Women in STEM at San Diego Regional

Women in STEM at San Diego Regional

by | Mar 6, 2024 | Blog, Special Event, Women in STEM

Are you curious about what a career in STEM fields can look like for you? Do you want to connect with successful women in your field and learn about their experiences and paths to success? Then you won’t want to miss our “Women in STEM” event, exclusively for team members and mentors at the San Diego Regional. 

At this event, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Chat with female STEM professionals about their career paths and experiences.
  • Get inspired by successful women in STEM fields who have overcome challenges and achieved great things.
  • Learn about the different career options available to you in STEM fields, and get advice on how to pursue your dreams.
  • Network with other female students and STEM professionals, making valuable connections that could lead to future opportunities.

And that’s not all! To make this event even more special, we’ll be treating all attendees to dessert. You’ll be able to indulge in sweet treats and get the information and inspiration you need to take your future to the next level.

Though the event is focused around female experiences in STEM, everyone is welcome to attend. We can’t wait to see you there and help you on your journey to success!

DATE: Saturday, March 23rd
TIME: 1:15pm – 2:30pm
LOCATION: UCSD – LionTree Arena, in the Volunteer Lounge

MEET THE STEM PROFESSIONALS

Saritha Goli

Saritha Goli

Senior Director, Engineering - Qualcomm

Gabriella Loaiza

Gabriella Loaiza

Mechanical Engineer in Unmanned Marine Vehicle Lab - NIWC Pacific

Kathreen Thome, PhD

Kathreen Thome, PhD

Fusion Scientist - General Atomics

Mirella Cruz

Mirella Cruz

Engineer 1 - RDQ, Inc.

Kelly Kloster Hon

Kelly Kloster Hon

Sr. Manager, Product Development Engineering - Becton Dickinson

Olivia Li

Olivia Li

Senior Software Engineer - Qualcomm Wireless Research Department

Vanessa Eslava

Vanessa Eslava

Transportation Engineer - TYLin

Natalie LaRowe

Natalie LaRowe

Mechanical Engineering Business Systems Analyst - General Atomics

Sarah Rodriguez

Sarah Rodriguez

Application Developer Master - TechFlow, Inc.

Snighda Chalasani

Snighda Chalasani

Embedded Engineer - Qualcomm

Sahana Kumar

Sahana Kumar

Medical Student at UCSD School of Medicine - Biomedical Engineering Degree from John Hopkins

Alumni Mixer at San Diego Regional

Alumni Mixer at San Diego Regional

by | Mar 2, 2024 | Blog, Special Event

FIRST Alumni and FIRST Seniors

Come on down for sweet treats, a FIRST California alumni sticker and a chance to hang out with fellow FIRST alumni and soon-to-be alumni!

A Talent Aquisition rep from Qualcomm with be there along with a couple other special guests.

DATE: Saturday, March 23rd
TIME: 12:15pm – 1:00pm
LOCATION: Next to the field

* Please do not use your school email address

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By joining the San Diego Regional Alumni Mixer, you will also be signed up for the FIRST California Alumni network and will occasionally receive info about events and opportunities.

2023/2024 FLL Championship & Explore Festival – California Southern

2023/2024 FLL Championship & Explore Festival – California Southern

by | Jan 26, 2024 | FLL - Southern, Uncategorized

California Southern FIRST LEGO League held their Championship event at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, CA on Sunday, January 14, 2024. 50 FIRST LEGO League Challenge and 40 FIRST LEGO League Explore teams participated in hopes of receiving a bid to move on to Worlds or one of the 3 Opens we have bids for.

    Photo Gallery

    Thank you to John Tsai from @teambreadpandas for capture these great moments!

    FIRST LEGO League Challenge Championship 

    Capistrano Valley High School

    Congratulations to Team 44761 LeXT–Eat Yo Vegetables Express and Team 55769 Code Breakers for becoming the 2023/2024 MASTERPICE CA Southern Co-Champions.

    Co-Champion

    44761 – LeXT–Eat Yo Vegetables Express

     

    Advancing to World Festival in Houston in April 2024

    Co-Champion

    55769 – Code Breakers

    Advancing to Asia Pacific Open in Australia.

    Runner Up

    56458 – Best Bot Builders


    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    1st Place Core Values

    Bot Cats

    Finalist 1 Core Values

    50899 – Mechanical Meatloaf (w/a side of pickles)

    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    Finalist 2 Core Values

    Vincent Van Gogh Bots

    1st Place Innovation Project

    16023 – Dumpster Diving Candy Eaters

    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    Finalist 1 Innovation Project

    Spartan Sparks

    Finalist 2 Innovation Project

    The Artitect

    Motivate Award

    24802 Super Smash Bro-Bots

    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    Motivate Award

    26887 – SoCal Grizzlies

    Advancing to Open European Championship in Norway.

    Excellence in Engineering

    51432 – Green Dragon Bots

    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    Excellence in Engineering

    BrainWaves

     

    1st Place Robot Design

    Ovms falcons 2

    Finalist 1 Robot Design

    Triton Tribe

    Finalist 2 Robot Design

    LeXT–Lets Eat Extra Tacos

    1st Place Robot Performance

    Creative Crafters

    2nd Place Robot Performance

    Code Breakers

    3rd Place Robot Performance

    Ovms falcons 2

    Breakthrough

    JB Robotics

    Breakthrough

    Awesome Adventurers

    Rising Star

    STEM Androids

    Breakthrough

    Awesome Adventurers

    FIRST LEGO League Explore Festival

    Capistrano Valley High School

    California Southern FIRST LEGO League  had the opportunity to pilot an Explore game this season. Teams used their robot to complete 6 different missions in their 2.5 autonomous time. It was next with great success and teams are hoping they get to play again next season.

    24123 – Starburst Engineers

     

    Advancing to World Festival in Houston in April 2024

    28808 – Brick Besties


    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    24367 – LEGO Gears


    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    30211 – Minifigs

    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    26657 – Sci-5

    Advancing to Western Edge Invitational in Long Beach in May 2024

    THANK YOU MENTORS AND VOLUNTEERS!

    None of the teams’ successes would have been possible this season without those special mentors who have spent hours each week with your team. And this event would not be possible without the support of our volunteers.

    Coach Manny from Super Smash Bro-Bots was the winner of the Coach/Mentor Award! We had the fortune to interview him during the Championship and little did we know at the time, he was about to snag the well-deserved Coach/Mentor’s Award!

    A big thank you and congratulations goes out to Jared Hasen-Klein for earning the Volunteer of the Year Award!

    Coach/Mentor Award WINNER

    Coach Manny from Super Smash Bro-Bots

    Coach/Mentor Finalist 1

    Coach Miguel from Lakeside MS – Mustang Masterpiece

    Coach/Mentor Finalist 2

    Coach Cynthia – Techno Tigers

    Volunteer of the Year Award

    Jared H

    FLL Western Edge Open

    FLL Western Edge Open

    by | May 31, 2023 | FLL - Southern, Uncategorized

    On the weekend of May 12-14, 2023, 76 FIRST LEGO League teams from 22 counties and across the US met at the Long Beach Convention Center for the Western Edge Open.

    The Western Edge Open was a three day event giving teams an opportunity to participate in a high level competition. Team also participated in On-the-Spot, a California Southern FIRST LEGO League challenge, where teams were paired up with 2 additional alliance partners and had to reprogram their robots to compete in a new challenge.

    Teams also were judged on their pit decorations and by their peers for their Gracious Professionalism. Teams were able to celebrate and socialize at the team social where they did a team scavenger hunt to meet the other teams.

    You can find a full list of results here:

    Western Edge Open

    Champions Award

    Robotics School
    from Brazil

    1st Place Robot Design

    2Xstream Robotics
    from Illinois

    1st Place Core Values

    JARVIS INDIRASE
    from Mexico

    1st Place Innovation Project

    A’rturli
    from Kazakhstan

    1st Place Robot Performance

    Smilebots
    from Switzerland

    Breakthrough Award

    Microbots
    from Colorado

    Motivate Award

    The Awesome TechKnowLogics
    from Ohio

    Engineering Excellence

    The Power Rangers
    from Washington

    Rising All-Star

    Barnstormers
    from Arkansas

    On The Spot - 1st Place

    Legoborci z Oravy
    from Slovakia

    Breakthrough Award

    Yukon All-Sparks
    from British Columbia

    Motivate Award

     Ctrl-Z Bayview Glen
    from Ontario

    Engineering Excellence

    Astro-Techs
    from California

    Rising All-Star

    Bovina Brainiacs
    from Mississippi

    On The Spot - 1st Place

    Super Smash BroBots
    from California

    Breakthrough Award

    6.0 GPA
    from California

    Motivate Award

    Artemis
    from Maryland

    Engineering Excellence

    LINCEBOTS JGM
    from Mexico

    Rising All-Star

    Awesome Blossoms
    from Washington

    On The Spot - 1st Place

    2Xstream Robotics
    from Illinois

    Pit Award

    Trinity Christian Those Guys
    from Kentucky

    Peer Award

    Grace Generators
    from Australia

    Pit Award

    Fast Fooders
    from Hawaii

    Peer Award

    LINCEBOTS JGM
    from Mexico

    THANK YOU MENTORS & VOLUNTEERS!

    This event would not have been possible without our mentors and volunteers. Congratulations to these special awards winners – and thank you!

    Coach/Mentor Award

    Tracy Martz
    from Awesome Techknowlogics

    Coach/Mentor Award

    Coach Manny
    from JARVIS INDIRASE

    Coach/Mentor Award

    Tae Tyu
    from Garage Engineers

    Coach/Mentor Award

     Steve Lidy
    from Holy LEGO Batman

    Coach/Mentor Award

    Ginny Dickerson
    from Bovina Brainiacs

    Volunteer Award

    Grant Bochantin

    THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTING FIRST TEAMS!

    A special thank you to the following FIRST Califorina teams for helping making this event awesome.

    FRC The Holy Cows, FRC Hammer Heads, FRC The MilkenKnights, FRC WAR Lords, FRC Project 691, FTC Dapper Robonoodles, FLL Mechanical Meatloaf with a Side of Pickles.

    RE-LIVE THE ACTION!

    Explore our Instagram Highlights tab to re-live the action from the weekend!

    California Teams at FIRST Championship in Houston – 2023

    California Teams at FIRST Championship in Houston – 2023

    by | May 2, 2023 | Blog

    We are so proud of all 81 FIRST teams from California who brought their “A” game to compete, collaborate, have fun and make memories along with hundreds of other student robotics teams from 59 countries around the globe!  

    The 2023 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems, the world’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for students, celebrated the conclusion of the 2022-2023 robotics season, FIRST ENERGIZE presented by Qualcomm, with 50,000+ students, mentors/coaches, volunteers, sponsors, media, and supporters.

    Congratulations to the following California teams, students and volunteers who are bringing home a huge amount of impressive awards.

    CALIFORNIA AWARDS AT CHAMPIONSHIP

    On Winning Alliance

    Team 1323
    Madera

    Team 4414
    Ventura

    Dean's List Winner

    Brianna Adewinmbi
    Team 687
    Carson

    DIVISIONS:

    • On the Winning Alliances: 
      • Archimedes – Team 972 from Los Gatos and Team 687 from Carson
      • Galileo – Team 1678 from Davis and Team 3476 from Irvine
      • Hopper – Team 1323 from Madera and Team 4414 from Ventura
      • Johnson – Team 973 from Atascadero
      • Milstein – Team 5419 from Berkeley
    • On the Finalists Alliances:
      • Curie – Team 5940 from Redwood City and Team 649 from Saratoga
      • Newton – Team 1538 form San Diego and Team 4419 from San Marcos
    • Engineering Inspiration:
      • Archimedes – Team 4 from Van Nuys
    • Creativity Award: 
      • Curie – Team 5940 from Redwood City
      • Milstein – Team 604 from San Jose
    • Excellence in Engineering
      • Archimedes – Team 254 from San Jose
    • Rookie Inspiration:
      • Archimedes – Team 9038 from San Francisco
    • Imagery Award: 
      • Curie – Team 4738 from San Diego
    • Autonomous Award: 
      • Johnson – Team 971 from Mountain View
    • Highest Rookie Seed: 
      • Milstein – Team 9125 from Newark
      • Newton – Team 9084 from Goleta
    • Judges Award: 
      • Archimedes – Team 1700 from Palo Alto
    • Industrial Design Award: 
      • Hopper – Team 1323 from Madera
    • Quality Award: 
      • Newton – Team 1538 from San Diego
      • Hopper – Team 4414 from Ventura

    On Winning Alliance

    Team 18457
    Newbury Park

    Dean's List Winners

    Priyanka Karunakaran
    Team 18715
    San Jose

    Perry Han
    Team 542
    Cerritos

    3rd Place Compass Award

    Noah Devico
    Team 18457
    Newbury Park

    DIVISIONS:

    • On the Winning Alliances: 

      • Edison Division – Team 18457 from Newbury Park

      • Ochoa Division: Team 14496 from Escondido

    • Inspire Award:
      • Jemison – Team 14140 from La Jolla
    • Control Award:
      • Ochoa – Team 14496 from Escondido
    • Judges Award:
      • Franklin: “I Am Phoenix” Award: Team 20500 from Sun Valley

    Challenge Solution Award

    Rockin Robos
    Rocklin

    Core Values Award

    Chicken Hunters
    Encinitas

    Coding Award

    Trouble Makers
    Fremont

    ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

    Many many thanks to all the mentors, volunteers, sponsors and parents who helped make this all possible! With extra special thanks to the 2023 FIRST Championship Presenting Sponsor Qualcomm who continues to fully embrace the FIRST community with open arms and great generosity.

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