By Innovate Pasadena Staff — April 19, 2017
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STEAM:CODERS Build Computer Skills
STEAM:CODERS is the brainchild of Raymond Ealy, a former banker with a passion for creating STEAM opportunities – science, technology, engineering, art, and math — for underserved young people. In July 2014, Ealy started the STEAM:CODERS with a series of one-day workshops at Polytechnic School in Pasadena. Later that fall, the first eight-week class began Pasadena’s La Salle High School. READ MORE
SCIENCE
Robert H. Grubbs Wins National Award from American Chemical Society
Robert H. Grubbs, the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at Caltech, has been named the recipient of the American Chemical Society's George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry for 2017. This award recognizes Grubbs' pioneering work in creating simpler, more efficient methods for manufacturing compounds used in industries including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and petroleum extraction. READ MORE
High School Science Students Shine at SoCal State Science Olympiad
Over a thousand middle and high school students and their families and friends, hailing from 62 schools across Southern California, gathered at Caltech on Saturday, April 8, for the annual SoCal State Science Olympiad Tournament. READ MORE
Earth-Sized 'Tatooine' Planets Could Be Habitable
If an Earth-size planet were orbiting two suns, could it support life? It turns out, such a planet could be quite hospitable if located at the right distance from its two stars, and wouldn't necessarily even have deserts. READ MORE
TECHNOLOGY
Miniature Methane Sensor Sniffs Out Leaks
A miniature gas sensor developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been licensed by SeekOps, Inc. in Pasadena, California. This sensor, the Open Path Laser Spectrometer (OPLS), has previously been used to detect gas leaks with a high degree of accuracy using handheld devices or unmanned aerial systems (“UAS” or “drones”). READ MORE