Black History Month STEM Innovators with Dr. Charles Davis
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This IEEE Houston Section in collaboration with NSBE Process Improvement is a series of webinars during Black History Month 2021. Each webinar during this series will take a deep dive into the historical understanding on African-American and other ethnic STEM innovators. During each series, we will discuss some key innovators’ contributions to STEM and their challenges to bring their work to life. Elementary students to professionals are encouraged and welcomed to attend these series. Professional Development Hours (PDH) certificates will be given to those who attend any webinar of this series for at least 45 minutes.
Some may ask why on Wednesday’s: Wednesday is Wodens-day the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of the Norse Odin or the Roman Mercury a sky god and the god of wisdom, poetry, commerce, travel, thievery, eloquence and science. He is also the messenger of the other Gods. Woden represents Mercury, meaning that Wednesday is Mercury day.
For the volunteers of this project: Its a day of history, understanding, celebration, and sharing. Thank you to the IEEE and NSBE volunteers that help put this program together. Join us for one or all the series.
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- Date: 24 Feb 2021
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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- Houston, Texas
- United States
- Starts 25 January 2021 12:30 PM
- Ends 24 February 2021 11:00 AM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Dr. Charles Davis of FES & NSBE
Biography:
Dr. Davis is a professor at Valencia College teaching various courses in Pre-Engineering, Mathematics, and Quality Assurance and Test Methods, Engineering Management, Communications, and Ethics and Statistical Theory for Engineering Technology. He is also the advisor of two (2) engineering clubs at Valencia College - Florida Engineering Society and the National Society of Black Engineer. Over 27 years of extensive experience in both public and private sector consisting of Project Management, Leadership and Quality Assurance. He earned bachelor’s degree in design engineering, Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Management and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida.
Agenda
By participating in these webinar series that's part of “Black History Month STEM Innovators,” participants will:
- Gain insight into African American and others who have made contributions to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
- Learn about innovators who shaped history by learning more about their contributions and the time period in which they lived
- Understand the causes and effects of their contributions to STEM
- Build nonfiction literacy skills as they read additional article resources
- Apply critical thinking skills to answer questions regarding STEM Innovators contributions