Made @ The Tech The Tech Museum of Innovation | San Jose, CA
Spring 2016
Annual Report
Gratitude For Our Donors
BioDesign Studio Bringing Science to Life
Girls in Tech
Empowering Tomorrow’s Trailblazers
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Innovation via Collaboration Letter from the President The Tech is in the business of bringing about lasting positive change in the lives of individuals and communities. We do this through our programs and exhibits, and through partnerships. Our role is to light sparks and open doors. We count on others to fan those sparks into lasting fl ames and turn those open doors into paths to brighter futures. Even when we play our role well, meaningful change only occurs when we support those who have abiding relationships with the young people whose eyes light up when they encounter our exhibits or participate in our programs. This is certainly true in the life of Emmanuel Bard. His mother, Emilie, recently wrote to say, “Thank you for everything you have done for my family, specifi cally my 12-year-old son, Emmanuel, who is visually impaired. Several months ago my son thought of an app to help other visually impaired people read restaurant menus. Because of his experiences at The Tech he knew he could use technology to solve a problem he faced.” Read more about his family on page 7. It is also true for students at a local public school, Lairon College Preparatory Academy in San Jose. Lairon teacher Richard Algea mentored two teams in The 2015 Tech Challenge. His students were deeply engaged, working hard on their own, attending test trials and ultimately participating in the Final Event. After the fi nals, the students were allowed to wear their Tech Challenge shirts in place of their school uniforms. This inspired others to join for 2016. In January, 28 Lairon students attended a Tech Challenge workshop — a big increase from last year’s intrepid 10. Our partnership with Code.org also shows how The Tech changes lives by working with others. Code.org is a national organization that trains educators to teach coding; it now hosts workshops for K–8 teachers at The Tech’s Design Challenge Learning Institute. These workshops equip and inspire educators to be computer science leaders in their schools. What The Tech provides is access to educators with whom we have long and trusted relationships; a well-equipped site to conduct the training; and abundant staff support. What Code.org provides is expertise in helping educators train kids to code. What teachers produce, with great eff ort and zeal, are skills that change lives. It is among our greatest honors to support people like Emilie and Richard and organizations like Code.org. We do all we can to spark interest and open doors in science and technology. Based on testimonials we regularly receive, we are confi dent that this helps our partners succeed in the lifechanging work they undertake every day.
Tim Ritchie President and CEO
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Letter from the Board Chair Corporate Donor Spotlight Donor Spotlight Member Spotlight Staff Spotlight Volunteer Spotlight Annual Report 2015 BioDesign Studio: Where Tech Meets Life
Made @ The Tech is produced twice a year for members, supporters and friends of The Tech Museum of Innovation. If you have questions about this publication, contact Amy Pizarro, Senior Director of Media + Community, at apizarro@thetech.org.
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19 Eco-Brick Building Puts Fun in Fungus 20 2015: What a year! 22 Dick King: Supporting Innovation for Good 24 The Tech Awards 2015 26 Award-Winning Tech Challenge Crew Blazes Back for 2016 28 Campaign for STEM Learning 29 The Tech Academies: STEM Program Pioneers
30 What Girls @ The Tech Are Made Of 32 Ideas Soar at Tech Studio’s Flight Lab 34 2016 IMAX Attractions 35 New in IMAX: “National Parks Adventure” 36 3D Printing: How Does It Work? 38 Innovations in Health Care 39 The Tech: Special Events
Contributors Crystal Chow Janette Ciborowski Chris DiGiorgio Michelle Duncan Mark Emmons Marika Krause Rebekah Nelson Christina O’Guinn Talance Orme Katie Ozawa Tim Ritchie John Ryan Linda Tsai Gretchen Walker Prinda Wanakule David Whitman Rachel Wilner Allison Wilhelm Leslie Zane
Leadership Team Tim Ritchie President and CEO
Photography Na’im Beyah Jennifer Bullock Katie Callahan Don Feria Sara Goetz Golden State Warriors Institute of Museum and Library Services Marika Krause Erin Lubin Jakub Mosur Rebekah Nelson Liz O’Hare Patrick Tehan, San Jose Mercury News Prinda Wanakule
Harvard Sung Chief Financial Officer Bill Bailor Vice President, Operations Maria Pappas Vice President, Development Don Pohlman Vice President, Exhibits Gretchen Walker Vice President, Education Rachel Wilner Vice President, Media + Community Charles Pearson Director, Information Systems On the cover: Mycelium “mushroom bricks” from our new exhibit, BioDesign Studio, opening March 18.
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Letter from the Board Chair
Board of Directors
Next year, I will watch my younger son accept his bachelor’s degree in astrophysics. My older earned his in mechanical engineering in 2014 after spending two summers volunteering with The Tech’s engineering team building and fixing exhibits. He’s now an aerospace engineer.
Michael R. Abbott Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Watching my boys learn and grow at The Tech, then continue in STEM careers, has been joyful and rewarding. The Tech works hard to carve out such opportunities for every child in the Bay Area. The growing need for a skilled, diverse and local STEM workforce is the greatest challenge facing Silicon Valley today. In the 10 years since I became involved with The Tech, I’ve watched it evolve from a place where visitors observe science and tech to a place where visitors experience STEM in a fully immersive way. They build robots. They read their own biometric data. They learn skills to keep themselves safe in a digital age. The next generation — the STEM-skilled workforce of the future — is made up of hundreds of thousands of kids who walked through our doors this year. This magazine is filled with shining examples of our support for Silicon Valley, a special place dedicated to solving problems with the innovative use of technology. Making sure every child has access to hands-on STEM education and the opportunity to pursue a career in tech is at the heart of everything we do. Thank you for helping us in this mission.
Emmanuel Barbara Silicon Valley Education Foundation James Barrese Ann S. Bowers Past Board Chair Chris Boyd Kaiser Permanente Chuck Boynton SunPower Corporation Edward G. Cannizzaro Board Treasurer KPMG LLP Gloria Chen Adobe
R. L. Smith McKeithen Enconcert, Inc. Jami Dover Nachtsheim Intel Corporation (retired) Omkaram Nalamasu Applied Materials Don Norling Volunteer Representative Daniel Perez OnCore Manufacturing Services Frank P. Quattrone Past Board Chair Qatalyst Group
James C. Deichen SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Roger J. Quinlan Board Secretary SAP America, Inc.
Christopher S. DiGiorgio Board Chair Accenture (retired)
A. Peter Relan Crowdstar
Joseph W. Fabris Plus 3 Network
Raquel Gonzalez Bank of America John Giubileo EMC Corporation William W. Heil, Jr. Gerald D. Held The Held Group Dave House Joe Kava Google Randy Krenzin Wells Fargo Advisors
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Bill B. May NewsBalance LLC
Hon. David D. Cortese Santa Clara County
Mauria Finley
Chris DiGiorgio Chairman, Board of Directors
Dan’l Lewin Microsoft
Tim Ritchie President and CEO The Tech Museum of Innovation Matthew A. Sapp Ernst & Young LLP Archana Sathaye Sathaye Family Foundation Judy C. Swanson The Swanson Foundation Daniel J. Warmenhoven Board Vice Chair NetApp Steve Young HGGC
Meet Our Team Players The People Who Make The Tech a Success
Keren Pavese, Manager, Community Aff airs at EMC
Corporate Donor Spotlight EMC Corporation For EMC Corporation, supporting The Tech was an obvious and natural choice. As a global leader in delivering IT as a service, EMC has long championed STEM education around the world. The company’s history with The Tech began in 2010 with the addition of The Tech Challenge to EMC’s portfolio of STEM programs. In 2016 EMC is substantially expanding its support and commitment to The Tech, becoming the presenting sponsor of The Tech Challenge for the next fi ve years and earning a seat on The Tech’s board of directors.
“Giving back to the community is core to EMC’s culture — as is innovation,” said John Giubileo, EMC’s senior vice president of engineering operations services and solutions. Giubileo, who recently joined The Tech’s board of directors, added, “We’re proud of our employees who continue to enthusiastically donate their time and expertise year after year, in various capacities, to The Tech’s programs.” The Tech’s education programs put a special focus on including children from disadvantaged backgrounds. “Working with an organization like The Tech, which focuses on exposing the wonders and power of technology and innovation to children from all backgrounds, is especially important to us,” Giubileo said. Spring 2016 | 5
Donor Spotlight Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation Franklin “Pitch” Johnson has a habit of getting in on the ground floor of ambitious projects. That’s what fueled his success as a pioneer venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. That’s also how he has supported The Tech. Pitch has been giving to The Tech since its beginning — “not day one, but by day two,” as he describes it. He recalls talking with Barbara Glynn, one of The Tech’s founders, about the need for a technology center that was not a repository for old computers, but rather one that invited visitors to interact with every exhibit. “The Tech is one of the things that makes the Valley unique,” Pitch said. “This is Silicon Valley. No other place is Silicon Valley.” Also unique to the Valley is the deep desire of successful business executives to connect with and give back to the community, Pitch said. “Business people here have barrier-breaking attitudes of not just how business is done but how business relates to the community. That desire is far stronger here than in other towns.” One of Pitch’s strongest and longest connections to the community is through The Tech. His venture capital firm, Asset Management Co., and his foundation, the Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation, have been generously supporting The Tech’s innovative programs for more than 20 years. Most recently the Johnsons made a $1 million commitment to support BioDesign Studio, an exhibition opening in March. BioDesign Studio will be a groundbreaking biotinkering space, the most elaborate digital and hands-on bioengineering exhibition in any science center worldwide. This project is a perfect match for Pitch, whose biggest VC successes have 6 | Made @ The Tech
“The Tech is one of the things that makes the Valley unique,” Pitch said. “This is Silicon Valley. No other place is Silicon Valley.”
been in biotech. Of his many investments, biotech companies are especially meaningful to Pitch because the field “has the additional aspect of helping millions of people live longer, preventing disease.” The Johnsons’ philanthropic investment in BioDesign Studio will inspire the next generation of bioengineers to do just that.
Member Spotlight Emmanuel Bard Thanks to a love of technology cultivated by countless visits to The Tech, a San Jose boy has dreamed up an idea for an app to help people who are visually impaired. He is now raising funds to enlist help in making his dream a reality. Emmanuel Bard, 13, is legally blind and hearing impaired. The idea for the app struck him after attending a school fi eld trip in which he couldn’t see the menu to order dinner. “It felt diffi cult for me to see the menus on the wall behind the register,” Emmanuel said. “I could only see lines.” Many people with visual impairments get by at a restaurant by taking photos of the menu and zooming in on the image to read it. But lighting, graphics and placement of wall-hung menus can complicate things. Emmanuel’s concept for the app, which he calls EyeMenu, is a one-stop shop for a robust selection of menus that are easy to read. The Bards have started a GoFundMe campaign and are seeking fi nancial backers through Ideator. Emmanuel, who insists that a percentage of any profi ts be given to a charity that helps the blind, hopes others will be inspired by his endeavor. “It is good to help others with technology,” he said. “There’s a big lesson that with adversity you can always fi nd strength,” added Emilie, Emmanuel’s mother. She believes The Tech and Silicon Valley culture played a big role in inspiring her son. “Everything he learned about how to do tech, and how approachable tech is, came from The Tech,” she said. “He’s not intimidated by anything tech-related because he sees it all the time at the museum.” Emilie has seen a boost in Emmanuel’s confi dence since he conceived EyeMenu. While he’s normally shy in school — his hearing impairment can make it diffi cult to engage with his peers — he’s proud to talk about the app.
Emilie, Emmanuel and Jose Bard
“Everything he learned about how to do tech, and how approachable tech is, came from The Tech. He’s not intimidated by anything techrelated because he sees it all the time at the museum.” —Emilie Bard Interested in helping Emmanuel make EyeMenu a reality? Visit gofundme.com/ blindentrepreneur for more information. “He sees himself as being taken seriously — and he now sees his disability as an asset,” Emilie said. “If he weren’t legally blind and hearing impaired, he may not have come up with the idea to help others who have his condition.” Spring 2016 | 7
Staff Spotlight Markanthony Rivera
Markanthony Rivera’s eyes light up when he talks about how he engages students at The Tech. A museum lab instructor, Markanthony, 20, admits he’s stern when laying out the rules before a fi eld trip group enters the lab. But once the kids are inside he loves to put on a show as he ignites copper chloride that glows a bright blue-green or uses an exothermic reaction to vaporize a “genie”. “Our job is to teach students, but you also need to entertain them,” he said. “We want to give them a lesson they remember, and hopefully leave them with a little inspiration to pursue a career as a scientist or engineer.”
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While Markanthony often cracks geeky jokes to get the attention of both kids and chaperones, he takes his mission of inspiring students very seriously. It’s personal. Markanthony grew up in King City, an agricultural town with few STEM opportunities where most students go on to work in farming. Not Markanthony, whose course changed forever thanks to a fi eld trip to The Tech and a supportive physics teacher who encouraged him to apply for a STEM internship program. He’s now a junior at San Jose State studying mechanical engineering. “The Tech and a strong support system opened my eyes to new possibilities for my future,” he said. “You never know if you’re going to be the one who inspires a child.”
Volunteer Spotlight Dean Dulleck and Justin Baraona
Dean Dulleck, who joined The Tech in July, landed his first job in 1960 as a technician testing traveling wave tubes with Sylvania Electronics in Mountain View and worked in electronics his entire career. Three years ago Dean retired from Lockheed Martin — there he’d been a senior printed circuit board design engineer and eventually an electro/ mechanical engineering design checker. Dean’s volunteer work at The Tech includes frequent stints at the LifeStraw demo cart in the museum’s new exhibit, Innovations in Health Care, presented by El Camino Hospital. “I have never had so much fun, and I really love being a part of the great Tech family,” he said.
Justin Baraona is a high school student who joined The Tech’s volunteer team in May. Justin helps with both special events and in the museum galleries. He said the most striking thing about his experience has been meeting so many people with incredible stories. “I’ve encountered people from New Zealand, Paris, Korea, Russia and India,” Justin said. “I’ve conversed with children, peers, adults and elders. I have grown a great deal at my time at The Tech, and for that I’m truly appreciative.”
We need you! Many volunteer positions are available to fit your skills, talents and schedule. To learn more, contact us at 1-408-795-6190 or volunteer@thetech.org Spring 2016 | 9
Thank you! Inscribed on the marble wall surrounding The Tech is a quote that reads:
The Tech was built on the optimism of people like the supporters listed in this Annual Report. In a thousand ways big and small, donors like you make a difference in our community every day.
“Optimism is an essential ingredient for innovation. How else can the individual welcome change over security, adventure over staying in safe places?” —Bob Noyce
On behalf of the innovators who benefit from the very real impact of your generosity, we offer our sincerest thanks.
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Annual Report 2015 Total revenue, including in-kind, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, was more than $20.7 million and included $5.0 million of contributions to The Tech 3.0 capital campaign. The highlight was $13.7 million in contributions representing 66% of total revenue. Earned revenue from ticket sources such as general admissions and special event facility rentals accounted for 22%. Public support from the City of San Jose equaled 12% and included both a general operating subsidy as well as the value of donated space occupied by the museum. Strong revenues and an expense level of $18.6 million resulted in a surplus for the year. This surplus will primarily be used to renovate exhibits and enhance the overall visitor experience. 77% of The Tech’s expenses were allocated to Programs, 13% to Marketing and Administration, and 10% to Fundraising. This strong financial performance helped The Tech retain its four-star rating, the highest possible, by Charity Navigator, America’s leading independent charity rating tool.
Revenue
12% 12% 22% 22%
Contributions $13,659,161 Contributions $13,659,161
66% 66%
Earned
Earned
$4,694,452$4,694,452
Public
Public
$2,432,688$2,432,688
Total Revenue $20,786,301 Total Revenue $20,786,301
10% 10% 13% 13% 77% 77%
Expenses ProgramsPrograms $14,295,463 $14,295,463 MarketingMarketing and and Administration $2,510,570 Administration $2,510,570 Fundraising Fundraising$1,781,036 $1,781,036 Total Expenses $18,587,069 Total Expenses $18,587,069
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CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATES As of June 30, 2015
INSPIRATIONAL ($1,000,000 and above) City of San Jose DISTINGUISHED ($500,000–$999,999) Applied Materials, Inc. Noyce Foundation VISIONARY ($100,000–$249,999) Bank of America S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Cisco Systems, Inc. Flextronics Forever Young Foundation Google, Inc. House Family Foundation Intel Corporation Microsoft Corporation Nokia Research Center SAP America, Inc. TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc./ ScholarShare FOUNDING ($50,000–$99,999) Aruba Networks, Inc. EMC Corporation Junior League of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula Monterey Peninsula Foundation Motorola Solutions Foundation NASDAQ OMX Group Educational Foundation, Inc. Qatalyst Partners LP Qualcomm Inc. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Samueli Foundation Seagate Technology, Inc. PRINCIPAL ($25,000–$49,999) Accenture Adobe Systems Inc. Amgen Foundation ARM Benesse Corp. Ernst & Young Fairchild Semiconductor Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation Genentech, Inc. GoDaddy JPMorgan Chase & Company The Koret Foundation KPMG LLP Micron Technology, Inc. James and Rebecca Morgan Family Foundation Oracle Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Royal Bank Of Canada SanDisk Corporation Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation SunPower Corporation TBI Construction & Construction Management Inc. TE Connectivity Xilinx UNDERWRITING ($10,000–$24,999) Asset Management Company Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Cavium, Inc. Deloitte LLC eBay, Inc. 12 | Made @ The Tech
El Camino Hospital First Tech Federal Credit Union Good Technology Heising-Simons Foundation Hon Hai-Foxconn IBM Corporation KLA-Tencor Corporation Legacy Venture The David H. Liu Foundation Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Mentor Graphics Foundation Nordstrom Pacific Biosciences Palo Alto Medical Foundation Raytheon Applied Signal Technology, Inc. Saama Technologies, Inc. San Jose Sharks Foundation Silicon Valley Bank Simpson Strong-Tie Skoll Foundation Stella B. Gross Charitable Trust Studio 9+ SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Symantec Corporation Synopsys, Inc. United Nations Foundation Wells Fargo Bank Yahoo! Employee Foundation INVESTING ($5,000–$9,999) Atmel Corporation Bain & Company Hitachi Data Systems Institute of Museum and Library Services Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Kaiser Permanente The Markkula Foundation The Moca Foundation The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP NVIDIA Corporation Palo Alto Networks Santa Clara University Steinberg STMicroelectronics, Inc. Technology Credit Union Thermo Fisher Scientific Western Digital Foundation Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati SPONSORING ($2,500–$4,999) BAE Systems Barracuda Networks Bayer Corporation Kinder Morgan Foundation McKinsey & Company, Inc. Bernard A. Newcomb Foundation Patrons of The Tech Store Santa Clara Valley Water District SRI International TechShop, Inc. ENTREPRENEURIAL ($1,000–$2,499) Apple, Inc. Best Buy Foundation Broadcom Corporation City National Bank Consulate General Of Israel GE Foundation Grandis, Inc. MacGillivray Freeman Films Salesforce.com Santana Row/Federal Realty Investment Trust Signature Flight Support Silver Spring Networks
IN KIND Adobe Systems Inc. Advocate Creative Almaden Press ARM Banducci Consulting Bayer Corporation Berrett-Koehler Publishers City Lights Limousines ClearSlide CreaTV Event Architects The Fairmont San Jose Fenestra Winery Ferrari Maserati Silicon Valley Fluidware Forbes, Inc. The Forgotten International Google, Inc. Hayward Quartz Technology, Inc. Hilton San Jose Iron Horse Vineyards J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines KLIV Klutz KQED-TV Lexus Of Stevens Creek Maker Faire NBC Bay Area Northstar California Resort O.A.R.S. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme Plantronics Inc. PureMatter Recent Toys Resounding Achord San Jose Marriott San Jose Mercury News SignatureWines.Com Solutions Office Interiors Speck Products Stanford Social Innovation Review SunEdison Team San Jose TechShop, Inc. Telemundo 48 Tesla Motors YouNoodle
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS As of June 30, 2015
VISIONARY ($100,000 and above) Ann S. Bowers Judy and Erica Swanson Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven FOUNDER ($50,000–$99,999) Barbara and William Heil, Jr. Deedee and Burton McMurtry Moore Family Foundation Betty and Gordon Moore John M. Sobrato Fund AMBASSADOR ($25,000–$49,999) Barbara and John Glynn Joanne E. Harrington and Lorry I. Lokey Sathaye Family Foundation Cheryl and Lonnie Smith INNOVATOR ($10,000-$24,999) Jimi and Ned Barnholt Penny and Ron Blake
Mary Lee and Edward Cannizzaro Esther John and Aart de Geus Susan and John Diekman Eileen and Christopher DiGiorgio Ann Howland-Doerr and John Doerr Lori and Joe Fabris Melinda and William Gates Robert Grimm Sally Hazard Bourgoin and John Bourgoin Connie and Jerry Held The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation Neeru and Vinod Khosla Gay and Bill Krause Worth and Andy Ludwick Marka and Bill May Dianne and Regis McKenna N.R. Narayana Murthy Jami Dover Nachtsheim and Stephen Nachtsheim Loretta and Kenneth Nussbacher Bobbie and David Pratt The Frank and Denise Quattrone Foundation Christine and Tim Ritchie Amy and Matthew Sapp Judy and Les Vadasz Marva and John Warnock Jack R. Wheatley Sandy and Chris Yen INVESTING ($5,000–$9,999) Christina and James Barrese Gloria T. Chen and John Kibarian Signe Ostby and Scott Cook Renee and David Crawford Nan and Charles Geschke Eva and Andrew Grove Sheila and Tom Hart Shannon and Joseph Kava Jaynie and Bill Kind Susan and Dan’l Lewin Kathleen and Smith McKeithen Ronald L. Olson Josie and Dan Perez Cathy and Roger J. Quinlan Renuka and Peter Relan Diane Greene and Mendel Rosenblum Donna Dubinsky and Leonard Shustek SPONSORING ($2,500–$4,999) Gordon Bell Nancy Blachman Anna and Rob Bradshaw Peggy and Yogen Dalal Kathy and James Deichen Mary Ellen and Michael E. Fox, Sr. The Brett and Michelle Galloway Foundation Patricia and Martin Giles David Hitz Maureen and David Kennedy Karen and Richard King Shawn and Douglas MacKenzie Morgan Family Foundation Shara and David Morishige Dean Morton Catherine and Nick Noviello Julie Packard Cindy and Randy Pond John Vitalie ENTREPRENEURIAL ($1,000–$2,499) Veronica and Greer Arthur Mechelle and Manny Barbara Barbara and Frank Barone Dean Belshaw Paul F. Billig
Lucy Blake Harry S. Blount Robert Bynum Liz and Lath Carlson Paul Chamberlain Karin and Steven Chase Fannie Allen and George W. Cogan Sonja and Bill Davidow Marla and James deBroekert Lynette and Dick DiNapoli J. Philip and Jennifer DiNapoli Celia and Jim Dudley Joan and Alan Earhart Concepción and Irwin Federman Christopher Feia Elwanda and William Fenwick Jeanne and Frank Fischer Renu and Dhrumil Gandhi Susan Valeriote and Kenneth Goldman Hon Mai and Joseph Goodman The Amer Haider Charitable Fund Jan Half Arline and James Harper Mark Harris Peggy and Fred Heiman Noreen and Jim Helvie David House Jamey Jacobs Trine Sorensen and Michael Jacobson Madhuri Ramanathan and Ashvin Kannan Robert S. Kieve Cathy and Kevin Kimball Carolyn and Mark Koenig Jennifer Konecny Jennifer and Randall Krenzin Terry and Bill Krivan Michelle and Michael Kwatinetz Catherine Pierson Lego Steve Leistner Laura Becker-Lewke and Reynold Lewke Karen and Walter Loewenstern Shilin Jiang and Gregory Luth Laurie Hunter and Jonathan MacQuitty Marnie Mar and Butch Francisco Anonymous Kathie and Bob Maxfield Joyce Milligan Willy and Jim Mitchell Sukanya and Omkaram Nalamasu Dang Nguyen Eric Nyhus Maria and Anthony Pappas DJ Patil Carrie and Greg Penner Ellen and Drew Perkins Hal R. Powell Dorothy H. Reagan (In memory of Joseph B. Reagan) Hasan Rizvi Beth and Stephen Robie Suzanne and Ali Salehpour Karl Schramm Ray Scott Ryan Scott Rosalind Solon The Somekh Family Foundation Mary E. Murphy and Mark C. Stevens Daniel M. Tellep Andrea and Joseph Thomas Margaret and John Thompson Barry Uphoff Jana Van DeGoor-Washington and Kenneth Washington Anonymous Rachel and Jon Wilner
Elizabeth B. Wolf The King and Linda Won Family Fund Kristine Zeigler EXPLORER ($500–$999) Marianne Baldrica Atiye Bayman Russita and Arvind Bedi Susanne Brokaw Denise and Bill Burns Paula and Hsin-Ping Chang Franklin Chee Roger Chen Jeff Chow Sandi and Richard Conniff Grace and George Davis Nancy Heinen and Dennis DeBroeck Ted Dobos Chris Eyre Lawson Fisher Jessica Garcia-Kohl and Sam Liccardo Marilyn and Bob Garibaldi Kerri Gogolin Jerome Guillen Melanie and Christopher Harrell Anne and Sean Hehir Rose A. Herrera Melinda Rogers and Eric Hixon Emily and Karen Holton Gloria and Stanley Hoo Ana Mendez and Rajeev Jayavant Sylvia and James Katzman Lisa and Jay Kerley Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust Michelle Loftis Joan and Robert Lyons Robin and Stephen MacDonald Elizabeth Witter and Jeffrey Mayer Elizabeth and Derek Minno Camille S. and Camille B. Mosley Arun Narayanan Thomas Ngo Steven Nightingale Charles Pearson Victor Peng James Peredia Lora and Scott Peterson Charitable Fund Jan and Don Provan Ethel D. Queen Jenny Risk Heather Rock Karen Sage Grace Nichols and Yuri Saito Diane Shearer and Bill Fahsholtz Edward and Pamela Taft Karen and Richard Taylor Janet Brownstone and Andrew Verhalen Belle Wei Jim Wilson Michelle and Michael Zappe SUSTAINING ($250–$499) Shalini Agarwal Chike Agbai Jane Albrecht Tom Anderson Benjamin M. Anixter Alix Atwell Lisa Au Amber Averill Lucia Soares and Miguel Avila Anonymous Diana Morabito and Keith Ball Sameeta and Dhiraj Ballal Sandeepan Banerjee Spring 2016 | 13
Joelle and Keith Baranowski Laura Barton Maria Isabel Basa Brian Beattie Donna and Paul Beaupre Nancy Beckman Mike Benyhoff Carol Berg Amy Bhatnagar Heather Boger Mark Boitano Susan Borkin Jill Bourne Joan and John Bower Kristin and Blaine Bowman Chris Boyd Jennifer and Charles Boynton Susan Bradford-Moore Trish and Steven Brock Marcie and Chet Brown Miranda Brown Agapi Burkard Monique Butler Atul Butte Katie Carroll Nancy and John Cassidy Anna Chang Brenda Chao Robert Chee Jeanne McGrane Cherry and Michael Cherry Wai Cheung Carolyn Chi Shaye Chirotarrab Gloria Chou Crystal Chow Jessica Christie Noreen and Frank Christopher Jeffrey Chung Cristian Cibils Colleen Clark Karen Clark Nancy Clark Mary and Michael Clarke Robert Cleveland Armand Cohen Michael Coke Denise and Timothy Cole Michael Coleman Joan and Edward Conger Robert Cook Joan and Gary Cooper Nancy and Alan Covington Kimberly and Keith Cox Gay and Roy Crawford Roberta and Andras Csaplar Leana Dalton Anne and Peter Damron Susan and James Davis Laura and Arnold de Leon The Delan Family Julie Delay Tina Der Torossian Rachel Wise and Stephen Desantis Matthew Dewitt Grace Do Sharon Carroll and Robert Downs Phyllis and William Draper Mike Drennan Jennifer and Leonard Dulski Kim and Alan Duncan Amanda and Barry Eberly Jane and Wade Ellis Elizabeth Emmert Tim Enney Michael Erikson 14 | Made @ The Tech
Yi Fang & Richard Chan Susan Farrar Dorothy and Julie Filice Erlinda and Robert Fingerhut Harnovre Mallory Vidal and Benjamin Flores Andrea Guerra and Marcus Tylutki Sophie Horiuchi and Paul Forrester Chris Fox Ed Fox Amanda Freel Sara Frieberg Mari and Derek Fujikawa Kate and Nicholas Galiotto Gaurav Garg and Komal Shah Lenore Olivas and Rich Gee Wanda and Lance Ginner Sergio Giraldo Janice and Mel Goertz Xiaoyun Gong John Goode Sarah Gould Charles Graf John Graybeal Stephanie Grethen Mary Ann and John F. Grilli Edith Grimsley Iskara and Baldev Gupta Ronald Haak Elaine and Eric Hahn Dina Y. Venezky and Stephen C. Hahn Cynthia Hall Bruce Handa Lisa Harrigan Deborah and Simon Hayes Stephanie Hayner Ruth and David Helfinstein Kathleen and Richard Hendricks Rosemary and Miguel Hernandez Anonymous Lisa Hill Diana and Robert Hirahara Linda and James Hoffman Dale Holladay Su-Jan and Chung-Ho Huang Laurie Hunter Todd Husak Faith Hynoski Elisabeth and Pierre Irissou Irene Iwasaki Andrea and Wilbur Jackson Anagua and Vijay Jain Hana Johncox Jamont Johnson Sandra Torchia and Kirk Johnson Marilyn A. Johnson Melody Johnston Jennifer and Roger Jones Victor Jorge Thomas Judge Leah Jullia Jenny Kahn Peggy and Mark Kaminsky Ajay Kanagala Deepti Kannan and Alanghat Karunakaran Rachel King Debbie and Jerry Kleva Cheryl Knepfler Kay Knox Tharun Kuppireddy Anita and Yucaipa Kwock Maureen Langan and Dave Mewes Brian Latimer Laura Leavitt Hendrick Lee Wendy Leong
James Lerner Karen Chu and Steven Leung Bethany Lewis Christine Li Yuchen Jessica Liao Michele and Bjorn Liencres Louis Lim Stephen A. Lima Kathleen and Larry Lincoln Lance Lippert Ada and Robert A. Loewer Laura Long Tom Lu Rosemarie and Dale Luck Margaret and Philip Ma Doug MacMillan Barbara A. Malaspina Louisa Maloney Dianne Marsh Mary Martinez Stephanie Masciocchi Dipti Mathur Jason May Joanne and Steven McCann Sharon and Edwin McCauley Claudia McCoy Chris McGugan Bette and Albert Mendizabal Marco Mendoza Shelly Meredith Nancy Reagan and Charles Mignosa Shelley Miller Stephanie Millett John Montrym Harold Morales Yolanda Moran Bruce Morimoto Patricia Motock Martin Mueller Richard Murphy Kelli Nakamura Sudha Neelakantan Angie and Paul Newhagen Susan and Arnim Nicolson Richard Nolan Mildred and Merlin Nygren Pam Krebs-Oki and Mark Kiyoto Oki Talia Onofre Yelena Panchenko Vanita Patell Elizabeth and Tom Pavel Nick Pavlina Norman Pease Jesusa Pedler Paul Perez David Persing Annette Peterson Carissa Peterson Karen and Donald Pettibone Jeff Pinsker Vanessa Potter Lee J. Pulver Bo Xu Hollis Radin Tracy and Andrew Radle Andrew Ramirez Emily Ramos Prasanna Ranganathan Robert Reasoner Delyna Reil Romel Retzlaff Ernesto Rey Jenn Riese Lynne Roberts Charlah Robinson
Kay and Neil Robinson Kevin Roche Francisco Rodriguez Ricardo Rodriguez Kathleen Rydar Aron Salas Anne Sales Caitlin Samenfeld-Specht Emma and Michael Sanchez Ron Sandel Nora Sarkissian Rebecca and Douglas Sayuk Steve Schramm Anne Senti-Willis Sarahann Shapiro and Daniel Hales Patrick Sheehan Christina Shenden Namrata Shukla Jack Silveira Barbara Simbulan Yulin Guo and Vinay Singh Huntington Small Michael Smith Berni and Mohsen Sondossi Jaeik Song Karen Songerwala Sylvia Soong Ben Spangler Gloria and Evan Spanier Kerrie and Darren Sparks Sarah Springer Jared Stein Dana Doctorow and Daniel Stellenberg Frances and Calvin Stevens Carmen Stuhlmuller Peggy and Harvard Sung Brenda Swiney and James Sullivan Judaline Swinkels-Ryan Miriam Taimisto and Glenda G. Anderson Jessica Taneja Marilyn and Terry Terman Rebecca Ternus Kim Thach Judy Thomas Jorge and Jennifer Titinger Bill Tobin Janice Toyoshima and David Bungo Crista Tran Hue Tran John Traub Teruo Utsumi Tracy Valentine Kathy VanGorden-Ramirez Varian Partners in Giving Program Tia Verches and Will Bluhm Natalie Villalobos and Timothy Jordan Christina Vo Michael Wagner Shannon Walters Edith Cohen and Alexander Wang Jenny Wang Judy and Robert Ward Hisham Abdalla Wasfy Amy Weingarten Caron and Rick Whitacre David Whiting Julie Willey Dana Williams Dan T. Williamson Kathleen and Ray Wilson Martin Winter Corinne and Todd Wipke Elaine and Harvey Wong Steven Wong Catherine Woo
Kathleen and Rich Woodward Vicki Wooledge Brandon and Christine Woosley Cindy Workman Jennifer and Fred Worley Richard and Catherine Wytmar Xuefei Xiong Sarah Xu Juan Yang Joel Yarbrough Donna and Lewis Yobs Leslie Zane Leah and Mark Zanella Yu Zhang Wei-jing Zhu Mary and Warren Zodrow IN KIND Bonita Banducci and Jay Shalhoob Joshua Cohen Kay Kleinerman Karen Mullarkey Jennifer Ewert and Rick Smolan Tina Tam Linda Tsai and John Ryan
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Where Tech Meets Life Exhibit Explores Intersection of Engineering and Biology The moment happens at almost every conference Romie Littrell attends. A respected scientist will take a trip down memory lane, telling the audience how he or she fi rst became interested in biology. “More often than not, they’ll say: ‘When I was young, I used to play with this thing that really made me think, and that’s why I do this today,’” recalled Littrell, curator and director for health and biotech projects at The Tech Museum of Innovation. It was no diff erent for Littrell and Anja Scholze, who created The Tech’s newest exhibit, BioDesign Studio. Both grew up in rural areas and became enthralled with biology simply by observing the world around them.
“We want to help young people learn more about synthetic biology — without them even realizing it,” he said. “This exhibit will give them the confi dence to explore biology and have that experience of creation. Biology is supposed to be fun, and this is all about thoughtful play.” Yes, play. That’s not normally a word associated with science. But BioDesign Studio will use exploration to teach about the intersection of biology and engineering, showing visitors that they can use this burgeoning fi eld to solve complex global problems. Littrell, a pioneer in the emerging do-it-yourself biology movement of participatory citizen science, founded a community biohacker space in Los Angeles before coming to The Tech. BioDesign Studio, he says, is one of the most ambitious attempts yet to make biotech accessible.
But those experiences can be rarer for kids today. And that’s why Littrell and Scholze are hoping BioDesign Studio, opening in March at The Tech, can help re-create the exhilaration that comes from exploration. Planned to last for 10 years, the exhibition will evolve — like biology itself. The $5 million The highly anticipated exhibit, which has been in exhibit was made possible by several generous the works for more than two years, will feature foundations including the Gordon and Betty both hands-on and digital activities, with the goal of Moore Foundation and the Franklin and Catherine sparking a sense of wonder about the world’s most Johnson Foundation. complex technology: biology. “This will be a space where visitors of all ages can While BioDesign Studio will appeal to all ages, gain a deep understanding of their own power to the hope is that it especially will plant seeds of use synthetic biology to solve big problems, like excitement in young minds. Littrell believes those food security and climate change,” said Tim Ritchie, seeds will bloom years from now in the form of president and CEO of The Tech. “In BioDesign next-generation biotech researchers who will Studio, we’ll be inspiring the next generation of change the world. biotech innovators.” 16 | Made @ The Tech
The Tech faced monumental challenges in creating this exhibit. After all, Mother Nature works on her own time frame. How do you replicate the basic designs of life in a way that holds the interest of young people with short attention spans? BioDesign Studio does it by ingeniously combining physical and virtual elements. For instance, in the Biotinkering Lab, visitors will see how a naturally growing mycelium — the rootlike fi bers of a mushroom — can be used as an environmentally friendly building material. Visitors will start growing bricks in molds designed in fun shapes. Because mycelium takes about a week to grow, guests will also handle bricks built by others. Scholze describes it as a cooking-show explanation of biology. ”They’re going to get to tinker with fundamental building blocks of life,” said Scholze, a biotech experience designer. “It’s going to be fun to see the looks on kids’ faces.” Scholze declines to pick her favorite part of BioDesign Studio; she jokes that’s like asking a mother to name a favorite child. But Littrell already is predicting the exhibit’s breakout star — the Creature Creation Station. The station is a physical and digital representation of how life is programmed. Visitors will be guided through the process of creating a set of biological
instructions for a living thing, using tangible pieces that serve as stand-ins for genes and genetic parts. The end result resembles something you might see swimming under a microscope. Then, the creature will be “released” into the simulated environment of an arc-shaped, 30-foot-long screen display. As kids watch their creatures interact with their friends’ designs, they might not even realize what they’re learning. But it may serve as a moment of inspiration. “The people who need to solve these huge problems we face with global food and health 15 years down the road are the same people who will be visiting this exhibit right now,” Littrell said. “It all begins with making them feel like biology is fun.”
Biology is technology. How would you use it to change the world? New exhibit opens Friday, March 18 thetech.org/biodesignstudio
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Introducing BioDesign Studio: Play, tinker and design with the building blocks of life What is it?
The curators say...
Explore unique and powerful fundamentals of biological systems with vivid displays. Put yourself in the shoes of a single cell or re-code the “fur” patterns of our adorable animals.
“My animal now has the perfect camoufl age for Mardi Gras!”
living colors lab
You are the scientist in this 21st-century version of our well-loved jellyfi sh DNA wet lab. Use real lab gear to engineer multi-colored bacteria. Discover and add your own living colors to the wall!
“The gold at the end of this rainbow is ... agar.”
creature creation station
Use our kit of tangible biological parts to build and program your own virtual creature! Then release it into an immersive world and watch it interact with other creations made by visitors like you.
“Favorite program: Follow strangers and stick to them. Then spew blue!”
bio futures
Explore real-life innovations in biology — such as eff orts to engineer mosquitoes to stop the spread of disease. Share your own vision of a future use for synthetic biology. Let your imagination run wild!
“So many future uses for my belly button microbes.”
biotinkering lab
This evolving gallery is the place to try new hands-on biodesign activities and participate in community projects. Build objects with mushroom material, see living examples of bioengineered organisms, and more…
“Tetris just went fungal!”
bio basics
The Tech is launching a partnership with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University that will, as a fi rst step, explore ethical issues related to genetic engineering. The partnership will include training to help museum staff and volunteers eff ectively facilitate conversations; events in the museum; and resources for educators. 18 | Made @ The Tech
Eco-Brick Building Puts Fun in Fungus Bookshelves and appliances. Vertical gardens and foot stools. Even homes! There’s been a lot of talk about mushrooms at The Tech lately, and all the ways they can be used in sustainable manufacturing. Ideas are spreading like ... well, a fungus. As the March opening of The Tech’s BioDesign Studio approaches, the Exhibits and Educational Programs teams have spent months developing a related activity that will allow innovators of all ages to play with sustainable mushroom manufacturing. The process is simple but impressive. First, choose a 3D-printed plastic mold. Then stuff it with wood particles that have been inoculated with mushroom mycelium (the root structure of a mushroom), and then, the growth of a “mushroom brick” will begin. No trees are harmed in the making of the bricks, as the wood particles are an agricultural byproduct that would have just been thrown away. “The world is really just starting to tap into the amazing potential of mycelium for manufacturing,” said Anja Scholze, The Tech’s biotech experience designer. “We love giving our visitors a chance to explore something so fresh.” In our mushroom bricks, the mycelium acts like natural glue that binds the material together. After it’s dried and baked, the brick stops growing and can be used as durable and organic material for furniture — or maybe even buildings. Mycelium products are an eco-friendly alternative to lumber because they grow so much faster than trees (and use agricultural waste). The brick-making process does take a few days, so you may not be able to admire your brick but you can examine those made by visitors before you. Tables made with mushroom materials grown by MycoWorks will be part of BioDesign Studio, so come see how mycelium can be used in the real world. Participants in our workshop will also explore possibilities for the material. What would you make … or rather, grow? Spring 2016 | 19
2015: What a year!
Pop quiz. Which of the following things happened at The Tech in 2015? A. Players from the Warriors and Raiders were spotted in our science labs. B. The Tech’s CEO picked up a medal from the First Lady. C. Creative Collisions guests beamed messages into outer space. D. All of the above. The correct answer is … D, of course! And that’s just to get you started. Open these pages to enjoy a trip down memory lane. Special thanks to all our partners, donors, members, visitors and friends who helped make 2015 one to remember!
First Creative Collisions event: Ballet + Wearables, bringing together the makers and shakers of Silicon Valley
For Pi Day we celebrate with a pizza pi(e)!
Smithsonian's Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibit opens.
3.14
1.22
At our Maker Faire booth, visitors learn about picking a lock, cracking a code and solving a circuit.
5.12
7.28
5.15
8.25
9.18
8.18
We announce the first cohort of Tech Academies of Innovation.
3.27
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
Creative Collisions: Virtual Reality + Humanity + You
Ira Flatow of NPR gives a talk about innovation and where new ideas come from.
Creative Collisons: 3D Printing + The Body + You
11.12
5.31
WWE star John Cena surprises Make-A-Wish families on their visit to The Tech.
“Good Morning America” streams a special show live about drones at The Tech.
The 15th annual Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, honors 10 laureates who innovate to benefit humanity.
Google honors The Tech with a party at its Washington, D.C., office, in celebration of our National Medal.
11.23 11.17
Exhibit opening: Innovations in Health Care, presented by El Camino Hospital
7.22
1.13 Retired Warriors player Adonal Foyle visits with kids on a field trip and participates in a science lab.
The Tech in 2015
JANUARY
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
1,000 students visit exhibits, labs and more for our first-ever Google Field Trip.
“Jerusalem” opens in IMAX and takes viewers on a tour of one of the world's oldest cities.
Generous donors make SVGives a big success and help fund The Tech Challenge.
3.6
3.4
3.28
5.5
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
5.18 Tech President and CEO Tim Ritchie is awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
4.18
The Tech joins museums across the country to set new record for a long-distance chain reaction.
JUNE
JULY
4.1
8.30
AUGUST
Community Day: Guests enjoy free admission, $5 IMAX films, behind-the-scenes tours and rooftop access as we celebrate our National Medal.
The Tech opens the Design Challenge Learning Institute, providing professional development for educators.
Epic Genetics Day: an event devoted to DNA.
8.8
Kaiser Permanente’s Live Well Be Well family wellness festival at The Tech.
The Tech participates in the San Jose Mini Maker Faire.
The 2015 Tech Awards laureates are announced.
9.6
SEPTEMBER
Creative Collisons: Neuroscience + Music
Visitors build, test and rebuild flying contraptions in Just Wing It.
9.15
11.3
11.25
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Hundreds of girls enjoy workshops and drop-in programs at the first Girls Day @ The Tech.
The Tech participates in Giving Tuesday, raising money for our Generation Tech campaign to unlock STEM learning for all.
10.10
6.28
DECEMBER
The Tech hosts a food drive in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank.
Creative Collisions: Scenes + Screens
12.1
12.8
12.9
Creative Collisons: Space + Art + You
6.3
2.16 At 3D Print Jam on Presidents Day, guests design their own 3D objects and make 3D scans of themselves.
First test trials for The Tech Challenge: Building Excitement!
2.28
6.30
The Tech opens Cyber Detectives, the first interactive cyber security exhibit in the U.S.
4.25-26 More than 500 teams and 2,000 students participate in The Tech Challenge, presented by Cisco.
The Tech and VTA kick off Hack My Ride 2.0, a challenge to transform how we get around.
6.6
10.15
10.1
The Tech participates in The Great Shakeout, a worldwide earthquake drill.
First day of summer camps in science, technology, medicine and design!
6.8
Kids dream up endless possibilities for bettering the world in Apps for Social Change.
6.24
Creative Collisions: Geektoberfest Bio + Beer
Guests enjoy a real night at the museum for the Robots and Robes Sleepover.
Steve Young/ Jerry Rice Bay Area Classic golf tournament/ fundraiser
The Tech launches a new website.
10.24
10.8
10.7
The Tech teams up with the SJ Museum of Art for a cybersecurity symposium.
10.3
“Robots,” a movie about robots whose creators are on a quest to capture human characteristics, opens in IMAX.
10.3
Oakland Raider Rod Streater hosts students from P.A. Walsh Elementary, a Tech Academy, on a field trip.
12.7
12.7 The Tech celebrates Computer Science Education Week.
12.17 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens to a sold-out crowd in the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater.
First Creative Collisions event: Ballet + Wearables, bringing together the makers and shakers of Silicon Valley
For Pi Day we celebrate with a pizza pi(e)!
Smithsonian's Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibit opens.
3.14
1.22
At our Maker Faire booth, visitors learn about picking a lock, cracking a code and solving a circuit.
5.12
7.28
5.15
8.25
9.18
8.18
We announce the first cohort of Tech Academies of Innovation.
3.27
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
Creative Collisions: Virtual Reality + Humanity + You
Ira Flatow of NPR gives a talk about innovation and where new ideas come from.
Creative Collisons: 3D Printing + The Body + You
11.12
5.31
WWE star John Cena surprises Make-A-Wish families on their visit to The Tech.
“Good Morning America” streams a special show live about drones at The Tech.
The 15th annual Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, honors 10 laureates who innovate to benefit humanity.
Google honors The Tech with a party at its Washington, D.C., office, in celebration of our National Medal.
11.23 11.17
Exhibit opening: Innovations in Health Care, presented by El Camino Hospital
7.22
1.13 Retired Warriors player Adonal Foyle visits with kids on a field trip and participates in a science lab.
The Tech in 2015
JANUARY
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
1,000 students visit exhibits, labs and more for our first-ever Google Field Trip.
“Jerusalem” opens in IMAX and takes viewers on a tour of one of the world's oldest cities.
Generous donors make SVGives a big success and help fund The Tech Challenge.
3.6
3.4
3.28
5.5
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
5.18 Tech President and CEO Tim Ritchie is awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
4.18
The Tech joins museums across the country to set new record for a long-distance chain reaction.
JUNE
JULY
4.1
8.30
AUGUST
Community Day: Guests enjoy free admission, $5 IMAX films, behind-the-scenes tours and rooftop access as we celebrate our National Medal.
The Tech opens the Design Challenge Learning Institute, providing professional development for educators.
Epic Genetics Day: an event devoted to DNA.
8.8
Kaiser Permanente’s Live Well Be Well family wellness festival at The Tech.
The Tech participates in the San Jose Mini Maker Faire.
The 2015 Tech Awards laureates are announced.
9.6
SEPTEMBER
Creative Collisons: Neuroscience + Music
Visitors build, test and rebuild flying contraptions in Just Wing It.
9.15
11.3
11.25
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Hundreds of girls enjoy workshops and drop-in programs at the first Girls Day @ The Tech.
The Tech participates in Giving Tuesday, raising money for our Generation Tech campaign to unlock STEM learning for all.
10.10
6.28
DECEMBER
The Tech hosts a food drive in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank.
Creative Collisions: Scenes + Screens
12.1
12.8
12.9
Creative Collisons: Space + Art + You
6.3
2.16 At 3D Print Jam on Presidents Day, guests design their own 3D objects and make 3D scans of themselves.
First test trials for The Tech Challenge: Building Excitement!
2.28
6.30
The Tech opens Cyber Detectives, the first interactive cyber security exhibit in the U.S.
4.25-26 More than 500 teams and 2,000 students participate in The Tech Challenge, presented by Cisco.
The Tech and VTA kick off Hack My Ride 2.0, a challenge to transform how we get around.
6.6
10.15
10.1
The Tech participates in The Great Shakeout, a worldwide earthquake drill.
First day of summer camps in science, technology, medicine and design!
6.8
Kids dream up endless possibilities for bettering the world in Apps for Social Change.
6.24
Creative Collisions: Geektoberfest Bio + Beer
Guests enjoy a real night at the museum for the Robots and Robes Sleepover.
Steve Young/ Jerry Rice Bay Area Classic golf tournament/ fundraiser
The Tech launches a new website.
10.24
10.8
10.7
The Tech teams up with the SJ Museum of Art for a cybersecurity symposium.
10.3
“Robots,” a movie about robots whose creators are on a quest to capture human characteristics, opens in IMAX.
10.3
Oakland Raider Rod Streater hosts students from P.A. Walsh Elementary, a Tech Academy, on a field trip.
12.7
12.7 The Tech celebrates Computer Science Education Week.
12.17 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens to a sold-out crowd in the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater.
First Creative Collisions event: Ballet + Wearables, bringing together the makers and shakers of Silicon Valley
For Pi Day we celebrate with a pizza pi(e)!
Smithsonian's Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibit opens.
3.14
1.22
At our Maker Faire booth, visitors learn about picking a lock, cracking a code and solving a circuit.
5.12
7.28
5.15
8.25
9.18
8.18
We announce the first cohort of Tech Academies of Innovation.
3.27
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
Creative Collisions: Virtual Reality + Humanity + You
Ira Flatow of NPR gives a talk about innovation and where new ideas come from.
Creative Collisons: 3D Printing + The Body + You
11.12
5.31
WWE star John Cena surprises Make-A-Wish families on their visit to The Tech.
“Good Morning America” streams a special show live about drones at The Tech.
The 15th annual Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, honors 10 laureates who innovate to benefit humanity.
Google honors The Tech with a party at its Washington, D.C., office, in celebration of our National Medal.
11.23 11.17
Exhibit opening: Innovations in Health Care, presented by El Camino Hospital
7.22
1.13 Retired Warriors player Adonal Foyle visits with kids on a field trip and participates in a science lab.
The Tech in 2015
JANUARY
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
1,000 students visit exhibits, labs and more for our first-ever Google Field Trip.
“Jerusalem” opens in IMAX and takes viewers on a tour of one of the world's oldest cities.
Generous donors make SVGives a big success and help fund The Tech Challenge.
3.6
3.4
3.28
5.5
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
5.18 Tech President and CEO Tim Ritchie is awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
4.18
The Tech joins museums across the country to set new record for a long-distance chain reaction.
JUNE
JULY
4.1
8.30
AUGUST
Community Day: Guests enjoy free admission, $5 IMAX films, behind-the-scenes tours and rooftop access as we celebrate our National Medal.
The Tech opens the Design Challenge Learning Institute, providing professional development for educators.
Epic Genetics Day: an event devoted to DNA.
8.8
Kaiser Permanente’s Live Well Be Well family wellness festival at The Tech.
The Tech participates in the San Jose Mini Maker Faire.
The 2015 Tech Awards laureates are announced.
9.6
SEPTEMBER
Creative Collisons: Neuroscience + Music
Visitors build, test and rebuild flying contraptions in Just Wing It.
9.15
11.3
11.25
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Hundreds of girls enjoy workshops and drop-in programs at the first Girls Day @ The Tech.
The Tech participates in Giving Tuesday, raising money for our Generation Tech campaign to unlock STEM learning for all.
10.10
6.28
DECEMBER
The Tech hosts a food drive in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank.
Creative Collisions: Scenes + Screens
12.1
12.8
12.9
Creative Collisons: Space + Art + You
6.3
2.16 At 3D Print Jam on Presidents Day, guests design their own 3D objects and make 3D scans of themselves.
First test trials for The Tech Challenge: Building Excitement!
2.28
6.30
The Tech opens Cyber Detectives, the first interactive cyber security exhibit in the U.S.
4.25-26 More than 500 teams and 2,000 students participate in The Tech Challenge, presented by Cisco.
The Tech and VTA kick off Hack My Ride 2.0, a challenge to transform how we get around.
6.6
10.15
10.1
The Tech participates in The Great Shakeout, a worldwide earthquake drill.
First day of summer camps in science, technology, medicine and design!
6.8
Kids dream up endless possibilities for bettering the world in Apps for Social Change.
6.24
Creative Collisions: Geektoberfest Bio + Beer
Guests enjoy a real night at the museum for the Robots and Robes Sleepover.
Steve Young/ Jerry Rice Bay Area Classic golf tournament/ fundraiser
The Tech launches a new website.
10.24
10.8
10.7
The Tech teams up with the SJ Museum of Art for a cybersecurity symposium.
10.3
“Robots,” a movie about robots whose creators are on a quest to capture human characteristics, opens in IMAX.
10.3
Oakland Raider Rod Streater hosts students from P.A. Walsh Elementary, a Tech Academy, on a field trip.
12.7
12.7 The Tech celebrates Computer Science Education Week.
12.17 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens to a sold-out crowd in the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater.
First Creative Collisions event: Ballet + Wearables, bringing together the makers and shakers of Silicon Valley
For Pi Day we celebrate with a pizza pi(e)!
Smithsonian's Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibit opens.
3.14
1.22
At our Maker Faire booth, visitors learn about picking a lock, cracking a code and solving a circuit.
5.12
7.28
5.15
8.25
9.18
8.18
We announce the first cohort of Tech Academies of Innovation.
3.27
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
Creative Collisions: Virtual Reality + Humanity + You
Ira Flatow of NPR gives a talk about innovation and where new ideas come from.
Creative Collisons: 3D Printing + The Body + You
11.12
5.31
WWE star John Cena surprises Make-A-Wish families on their visit to The Tech.
“Good Morning America” streams a special show live about drones at The Tech.
The 15th annual Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, honors 10 laureates who innovate to benefit humanity.
Google honors The Tech with a party at its Washington, D.C., office, in celebration of our National Medal.
11.23 11.17
Exhibit opening: Innovations in Health Care, presented by El Camino Hospital
7.22
1.13 Retired Warriors player Adonal Foyle visits with kids on a field trip and participates in a science lab.
The Tech in 2015
JANUARY
Members enjoy The Tech after hours for an exclusive members party.
1,000 students visit exhibits, labs and more for our first-ever Google Field Trip.
“Jerusalem” opens in IMAX and takes viewers on a tour of one of the world's oldest cities.
Generous donors make SVGives a big success and help fund The Tech Challenge.
3.6
3.4
3.28
5.5
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
5.18 Tech President and CEO Tim Ritchie is awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
4.18
The Tech joins museums across the country to set new record for a long-distance chain reaction.
JUNE
JULY
4.1
8.30
AUGUST
Community Day: Guests enjoy free admission, $5 IMAX films, behind-the-scenes tours and rooftop access as we celebrate our National Medal.
The Tech opens the Design Challenge Learning Institute, providing professional development for educators.
Epic Genetics Day: an event devoted to DNA.
8.8
Kaiser Permanente’s Live Well Be Well family wellness festival at The Tech.
The Tech participates in the San Jose Mini Maker Faire.
The 2015 Tech Awards laureates are announced.
9.6
SEPTEMBER
Creative Collisons: Neuroscience + Music
Visitors build, test and rebuild flying contraptions in Just Wing It.
9.15
11.3
11.25
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Hundreds of girls enjoy workshops and drop-in programs at the first Girls Day @ The Tech.
The Tech participates in Giving Tuesday, raising money for our Generation Tech campaign to unlock STEM learning for all.
10.10
6.28
DECEMBER
The Tech hosts a food drive in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank.
Creative Collisions: Scenes + Screens
12.1
12.8
12.9
Creative Collisons: Space + Art + You
6.3
2.16 At 3D Print Jam on Presidents Day, guests design their own 3D objects and make 3D scans of themselves.
First test trials for The Tech Challenge: Building Excitement!
2.28
6.30
The Tech opens Cyber Detectives, the first interactive cyber security exhibit in the U.S.
4.25-26 More than 500 teams and 2,000 students participate in The Tech Challenge, presented by Cisco.
The Tech and VTA kick off Hack My Ride 2.0, a challenge to transform how we get around.
6.6
10.15
10.1
The Tech participates in The Great Shakeout, a worldwide earthquake drill.
First day of summer camps in science, technology, medicine and design!
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Kids dream up endless possibilities for bettering the world in Apps for Social Change.
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Creative Collisions: Geektoberfest Bio + Beer
Guests enjoy a real night at the museum for the Robots and Robes Sleepover.
Steve Young/ Jerry Rice Bay Area Classic golf tournament/ fundraiser
The Tech launches a new website.
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The Tech teams up with the SJ Museum of Art for a cybersecurity symposium.
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“Robots,” a movie about robots whose creators are on a quest to capture human characteristics, opens in IMAX.
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Oakland Raider Rod Streater hosts students from P.A. Walsh Elementary, a Tech Academy, on a field trip.
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12.7 The Tech celebrates Computer Science Education Week.
12.17 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens to a sold-out crowd in the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater.
Dick King: Supporting Innovation for Good “Dick helped set The Tech on a course that matters,” said Tim Ritchie, president and CEO.
When Dick King joined The Tech’s development staff in 1989, the opportunity appealed to all three of his passions: • Activism. A Peace Corps alumnus who had spent three years in El Salvador, King was a fundraising volunteer for several organizations. • Community. For 16 years King had owned a temporary-services staffi ng company based in downtown San Jose, and he was excited about participating in the area’s revitalization. • Family. King was working for another staffi ng corporation while he and his wife, Karen, raised three children. “Straight-commission regional sales director,” he said. “One month I’d make a lot of money and the next month I’d make nothing — and my daughter was getting ready to go to college.” 22 | Made @ The Tech
King’s arrival at The Tech was a turning point for him, and certainly for the museum. King retired at the end of 2015 at age 71. The contributions he made through fundraising are everywhere in our building and history. His lasting legacy is The Tech Awards, as he co-founded the program that recognizes global innovators who create technology benefi ting humanity. “Dick helped set The Tech on a course that matters,” said Tim Ritchie, president and CEO. “Because of him, people associate The Tech with highlighting how technology improves lives. We intend to keep his legacy going by putting even more eff ort into programs and exhibits that focus on the human capacity to use technology to do good in the world.”
In designing The Tech Awards, King worked with then-President Peter Giles and Vice President for Education Lynda Greene to showcase the positive and human side of technology. One of the earliest and most enthusiastic supporters was Jim Morgan, then CEO of Applied Materials. The company remains the presenting sponsor of the event, and a highlight each year is the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award, with past honorees including Bill Gates, Gordon Moore, Al Gore and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan. “While it is clear that Dick took his role as fundraiser for The Tech Awards very seriously and was tremendously successful in the position, I think he was truly driven by his genuine interest in The Tech laureates and their work in using technology to benefi t humanity,” said Siobhan Kenney, senior director of global community aff airs at Applied Materials. “His belief in the laureate projects and his excitement in describing their impact is contagious.” In 2012 King received the Outstanding Professional Fundraiser Award from the Silicon Valley chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Ask
anyone who knows him — sometimes it’s easy to think everyone knows him — and you’ll hear that commitment to his cause is what stands out. Terry Krivan joined The Tech in 1990, hired by King. “It was clear to me from the very beginning that he was very, very passionate about the mission of The Tech, inspiring kids to pursue more math and science,” she said. “That really spoke to him.” Krivan also appreciated King’s creative and slightly mischievous side. A trombone player, King made a habit of writing and performing humorous songs to commemorate employees’ departures and other occasions. Dick and Karen recently welcomed their fi fth grandchild. Dick also keeps the trombone greased for appearances with the Saratoga Community Band. Then there is racquetball three times a week and as much soccer as he can watch. “The hardest decision about retirement is deciding to do it,” he says. We’ll miss him. And we’re thankful he delayed that decision as long as he did.
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Left: Dick King and fellow Tech staff members at a fundraiser
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Applied Materials presents Trophy presenter Lauren Sung, left, and gala host Lisa Diaz Nash
Erica Swanson, The Swanson Foundation
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John and Tashia Morgridge, recipients of the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award, and presenter Joe Pon of Applied Materials
Maria Evans, principal at Washington Elementary School in San Jose
November 12, 2015 San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and the 2015 laureates of The Tech Awards.
The 16th annual Gala of The Tech Awards presented by Applied Materials Thursday, Nov. 17 San Jose McEnery Convention Center In 2016 The Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, will take a look back in order to steer toward the future of social entrepreneurship and social change. For 15 years this signature program has bestowed trophies and cash prizes to innovators, organizations, social enterprises and other groups that are creating a new or revised technology with the ultimate goal of solving humanity’s greatest problems. The work of these laureates spans most continents and has benefi ted the lives of millions. This year The Tech Awards will honor the accomplishments of our esteemed roster of laureates, including six who will be celebrated at November’s Gala. Please save the date for the Gala on Thursday, Nov. 17. Frank Quattrone of Qatalyst Group, past board chair
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This Team is on Fire Award-Winning Tech Challenge Crew Blazes Back for 2016 At the 2015 Tech Challenge Final Event, the team Ring of Fire was thrilled to take home the Judges Inspiration Award for its seismically safe structure. But now that honor is a distant memory, as the team’s full focus has turned to sketching, designing and testing devices for The Tech Challenge 2016, presented by EMC. This April, sisters Fatima (14), Maryam (13) and Aisha Kazi (10), along with family friend Bilal Ron (12), will make their third appearance in The Tech Challenge, a signature program of the museum that introduces and reinforces the engineering design process with a hands-on project geared to solving a real-world problem. Past challenges include landing a craft on an asteroid and building an earthquake-safe structure. For this year’s challenge, Taking Flight, the team is building on lessons learned in previous challenges as they build a glider and a launcher to deliver
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a payload to a remote location. They’ll compete against approximately 100 other teams in their age group. The most nerve-wracking part, they say, is testing their structure at test trials and then in front of judges. “When you grow up, you will have those circumstances where you have to change your design even after making it fi nal,” Fatima said. “So you have to get comfortable with doing things over.” They’re not letting fear of failure get in their way. “If your building doesn’t work well the fi rst time, don’t be discouraged,” said Aisha. “It takes a lot of test trials to get the structure to work.” The most important goal is to focus on teamwork. Fatima suggests the best strategy for a new team is to talk to veteran teams about what materials they are using for the challenge. “Because they have experience,” she said, “and don’t think about prizes.”
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TAKING T AKING FLIGHT The 2016 challenge: Build a glider to deliver supplies to a remote location
Who: Students in Grades 4-12 What: A team engineering design challenge Why: To develop creative solutions to a real-world problem
thetechchallenge @techchallengesv thetechchallenge Contact us 1-408-795-6133 challenge@thetech.org
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Funding the Future: Campaign for STEM Learning STEM learning can unlock opportunity for future generations. “Generation Tech” holds the key. The Generation Tech campaign will support a slate of new educational programs, enabling The Tech to provide deeper, richer STEM learning — especially for our highest-need communities — and to better engage those who have been left out. “My students are the children of minimum-wage earners who work hard to give their sons and daughters every opportunity,” said Maria Evans, principal at San Jose’s Washington Elementary School. “The Tech is a vital tool in making sure my kids know that they can become scientists, engineers, doctors and astronauts by inspiring them to care about school and learning.” Evans knows STEM learning is a pathway to bright futures for her students. Teachers at her Title I school participate in The Tech Academies of Innovation to develop engaging engineering lessons that align with the Next Generation Science Standards. Washington students also take field trips to The Tech, where they participate in handson science labs that build their creative confidence and open their eyes to STEM careers. Students from Washington Elementary and all area schools deserve access to the highest quality STEM learning, which is where Generation Tech comes in. Our campaign to raise $10 million will advance our push toward a world in which every young girl recognizes her potential to be an engineer or a scientist. In which educators in low-income communities have access to tools to teach fun, engaging STEM lessons. In which parents know that each museum field trip will offer their child a valuable hands-on experience in science and engineering. 28 | Made @ The Tech
Generation Tech Unlocking STEM learning for all
Support Generation Tech at thetech.org/generationtech At the heart of Generation Tech is the museum’s STEM education hub, the Design Challenge Learning Institute. The DCLI helps educators inspire and equip the underserved — particularly lowincome young people and girls — to succeed in a technology-driven world. Key DCLI initiatives include: • Top-notch professional development in STEM for educators. • A reinvention of the field trip, so that each child has an enriching hands-on experience. • The Tech Academies of Innovation, which brings long-term engineering education excellence to Silicon Valley’s neediest school districts. • A pipeline of opportunities for girls to dramatically increase their participation in STEM activities and, eventually, STEM careers. Generation Tech can become a reality with your help. Any donation you give will be doubled. When we raise $5 million, board member and longtime Tech supporter Ann Bowers will match that with a $5 million gift. “The Tech’s focus on helping teachers learn to teach STEM by using design challenges is going to change the lives of many kids,” Bowers said.
The Tech Academies: STEM Program Pioneers
At San Jose’s Washington Elementary School, a class of fourth- and fifth-graders talk animatedly about the task in front of them: Build a flying contraption for the superhero Ant-Man that can soar six feet and land safely. Ideas for parachutes and paper planes are tossed about as the students build and test their designs. For many, it’s the most excited they’ve ever been about STEM learning — and the lesson was developed by teachers as part of The Tech Academies of Innovation, a partnership with schools in underserved communities to build model STEM programs with a focus on hands-on educational experiences. “I would not be teaching engineering if I had not been trained by The Tech,” said Silvia Rendon, a teacher at Washington, one of eight Tech Academies. “I don’t have an engineering background, but with Tech Academies I participate in trainings, try the lessons out and go through the whole process — just like my students will when I teach them the lesson.” Each spring, four school teams of classroom teachers and after-school providers are selected for this growing network of educators dedicated to engineering education excellence. Teams participate in intensive professional development
sessions and learn new ways to engage students in Design Challenge Learning lessons that support Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards. Educators collaborate to create lessons, like the Ant-Man flyer, that are then shared with other schools in the network. The Tech Academies program fills a crucial gap for today’s educators. A 2011 study of California elementary teachers found that only one-third felt prepared to teach science and more than 85 percent had not received any science-related professional development over the previous three years. Lessons created by Tech Academies educators encourage participation from everyone — including those who don’t see themselves as scientists or engineers — through collaboration, creativity and perseverance. Failure is not looked down upon but rather encouraged as an important step in the learning and innovation process. “My students learn by doing,” Rendon said. “And what they do can be different and doesn’t have to be perfect.” Participant Name Engineering Education Leader The Tech Academies of Innovation A program of The Tech
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Circuits and Chem and Everything STEM What Girls @ The Tech Are Made Of
Even as women fill half the nation’s jobs, they hold only about a quarter of positions in science, technology, engineering and math, an increasing concern in Silicon Valley. “The Tech aims to help close this gender gap, and to this end we’re undertaking multiple projects as part of our Generation Tech campaign,” said 30 | Made @ The Tech
Mauria Finley, a board member and chair of The Tech’s Girls and Tech Committee. These projects include The Tech Academies of Innovation, our in-depth professional development program for educators; The Tech Challenge, our youth engineering design competition; and a series of Girls Days @ The Tech, designed to help expand possibilities for young women.
Girls Day @ The Tech: Everybody Makes! Sunday, May 7 Join us as we inspire girls — and their parents and brothers — to think big about what they can accomplish in the world.
Our strategy is based on academic research and The Tech’s experience in providing informal science education. One key element of our approach is to ensure that girls understand the purpose for learning STEM skills. It’s not enough for students to learn to code. They need to understand how, for example, they might use those skills to build an app that connects the homeless to essential resources — and that this kind of work is a viable career option. It’s also essential to help girls understand that academic skills are expandable and improvable. Just because something is hard now doesn’t mean it will always be so. This is called the growth mindset, and it’s becoming a more prevalent area of emphasis in schools. This “try, fail, try, fail, try, succeed” approach is at the heart of the Silicon Valley ethos. It’s also crucial in helping girls stick with STEM, particularly when they are bombarded with social signals telling them they don’t belong. Another way to combat those signals is to ensure that girls see career role models who are like them.
But we also believe it’s essential to expand boys’ vision of who can be an engineer or scientist. Research by the American Association of University Women shows that there is no difference — not in confidence, not in family status, not in achievement — between women who leave engineering and computer science fields and those who stay. The difference is in the culture of their workplaces. Studies show that men working in STEM fields have a stronger-than-average bias against women work Implicit biases — unconscious assumptions about what people are capable of — generally form between the ages of 7 and 12; decades later these preconceptions influence male behavior in the workplace and contribute to the gender gap in STEM careers. But if we can also raise a generation of boys who see women as their peers in science and technology, we can make it more likely that STEM workplaces will welcome women — along with all they have to contribute. Spring 2016 | 31
Ideas Soar at Tech Studio′s Flight Lab What, you’ve never heard of a heart-tailed dragonfly? Or a winged angel squid? How about a fi nned, fl ying squirrel? Pay a visit to The Tech Studio and you can take a gander at all manner of fl ying creatures in Just Wing It, a new activity designed by The Tech’s Educational Programs team that invites guests to learn through doing. Just Wing It — a complement to Taking Flight, this year’s theme for The Tech Challenge, presented by EMC — allows visitors of all ages to explore biomimicry, an approach to innovation that looks for solutions and strategies inspired by nature. The activity is simple (and addicting). Grab a fuselage, then select from a wide array of animal parts and pieces. Bat wings. Swallow tails. Flying squid fi ns. Build your own imaginative fl ying device, then step up to the launching machine and see how high and far it can soar! Experiment with diff erent parts and constructions to see what works best. So how does The Tech create experiences like this? With rounds of prototyping, innovation design process methods, and — especially in this case — support from the community. While prototyping the wings, the team had a vision of whimsical shapes in bright colors. They racked 32 | Made @ The Tech
their brains to fi nd a lightweight but durable material — then glanced over at the plastic pieces of the ITSPHUN design kits used every day in the studio. The team knew they had stumbled on the solution. Happily, ITSPHUN, a local startup, provided invaluable advice on sourcing the material and helped create a fabrication protocol. Although lightweight, ITSPHUN material was still heavier than the paper prototypes the team had been launching off a consumer paper airplane launcher. They needed something with more oomph. While using an air hose to clear sawdust in the staff fabrication area, the idea hit: What if they could hook up some air power? Enter Rick Schertle, a San Jose English teacher with a passion for rockets and gliders who owns a company called Air Rocket Works. Schertle is one of the foremost faces of the Bay Area maker scene and has a long history of collaboration with The Tech, so the team approached him about his compressed air launcher. He helped modify his design to create a launcher that is now enjoyed by thousands of “fl ight engineers” in The Tech Studio! “I love how The Tech took our launcher and basic idea and exploded it into a hands-on prototyping extravaganza for kids and adults alike,” Schertle said. And we love the collaborative spirit of the maker movement and the innovative nature of Silicon Valley that helped pave the way to this exciting new challenge!
The three-part evolution to Just Wing It!
1 Initial prototype: Ready, Set Fly (2013) Activity: Use scissors, cardboard and tape to build a fl ying device in a free-form construction activity.
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Activity: Learn about the properties of fl ight by creating and Activity: Design a fl ying machine testing fl ying contraptions. From to transport the holiday turkey shark fi ns to glider wings, discover or fruitcake into the oven! This new-and-improved Ready, Set, Fly which shapes and forms are most Pros: Guests enjoyed activity involved pre-cut cardboard aerodynamic and create lift. being able to personalize shapes with attached velcro. their design. Pros: Pieces made of longlasting polypropylene. Many Pros: The process allowed Cons: Activity took too diff erent shapes and colors for faster iteration. much time. The “launcher” to allow for personalization. — a giant pulley system — Build time is very fast Cons: Prep and fabrication was more of a push and velcro system allows time was too long because than a launch. for quick iterations. material wasn’t durable. New rig has two launch tubes to allow people to What did we learn? test together, inspiring • People like to personalize their fl ying contraption with refl ection and sharing. interesting shapes. • Systems that allow for quick building and modifi cation encourage iteration.
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2016 Attractions Now Showing @ the Hackworth IMAX® Dome Theater THEY'RE COMING...
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“National Parks Adventure” For 100 years, spectacularly beautiful places such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Everglades and Redwood National Park have been living monuments to our country’s vast and varied wild lands. Come celebrate the majesty of these treasured landscapes.
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“Robots” National Geographic’s “Robots” is a glimpse into the future, as scientists use innovative engineering and design to make cyber characters less “humanoid” and more just plain human. Settle in for an astonishing tour of what’s going on in robotics labs around the world.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Get as close as possible to a galaxy far, far away. This blockbuster directed by J.J. Abrams features select sequences captured with ultrahigh-resolution IMAX cameras that completely fi ll the dome.
“Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” Opens March 25 Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war, a new threat arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known.
“Journey to Space” Opens April 30 In the past half century, humans have punched through the stratosphere, walked on the moon and lived for months in orbit. In the coming decades, our unquenchable curiosity will take our species beyond the cradle of Earth to touch the face of another world … Mars!
Coming Soon
“Living in the Age of Airplanes” Opens March 5 How has the airplane changed our world? Using stunning footage from all seven continents, this fi lm shows the profound ways aviation has transformed our lives and expanded our human horizons. Narrated by Harrison Ford.
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Adventurers and nature lovers, our newest IMAX film is for you! The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater proudly presents MacGillivray Freeman’s “National Parks Adventure,” which opened in February in theaters nationwide. Come witness the most signifi cant camping trip in conservation history, and learn how a handshake between Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir established the basis of the national park system we know today. Audiences will take the ultimate off -trail adventure across America’s wild lands that are preserved for all to enjoy, led by world-class mountaineer Conrad Anker, adventure photographer Max Lowe and artist Rachel Pohl.
Through the stunning visual media of IMAX and the immersiveness of the dome theater, you can experience Yellowstone, Glacier and Yosemite National Parks as never before. Hike among the giant redwoods, and mountain bike on the slick rocks of Utah’s Canyonlands. Climb the three penguins at the Arches, then cheer on young brown bears in Alaska as they learn salmon fi shing. Take a learning adventure to explore the ways you can support our national parks, be inspired to learn more about conservation eff orts to preserve them for future generations and join us as we celebrate the centennial of the national park system. Spring 2016 | 35
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The Tech’s newest exhibit, Innovations in Health Care, takes a deep dive into the innovation design process behind medical and health devices that improve lives around the world. Here’s a closer look at three parts of this important exhibit.
EMBRACE
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The Embrace Warmer started as a class project by a team of Stanford students. Its creators, who were honored as laureates of The Tech Awards in 2012, sought a low-cost, sustainable way to save babies born in places without costly incubators. The device has since helped more than 100,000 babies survive at just 1 percent of the cost of a traditional incubator. The inventors experimented with different materials and designs to create the warmer — visitors can do the same in this exhibit and take a closer look at three Embrace prototypes.
No one appreciates it more when our visitors groan, cover their eyes or yell “eww!” than our LifeStraw demo team. LifeStraw is a tool that generates drinkable water for communities in need and victims of a natural disaster. At the exhibit, guests mix concoctions of murky water with ingredients like dried bugs and “dirt” (crushed Oreos), and then our staff and volunteers happily slurp down the mixture through this filter. The benefits of a life-saving device like LifeStraw extend far beyond clean drinking water. For example, children who no longer need to travel great distances to a clean water source each day may instead be able to attend school.
The Tech is the only museum in the Bay Area where you can see the virtual dissection of a 3D body. Watch our staffers peel away body layers on the one-of-a-kind Anatomage touchscreen table, designed to teach medical students. Take a close look at the inside of the brain, pancreas and other organs. View vital body parts from new and fascinating angles. By allowing doctors to examine 3D-scanned tumors and tissue, this technology has the potential to revolutionize surgery as we know it.
The Tech: Much more than a stroll through a gallery. Our special events are one of a kind, and in recent months visitors have engineered solutions to save ewoks at the Star Wars Family Sleepover; explored cutting-edge tech and made new friends at Creative Collisions; and brought the whole family for a day of hands-on fun with Girls Day @ The Tech. Want to learn more about upcoming events? Visit our website, thetech.org, and sign up for The Tech Insider weekly email.
Star Wars Family Sleepover
Creative Collisions: Neuroscience + Music Robots and Robes Sleepover Creative Collisions: Scenes + Screens Girls Day @ The Tech
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