Another successful GRASP Camp was held last week
GRASP(Girls Reaching to Achieve in Sports & Physics) was created in 2008 and is designed to teach middle school girls the physics of various sports and to encourage them to consider a career in STEM. The camp is designed and led each year by co-directors, Lindsey Thaler and Robin Patterson, along with support from the Department of Physics. A huge thank-you to the following:
· Dr. Nancy Santagata, Tori Boggs, OSU Jump Rope Club, and Jump Company USA for helping the campers learn about the physics of jumping rope
· Dr. Annika Peter for discussing the physics of badminton
· SWiP members Kaeli Hughes, Khalida Hendricks, Hanna Lafranconi, and Oindree Banerjee for teaching the girls about the physics of ice skating
· Dr. Mike Lisa for showing the campers lots of fun demos and discussing the physics of swimming
· Dr. Richard Hughes for teaching the campers how to build and program Arduino robots
· Grace Calhoun for running a fun and informative planetarium show
· Katie Ferrell and Allie Woodford for hosting an exciting physics demo show
· Terry Bradley for helping with hardware and IT needs
· Harold Whitt, Chris Healy, Katie Ferrell, Allie Woodford, and Mitchell Grose for helping set up demonstrations throughout the week
· All of our student volunteers
For a full list of camp volunteers and activities, go to: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/undergrad/GRASP/GRASP_2016.html