focus on the neural mechanisms of learning and memory, while her own research has centered on the cognitive effects of a “western” high fat diet through investigating synthesis of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the rat brain and body. Rachel entered her project into the Central New York science and engineering fair this past year and won the grand prize. Her more recent research focuses on BDNF function in female rats with variations of the val/met polymorphism of the BDNF gene. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys reading, travel with her family, and participating in special Olympics unified sports and volunteering in her school’s special education department.

Talk 2: “Cracking the Code of AI”

Speaker: Maximilian Du, Junior at Fayetteville-Manlius High school, and Student AI Researcher and Developer

Talk Overview: It seems that computers are now something that we can’t live without. From the smartphones in our pockets to the supercomputers that drive us ever closer to curing cancer, they have become more and more important in our daily lives. Unfortunately, because of their abundance, we often forget how incredibly complicated they really are. A lot goes into every “Ok Google”, every self-driving car’s turn, and every recommended video on YouTube, but as different as these tasks sound, they all have a singular driving force: Artificial Intelligence. Come learn about this concept that used to only belong on the pages of science fiction books and see what an aspiring AI researcher is doing to help expand this powerful tool to uncharted domains.

Biography: Always interested in science, Max has a home chemistry lab and electronics workbench, and enjoys tinkering around and fixing whatever is broken. Throughout his high school years, he has not only been fascinated with electrical engineering and chemistry, but also with artificial intelligence and its application towards real-life problems. Last year, Max designed a novel and non-invasive infant monitor that monitors breathing sounds from a baby using Recurrent Neural Networks, a form of artificial intelligence, to monitor for SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. He entered this project into the CNYSEF this past March and won the grand prize along with two other contestants, and competed in Intel ISEF, winning two special awards. In his free time, Max enjoys playing tennis, gardening, and most of all, figuring out what fascinating and often profound thing he should do next for fun.

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique

TACNY Junior Cafe Scientifique, a program for middle-school students founded in 2005, features discussions about topics in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in an informal atmosphere and seeks to encourage students to consider careers in these areas. Students must be accompanied by an adult and can explore the MOST at no cost after the event.

Technology Alliance of Central New York

Founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse, the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York’s mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology; and to collaborate with like-minded organizations across Central New York.

For more information about TACNY, visit www.tacny.org.

From The TACNY Email List – Drive & Shine Electric Vehicle Expo (Sept. 11) And Carrier Dome Tour (Sept. 9)

Greetings, fellow astrophiles!

Two events in from the TACNY email list – interested CNY technologists (and enthusiasts) are welcome to sign up for this list themselves on the tacny.org website – and apologies for the short notice on the Dome Tour (email just showed yesterday).

Carrier Dome Tour, Friday, Sept. 9th

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900 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY 13244

Join the ASHRAE Central NY Chapter for a tour of the Carrier Dome. This may be your last chance to see the equipment used to pressurize the dome roof and condition the building before the dome is switched to a hard roof in the coming year.

We will be meeting at the Carrier Dome on September 14 at 5:30 PM ET. Dinner is included and will follow at the 44 Club. Note that the cost of this meeting is $35 for general admission (prepay or pay at door) and $25 for life members. 

Email our program chair, Steve Sill, with any and all questions. 

NOTE THAT WALK-IN REGISTRANTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED – YOU MUST PREREGISTER BY FRIDAY 9/9 @ 3 PM ET. PARKING INFO WILL BE PROVIDED TO REGISTERED ATTENDEES. ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED AND THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT. IF YOU DO NOT RSVP YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

Note: This meeting is not eligible for PDH. 

More information and online registration: September 2016 Meeting – Carrier Dome Tour – (Walk In Registrations not Accepted) 

Drive And Shine: Electric Vehicle Expo And Solar Fair! Sunday, Sept. 11th

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WHAT: Join us for this fun and unique event, highlighting two technologies that are helping thousands of Central New Yorkers to take advantage of clean transportation and renewable energy! There will be an electric vehicle expo as well as information available on how affordable electric vehicles and solar energy have become, and how easy they are to take advantage of. Dozens of experts from both technologies will be available to answer all of your questions. Nonprofit organizations as well as city and state elected officials will be present. There will also be food trucks, live music, and activities for kids!

WHEN: Sunday, September 11th, 2016; 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

WHERE: Parking Lot at Corner of S. Clinton and W. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY (just West of Perseverance Park)

Details

* Electric Vehicles will be available for test drives and ride alongs, including: Ford Fusion, Cadillac ELR, Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Chevy Volt, and more!
* The Installers from SolarizeCNY will be available for customers to talk to about signing up for a free solar assessment, and to learn more about community solar, which is new in NYS this year
* Several food trucks and live bands
* City and state elected representatives will make an appearance
* Sunny 102 will be airing live from 12:00 – 2:00 pm
* For more information, or to register for this free event, go to the SolarizeCNY Facebook page, or http://driveandshine.eventbrite.com

HOSTED BY: The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, SolarizeCNY, New Yorkers for Clean PowerSUNY ESF, Clean Communities of CNY, Sierra Club, and Alliance for a Green Economy.