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The JPL SIRI Program

The JPL SIRI Program. Daisy Sang Faculty Advisor Computer Science Department. SIRI. S tudent I ndependent R esearch I nternship Organized by JPL to provide students with real-life work experiences Training program Students are paired with JPL scientists Unpaid internship. Why SIRI.

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The JPL SIRI Program

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  1. The JPL SIRI Program Daisy Sang Faculty Advisor Computer Science Department

  2. SIRI • Student Independent Research Internship • Organized by JPL to provide students with real-life work experiences • Training program • Students are paired with JPL scientists • Unpaid internship

  3. Why SIRI • 2 units of CS elective credit • Valuable hands-on experience • Possible future employment opportunities • Full time JPLers • RA (Research Apprenticeship) program • APT (Academic Part-Time)

  4. Participating Universities • California Institute of Technology • Cal Poly, Pomona • Cal State, Long Beach • Cal State, Los Angeles • Cal State, Northridge • Citrus College • Glendale College • Mt. San Antonio College • Pasadena City College • Santa Monica College • UCLA • USC

  5. Program Information • SIRI is offered twice a year • Fall Semester • September to January • Students will enroll in CS461 for Fall Quarter • Spring Semester • February to June • Students will enroll in CS461 for Winter Quarter

  6. Application Requirements • USA citizen or permanent resident • At least 18 years old • Cal Poly GPA 3.0 or better • Completion of CS241 is preferred • Provide 10-15 hours per week regularly for the period of the program • Attend all Friday afternoon meetings and training sessions

  7. Announcements of Opportunity • Database design • Web development • Software testing • GUI and OpenGL • Hardware systems • Data collection and analysis • Scientific oriented projects • Others in SP11 program

  8. Task Timeline

  9. Quick Statistics • 10 SIRI classes completed with 64 students participated since Fall 2006 • 34 CS majors, 26 ENG, 3 BIO, 1 PHY • Fall 2011 has 6 participants • 2 CS (5 applied, 3 semi-final, 2 accepted) • 3 ENG • 1 MATH

  10. Quick Statistics

  11. Advice • Identify your interests, consider your background, and prioritize tasks • Be independent • Be responsible • Be patient and self motivated • Good communication with mentors and the group

  12. Resources • JPL SIRI Website: http://siri.jpl.nasa.gov/ • Dr. Sang’s SIRI webpage: http://www.csupomona.edu/~fcsang/www/siri.html • Faculty advisors at Cal Poly: • For BIO majors, Dr. Wei-Jen Lin • For PHY majors, Dr. Ertan Salik or Dr. Rudolph • For ENG majors, Dr. Zeki Aliyazicioglu • For CS and all other majors, Dr. Sang (Coordinator)

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