In This Issue: MIT CLUB OF SOUTH TEXAS 2009 LEAP. Page I lWEY 2009 Membership Pagc I Sponsoring Activities for MIT South Texas Alumnae and Alumni Mentoring Program Page 2 ffluht Asslstrng MIT in Recruiting Students and Promoting its Reputation - Science Fair Judging Page 2 Promoting Engineering, Science, and Math Education in Our Local Area South InterClub Happy Hour Page 2 Texas February 2009 MIT Diversity Convocation Page 2 www.mithouston.org

Do You Know A Science or Math Teacher That Would Like to Attend a One Week Summer Session at MIT?

2009 Leadership in Education (LEAP) department heads and distriot coordinators are also welcome Competition for Teachers to apply. Each application should be accompanied by (l) a completed application form for the MIT Application Deadline is March 1, 2009 slrmmer program (available in the brochure) and (2) a letter of recommendation from someone who The MIT Club of South Texas through its Leadership in can speak to the selection criteria noted above. Education Award Program (LEAP) has an ongoing interest in encouraging students interested. in science and mathematics In order to be considered for a scholarship and travel expenses and in helping to elevate the level of technical literacy in our for the MIT summer program, *applications should be sent to community. We would like to recognize key science and math Ed Rinehart, 13722 Ashley Run, Houston TX 71017 -15 I 1, to teachers who are making a ditference and to support their , be received by March 1. 2009. lf you have any questions or ongoing commitment to educating our youth in science and comments, call 28 I -61 9 -l 608. technology.

*Application form in PDF is available at this weblink We invite science and math teachers from the Greater http : //wtryw. m it h o u sto n. o rg/L EAP2 009Ap p I i catio n. pdf HoustoniSouth Texas Area to apply for the 2009 MIT Leadership in Education Award (LEAP). Here are the LEAP winners from the past ten years:

The winner this award attend 2009 Science of will the MIT 2007 - Anthony Langley, Arnold Middle School, Cy-Fair ISD and Engineering Program for Teachers, June 21-27, 2009, in 2007 - Serena Magrogan, Hightower HS, Fort Bend ISD Cambridge, Massachusetts, at our expense. 2007 - Mary Patterson, Hamilton Middle School, Cy-Fair ISD 2006 - D. Howard, Stratford HS, Spring Branch ISD This program brings educators to the MIT campus for one 2005 - A. Smith, James E. Bay Elementary School, Clear week of intense study with MIT faculty and scientists who Creek ISD leading work at the edge of research. This program is 2004 - T. Hughes, Northbrook Senior HS, Spring Branch ISD described more fully in the brochure. We will select a winner 2004 - N. Wilson, Taylor HS, Alief ISD based on enthusiasm peers, as an educator, credibility among 2003 - A. Zoller, James F. Bay Elementary School, Clear ability to stimulate students in science and technology, and Creek ISD interest making Previous in a difference in our community. 2002 - P. Nesrsta, Clear Brook HS, Clear Creek ISD LEAP 'w'inners are you listed in our LEAP archives and can 2002 - C. Warden, Cinco Ranch HS, Katy ISD read about recent feedback recent from LEAP winners. 2001 - P. Thomason, Langham Creek HS, Fort Bend ISD 2000 - J. Elston, Taylor HS Katy ISD Applicants must be teaching full-time, generally middle 1999 - J. Boyd, First Colony Middle School, Fort Bend ISD school or higher, and must speak and read English. Progress toward an advanced degree is an advantage. Science- - Ed Rinehart

2009 Glub Membership Drive

It's time once again, time for the annual MIT Club of South Texas membership drive. The MIT Club of South Texas invites you to join or renew your membership for 2009. Membership in the club runs coincident with the calendar year. Membership is open to all MIT alumni and alumnae, as well as current undergraduate and graduate students and their parents. Your dues in the local club are used to pay for printing and mailing this newsletter, sponsor events for local high school students accepted at the Institute, award prizes at local science fairs, and improve local science and math education through our Leadership in Education Program (LEAP). Although we do benefit from some administrative assistance from the Institute, the MIT Club of South Texas does not receive funding flom MIT or from the Alumni/ae Association. Last year was a record year for South Texas alumni and parent participation and we look forward to your continued support in 2009. Join today to get the maximum benefit from your membership! Visit our website to sign up: http:l/mithouston.orq/Membership. htm Not sure if you have signed up for 2009 yet? Just check our website for the current membership roster. 2008-2009 Mentor Training at Spring Branch MIT Judges Needed for ISD Administration Building 2009 Science & Engineering Fair 955 Campbell Rd Houston. TX 77024 Friday, March 13, 2009 713 464-1511 6:30 - 9:30pm

If you are interested in mentoring a junior high school student, The MIT CIub needs judges for the 2009 Science Engineering this is your opportunityl Spring Branch ISD will be hosting a Fair of Houston. The judging will be from 6:30 to 9:30 pm on brief informational/training session for potential mentors. The Friday, March 13 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. information for the session is below. If you plan to attend any We need volunteers to look at the exhibits, talk to the str.rdents, of these Mentor Training Sessions, please RSVP to; and select three prizewinners. This is a chance for you to meet partner(grspringbranchisd.com so we'll have an accurate count and encourage 7th through l2th grade students who are of attendees and can plan accordingly. Also, please indicate interested in science and engineering. lf you are interesled in the campus in which you are planning to mentor so that we being a judge, please email Arno Bommer can have that campus' information ready for you at your at [email protected] or call him at 281-492-2784 (W) or training session. A light breakfast, snacks or light lunch will 113-461-5199 (H). You can find additional information at be provided depending on the time of the Training Session. http :/ihunstem. uhd. edu/SEFH/i ud ges.html

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - Arno Bommer 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Acimin. Bldg. Room 275 MIT Diversity Convocation: A Dialogue for Our Future Tuesday, March 3,2009 April 3-4, 2009 9:00 am - I 1:15 am Cambridge, MA Admin. Bldg. Room 270

"MIT should be the unquestioned leader, the place that sets the 2009 Wednesday, April 1, standard.for what can be done. We cannot be satisfied until v,e are a 9:00am- 1l:15am community- that not only seeks out diverse talent, but thal truly Admin. Bldg. Room 270 embraces and rewards diverse perspectives, because we know lhat thel; make us stronger. ln the end, we cannot be satisfied until, to Questions? Please contact Tarik Ward at even)one v,ho eants a place at MIT, we are o community thal says mentor@mithouston. ors not "You're lucky to be here," but rather, "We're lucky yolt ceme." MIT Presidenf Susan Hockfield - Tarik llard Registration is now open for the MIT Alumni Association's first Diversity Convocation; A Dialogue for Our Future. The February 2009 Houston *lnterclub Happy special event will be held April 3-4 on the MIT campus. Hour Thursday, February 26, 2009 Join fellow alumni, along with faculty, staff and students, for 6-9pm an exciting and engaging weekend of exploration of the ways Cash Bar in which we can foster a strong, vibrant and increasingly inclusive community. This is an excellent opportunity to Boherne Cafe and Wine Bar network with peers from around the country and the world. 307 Fairview @Tafl. Houston, TX1l006 The program will include an array of special receptions with I 13 .529.t099 students, opening remarks from President Susan Hockfield, Map intriguing panels on the "Changing Face of MIT" and a presentation from senior administrators (including a *InterClub MIT's The February Happy Hour is hosted by Bamard report of this fall's Diversity Congress), a keynote address, and and will be held at Boheme Cafe and Wine Bar. a series of provocative alumni-led workshops, not to mention a networking lunch and celebratory closing reception. We have had excellent attendance at past *InterClub happy hour events (over 100 at the January 2009 happy hour) and This weekend is being planned in conjunction with: hope to see you at this month's event! Pictures of past happy Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA), Black Alumni of hours are posted on the MIT website MIT (BAMIT), Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alumni of MIT (BGALA), *The Lattno/a Alumni/ae of MIT (LAMIT), MIT Arab Houston InterClub is an informal "nexus" of Houston lvy+ Alumni Association (MITAAA), MIT South Asian Alumni Alumni groups: Babson, Barnard, UC Berkeley, Brondeis, Brown, U Association (MITSAAA) and partners around the lnstitute. of Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MlT, Mt. Holyoke, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton, Richmond, Smilh, Stan/brd, Vassar, Washittgton U, Wellesley, and Yale. Space is limited so resister toda--r! (Early bird rate ends March 3.) For more information and to reserve your space, visit

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Benefactor Regular Leskin, Katherine McKenna, Nicholas Koch, Stephen Bae, Jung Borbe, Dexter Thomas, Anthony Sustaining Chang, Lan Xie, Yue Cisar, Marilyn Taggi Eileraas, Eric Filak, George Hiers, Todd - MultiYear Sustaining Flowers, Daniel Hixson, George Parents Kashiwagi, Brian Karohl, David Glover, Charles Murdoch, Stephen Kodama, Koichi Payne, Houston Parents - MultiYear Patron Patron Pio, Michael Fisher, Bobbie and Charlie Cisar, Al Rogers, Enora Herder, Charlie and Carol Cutler, Scctt Szara, Mark Tsai, Chang-Ping Goepfert, George Thaller, David Homsy, Paul Truong, Trang Parents - MultiYear Regular Nakamura, Stacey Vargas, Herman Baker, Herb Wargo, Mark Wagner, Jeanette Crain, Malinda and Alan Zarin, Marni Weiner, Ron Durand, Larry and Agelia Eswaran, Vetkav Recent Graduates Glombicki, Alan Arzeno, Natalia Mo, Yi-Lung Brzezinski, Amy Ray, Doug and Jana Cantu, Erika Reedy, Gary and KathY Darilmaz, llkay Sim, Linda and Kwok Felix, Heather Franco, Katherine - Gonzalez, Gabriel Parents Regular Kadam, Shambhavi Zhou, Christina

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MIT @ Home 2009 (#5): Neuroengineering Save The Date: 2009 Houston Rockets - and European Marketing Presentation and Game Thursday, March 26, 2009 Tuesday, April 7, 2009 RSVP before March 21 6:00pm Presentation 7:30pm Game Cocktails-Social Hour 5 :3Opm Presentations 6:3Opm Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic Dinner after Presentations Toyota ( enter Dor.l ntown University of Houston-Hilton 15 10 Polk Street 4800 Calhoun Street Houston (113) 74t-2s00 TX77002

Check the website for a map wwr.r,.mithouston.org Presentation by Rockets General Manager, Daryl Morev, Sloan '00 In our fifth seminar presentation we will explore two diverse Game Afterwards! topics with presentations from local MIT alumni speakers. This is a wonderful opportunity to cheer for the Houston Rockets, as Dr. Daniel Dilorenzo (SB '87, SM '88, SM '99, PhD '99) well as to hear about Sports statistics from the team's general Neuroengineering and Neuroventures - Dr. Dilorenzo's manager and MIT alum, Daryl Morey. presentation begins with an overview of the exploding field of Neuroengineering, encompassing devices which modulate or To read about Daryl go to these links (visit *,ww.rnithouston.org ) augment the function of the nervous system. Then we will NY Times Article (Feb 15.2009) hear his personal story of the launching of a frurded but still Rockets Press Release MIT Alumni Nervs Article quiet venture to develop a novel technology for patients with epilepsy. Ticket purchase details to be announced shortly via email and our website, un,"lv.mithouston. ors Dr. Marvin L. Baker (SB'51, SM'53, ScD '56) - Anthony Thomas Bringing US Products into European Markets - Dr. Baker will discuss his experience with assisting US companies with 2009 Club Membership Drive the introduction of their products into the European Market. This will include his Tactical lssues for European Market It's time once again, time for the annual MIT Club of South Penetration and their origins. Texas membership drive. The MIT Club of South Texas Join us for this exciting program on Thursday, March 26,2009 invites you to join or renew your membership for 2009. at the University of Houston Hilton. The program starts with Membership in the club runs coincident with the calendar a social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 (cash bar). The presentations year. Membership is open to all MIT alumni and alumnae, as wiil start at 6:30, with dinnei arrsdiscussions to follow. well as cunent undergraduate and graduate students and their parents. Your dues in the local club are used to pay for Please RSVP via SmartTransr\I (via our website printing and mailing this newsletter, sponsor events for local www.mithouslon.ors ) before 11 pm CDT, March 2lst or via high school students accepted at the Institute, award prizes at US mail coupon on page 3 before March 21. E-mail your local science fairs, and improve local soience and math questions to: Al Cisar at MITCSTReplies@prodig,v-.net education through our Leadership in Education Program The oost is $37 for 2009 dues-paid members & their guests (LEAP). Although we do benefit from some administrative and $41 for non-members/guests. assistance from the Institute, the MIT Club of South Texas does not receive funding from MIT or from the Alumni/ae Association. Last year was record year South Texas Past MIT @ Home Lectures; a for alumni and parent participation and we look forward to your continued support in 2009. Join today to get the maximum "MIT @ Home 2003 (#l): Recent Medical Advances" benefit from your membership! Visit our website to sign up: "MIT @ Home 2004 (#2): Energy" http:l/mithouston.orq/Membership. htm "MIT @ Home 2005 (#3): Nanohrbes to Space" Not sure if you have signed up for 2009 yet? Just check our "MIT @ Home 2006 (#4): Networking and Fuel Cells" website for the current membership roster. - Stacey Nakumura - Al Cisar 2008-2009 Mentor Training at Spring Branch and contact ISD Administration Building 955 Campbell Rd Houston, TX 77024 Linden McEntire 713 464-1511 MIT Public Service Center Community Employment Program Administrator 617 -253-806s lf you are interested in mentoring a junior high school student, this is your opportunityl Spring Branch ISD will be hosting a [email protected] brief informational/training session for potential mentors. The information for the session is below. If you plan to attend any MIT Diversity Convocation: A Dialogue for of these Mentor Training Sessions, please RSVP to: Our Future partner(a)springbranchisd.com so we'Il have an accurate count Apri! 3-4, 2009 of attendees and can plan accordingly. Also, please indicate Cambridge, MA the campus in which you are planning to mentor so that we can have that campus' information ready for you at your "MIT .should be the unqttestioned leader, the place that sets the training session. A light breakfast, snacks or light lunch will standard.for" what can be done. We cannot be satis/ied until we are a be provided depending on the time of the Training Session. commttniqvu that not only seeks out diverse talent, but that truly embraces and reward.y diyerse perspectives, because we know that lhelt make us stronger. end, we cannot be satisfied until, to Wednesday, April 1, 2009 In the .l evetl)one who earns a place at MlT, we are a commwtiry* lhal says 9:00 am - I : l5 am. not "You're luclq: to be here," but rather, "ll/e're luclcy you came." Admin. Bldg. Room 270 MIT President Susan Hockfield

Questions? Please contact Tarik Ward at Resistration is now open for the MIT Alumni Association's mentor(cDmithouston. orq first Diversity Convocation: A Dialogue for Our Future. The special event will be held April 3-4 on the MIT campus. - Tarik Ward Join fellow alumni, along with faculty, staff and students, for MIT Public Service Center - Community an exciting and engaging weekend of exploration of the ways Service Work-Study Program in which we can foster a strong, vibrant and increasingly Call for Summer 2009 Hosts inclusive community. This is an excellent opportunity to network with peers from around the country and the world. MIT students are always looking for new experiences. As The program will include an anay of special receptions with alumni, you could be a wonderful resource for current students, opening remarks from President Susan Hockfield, students-and for your local community-by helping to locate intriguing panels on the "Changing Face of MIT" and a summer job opportunities with: presentation from MIT's senior administrators (including a report of this fall's Diversity Congress), a keynote address, and - Nonprofi t organizal ions a series of provocative alumni-led workshops, not to mention - Educational programs a networking lunch and celebratory closing reception. - Governmental agencies This weekend is being planned in conjunction with: Communitlr Service Work-Study (CSWS) is a program that Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA), Black Alumni of makes it possible for students receiving financial aid to MIT (BAMIT), Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alumni of MIT perform meaningful service while receiving a paycheck. It's (BGALA), Latinoia Alumrr*:-,f MIT (LAMIT), MIT Arab also great for community organizations, who receive Alumni Association (MITAAA), MIT South Asian Alumni a significant reduction in the cost of the wages thanks to Association (MITSAAA) and partners around the Institute. Federal work-study support. Space is limited so register today. For more information and While most CSWS students find positions in Cambridge to reserye your space, visit http:i/ahim.mit.eduldiversity during term time, it is also possible for students to work anywhere around the country during the summer and IAP. If Did You Miss These EmailAnnouncements? you know of an organtzation in your area that would be Make sure you have an email address registered interested in advertising a summer intemship or job to MIT with the MIT lnfinite Connection students, please share this information with them. There may alum.mit.edu Help Us Save Resources We Use Emai! to Reduce also be "hardship funding" available for community - Paper Consumption and Postage Gosts organizations that are not able to afford their portion of a student's wages. January 21 - Toast to IAP For more information, please visit the PSC website: February 7 - MIT Booth at Houston Hispanic Forum Career & Education Day http : //web.mit. edulmitpsc March 13 - lvy Plus Night at Houston Aeros Hockey

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Benefactor Lait, Robert Karohl, David Recent Graduates Charlie Dorflinger, Glen Nakamura, Stacey Kleiman, Jennifer Arzeno, Natalia Fuchs, Steven & Maura Koch, Stephen Rinehart, C. Ed Kodama, Koichi Brett, Bridget Herder, Charlie and lsrael, Sharon San Pedro, Ramon Leverette, Steven Brzezinski, Amy Carol Singer, Arnold Marshall, Peter Cantu, Erika Tsai, Chang-Ping Sustaining Tang, Sunny Melroy, Pam Darilmaz, llkay Cisar, Marilyn Taggi Wargo, Mark Myers, Jeff Felix, Heather Parents - MultiYear Costello, David Zarin, Marni Payne, Houston Forren, James Regular Costello, Lisa Peaceman, Donald Franco, Katherine Baker, Herb Filak, George Regular Pio, Michael Gonzalez, Gabriel Crain, Malinda and Alan Flowers, Daniel Bae, Jung Price, Cordelia Kadam, Shambhavi Durand, Larry and Grossweiler, Phillip Borbe, Dexter Rawles, Robin Leskin, Katherine Agelia Kashiwagi, Brian Burson, John Rogers, Enora McKenna, Nicholas Eswaran, Vetkav Murdoch, Stephen Chang, Lan Ricards, Harold Thomas, Anthony Glombicki, Alan Chilton, Robert Starkschall, George Xie, Yue Mo, Yi-Lung Patron D'Angelo, John Szara, Mark Ramachandran, Sunder - Cisar, Al Dawson, Stephen Thaller, David Parents MultiYear Ray, Doug and Jana Cutler, Scott Deere, Donald Truong, Trang Sustaining Reedy, Gary and Kathy Vargas, Glover, Dai, Cheng-Ti J. Eileraas, Eric Herman Charles Sim, Linda and Kwok Goldsmith, Andrew Wagner, Jeanette Goepfert, George Parents - MultiYear - Hiers, Todd Wang, Dean Parents Regular Homsy, Paul Patron Hixson, George Weiner, Ron Zhou. Christina Johnson, David Fisher, Bobbie and -3- Upcoming Events:

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MIT Alum Dominic Antonelli Will Fly on Shuttle Mission STS-119

Launch is scheduled for Mar 11,2009

MIT AIum Mike Fincke is Currently on the Space Station

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Navv Cmdr. Dominic A. Antonelli will serve as the pilot for Discovery's STS-1 19 and is making his first spaceflight. Discovery will carry the SG truss segment to complete the 361Joot-long backbone of the space station. The truss includes the fourth pair of solar array wings and electronics that convert sunlight to power for the orbiting laboratory.

Antonelli grew up in lndiana and North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's and a (Commander, Dominic A. Antonelli USN) master's in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts lnstitute of '89 SB Course 16, Technology, Cambridge, and the University of Washington, Seattle, respectively. Photo courtesy of NASA He was selected as an astronaut in 2000.

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Annual MIT lnstitute Speaker Email your questions to : strliii,al Lrnr-m it" edLr Computer Vision in Medicine and Neuroscience Professor Eric Grimson Cost (per person, dinner and presentation): Head, MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dept $37.00 - 2009 Dues Paid Members/Parents & Their Guests $41.00 - Parents (non-dues paid) & Their Guests Thursday, May 14,2009 537.00 - MIT Enterprise Forum Members & Their Guests RSVP via SmartTransl\1 before Noon 12pm CDT, Monday, $45.00 - Non-Members & Their Guests May 11, 2009 via www.mithouston.orq *lnterClub Cocktails-Social Hour 5 :3Opm Special CIear Lake Houston Dinner 6:3Opm Happy Hour Presentations after Dinner Thursday, April 23, 2009 5.9 PM University of Houston-Hilton Cash Bar 4800 Calhoun Street Free Buffet until 8pm (713) 741-2s00 Drink specials until 9pm L'heck the ri ehsilt tirr li nrafr Boiled Crawfish @ $3 / lbs It's time again for our annual MIT Institute year speakerl This Sherlock's Baker St. Prib - Clear Lake we are pleased to announce that Professor Eric Griursell will 2416 Bay Area Blvd discuss his work with "Computer Vision in Medicine and Houston, TX 77058-1566 Neuroscience." Professor Grimson is the Bernard Gordon 281-461-4702 Professor of Medical Engineering in the Department of Click lbr a map Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), at MIT. He is also the Head of the EECS Department, and is a Lecturer As an experiment, we are trying out a Happy Hour in the on Radiology at Harvard Medical School. Professor Grimson Clear Lake area - hosted by the Columbia and MIT received his B.Sc. from University of Regina and his Ph.D. Alumni Organizations. from MIT. He has over thirty years experience as a researcher in computer vision and medical image analysis, having May 2009 Houston *lnterClub Happy Hour published two books, nearly 200 refereed articles, and six Thursday, May 7,2009 patents in this area. In recognition of these contributions, he 5-*8 pm was elected a Fellow of the American Association of Artificial Cash Bar & Drink Specials Intelligence, and a Fellow of the IEEE. His research activities (*Specials from 5 to 8pm, but we're sure that a crowd in computer vision have included stereovision, shape wil! still be there after 8pm!) reconstruction, object recognition, image databases, and activity detection and recognition. For the past fifteen years Howl At The Moon he has also been very active in the field of medical image 612 Hadley St analysis, especially in image guided surgery, multimodal Houston. TX77002 registration, and segmentation of medical imagery. He has Click tbr a n-rap supervised more than 45 doctoral theses in these areas.

The May *lnterClub Happy Hour is hosted by Cornell and You can watch Eric Grimson's video on "Transforming will be held at "Howl At The Moon". Please tell the bar Health Care" at the MIT World Speaker Website: personnel that you are with the Houston InterClub (extra h ttp : /i m i t*, o ri cl. mi t. edu tlp. jr a k erz v i e_wi 2 2 3 special drhk deals available for the first 120 folks who show up otherwise, it's the normal drink specials 'til 8pm) Join us for this exciting program on Thursday,May 14,2009 - *The at the University of Houston Hilton. The program starts with Houston InterClub is an informal "nexus" of Houston a social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 (cash bar). Dinner will start at h),+ Alumni groups: Babson, Barnqrd, UC Berkeley, 6:30, with presentation and discussions to follow. Brandeis, Brown, U of Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Har-vard, MIT, ML Holyoke, Northwestern, Penn, Please RSVP via SmartTransrxl before Noon l2pm CDT', Princeton, Richmond, Smith, Stanford, Vassar, I4rashington U, Monday, May I l, 2009 via www.mithouston.orq I(ellesley, and Yale. MIT Enterprise Forum: The program concludes with a fuIl day in Milwaukee Technology Review Editor Jason Pontin including private touring at the Grohmann Museum and the "Top Ten Emerging Technologies for 2009" Great Lakes WATER Institute. The cost of the trip is $1,495 Wednesday, April 22, 2009 per person double occupancy, not including flights. lf you 5:15 PM -8:30 PM have any questions or to make your reservation, please contact the MIT Alumni Travel Program by phone at 800-992-6149 or The MITEF of Texas ls Graciouslv Offering All MIT Alums by email at corlpass(*,)rnit.edu. The travel program's web site Preferred Member Pricingfor Their Event,s! is http:i'lalum.rrit edur'traveli' -- additional trip details and RSVP via Smar]'lans]Ni: Enterprise Forum Members and MIT pricing information can be found on the site. Alums - $50 via www.mitforurntexas.orq MIT Astronauts ln Space Federal Reserve Bank Bldg. 1801 Allen Parkway MIT Astronaut Dominic Antonelli '89 landed at the (Parking lot entrance on Taft) Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Saturday, March 28, Houston, Texas 2009 at 2:14 pm CDT via Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-1 19. Dominic served as pilot and made his first Event Contact: Dale Wilkins (dale(a:arnchouston. com) spaceflight. Discovery carried the 56 truss segment to Contact Phone: (713) 839-0808 complete the 361-foot-long backbone of the space station. The truss includes the fourth pair of solar array wings and Networking and buffet dinner begin at 5: l5pm electronics that convert sunlight to power for the orbiting Program will commence at 6:OOprrr laboraiory. Networking continues after presentation (7:30 until 8:30pm) MIT Astronaut Mike Fincke '89 landed in Kazakhstan yia a Soyuz MIT South Texas Golf spacecraft at 2:16 am CDT Wednesday, April 8, 2009 after spending about six months in space on the International Space Station (ISS). With Mike's departure A small group of MIT alums is meeting periodically to enjoy a fiom the Space Station, we now have "zero" MIT Alumni round of golf together. We currently have a group of eight on Astronauts in space. Until, of course May 12, when John our list of participants and normally have a foursome for our Grunsfeld'80 and Mike Massimino'88, '90,'92.launch on the "come-if-you-can" outings. MIT's alumni golf group played STS-125 Space Shuttle rnission to upgrade the Hubble Space another contest at the Cypresswood Tradition Course on Telescope. Robert Thirsk '78, '98, will launch on a Soyuz Sunday afternoon, March 29,2009. Steve Koch once again spacecraft to the ISS on May 27,2009. Christopher Cassidy took first place with an 84, followed by Leo Bonnell's 87. Phil '00, will launch on the STS-127 Space Shuttle mission to the Ruziska (98) and Greg Turner (99) followed. Leo had the ISS on June 13,2009. only birdie of the day. All had a great time on a terrific golf course on a beautiful day. Mike Massimino is using Twitter to provide a unique, behind the scenes peek at the last weeks of his training for the fifth We're considering trying to play on a Friday some time, and and final shuttle servicing mission to NASA's Hubble Space would like to know if this would help some of you get out to Telescope. Massimino's Twitter username is Astro*Mike play and enjoy the friendly competition with your fellow (@Astro_Mike) http:litwitter.comlAstro N,Iike alums. More information will be coming soon to those on the e-mail distribution list. Please contact Greg Turner if you 2009 Club Membership Drive wish to be included on our e-mail distribution list - It's time once again, time for the annual MIT Club of South ff0rnithouston.orq sol Texas membership drive. The MIT Club of South Texas invites you to join or renew your membership for 2009. AirVenture with the MIT Alumni Travel Membership in the club runs coincident with the calendar Program year. Membership is open to all MIT alumni and alumnae, as well as current undergraduate and graduate students and their parents. Join fellow alumni this summer to attend the Experimental Your dues in the local club are used to pay for printing Aircraft Association's Fly-in Convention, known as EAA and mailing this newsletter, sponsor events for local high school students accepted at the Institute, award prizes AirVenture, in Osh Kosh Wisconsin. AirVenture is one of the at local science world's premier aviation events, attracting hundreds of fairs, and improve local science and math education through our Leadership Education Program thousands of aviation enthusiasts. Spanning the entire in (LEAP). Although we do spectrum of aviation, it attracts 10,000 airplanes each year. benefit from some administrative assistance The trip will take place July 26 to 30,2009. from the lnstitute, the MIT Club of South Texas does not receive funding from MIT or from the Alumni/ae Association. Last year was a record year South Texas As part of the MIT program you will enjoy preferred seating at for alumni and parent participation and the flight line for the afternoon air shows, attend private talks, we look forward to your continued support in 2009. Join today to get the maximum participate in private tours, and have the convenience of a benefit from your membership! welcome center reserved exclusively for MIT participants. Visit our website to sign up: http:,,liniithoustru.org/It{embershi}r.htrn sure you have Study the latest aircraft innovations and discover new ideas Not if signed up for 2009 yet? Just check our website and techniques from the nearly 1,000 forums and workshops. for the current membership roster. Sign Up Now.For 2009 Membership! Use SmarTrans "u and save time and postage!

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Benefactor Wargo, Mark Price, Cordelia Xie, Yue Brazzatli, Joe Zarin, Marni Rawles, Robin Dorflinger, Glen Zuteck, Michael Raspall Galli, Demian Koch, Stephen Rogers, Enora Parents - MultiYear lsrael, Sharon Regular Ricards, Harold Sustaining Moore, Joe Bae, Jung Sarda, Srikant Glover, Charles Belt, Barbara Sills, Ronald Sustaining Borbe, Dexter Starkschall, George Parents - MultiYear Cisar, Marilyn Taggi Burson, John Szara, Mark Patron Costello, David Chang, Lan Thaller, David Fisher, Bobbie and Charlie Costello, Lisa Chilton, Robert Tomlinson, Peter Fuchs, Steven & Maura Filak, George Cole, Mary Triebes, Carl Herder, Charlie and Carol Flowers, Daniel Corwin, John Truong, Trang Tsai, Chang-Ping Grossweiler, Phillip D'Angelo, John Tschupp, Ed Kashiwagi, Brian Dawson, Stephen Vargas, Herman Parents - MultiYear Murdoch, Stephen Deere, Donald Wagner, Jeanette Regular ---"-- Nelson, David Eileraas, Eric Wang, Dean Baker, Herb Turner, R. Gregory Goldsmith, Andrew Weinberg, Steve Crain, Malinda and Alan Valdez, Raul Hiers, Todd Weiner, Ron Durand, Larry and Agelia Hixson, George Yan, Huafei (Catherine) Eswaran, Vetkav Patron Jester lll, Lewis Gan, Jianbang and Hong Chan, Eric Karohl, David Recent Graduates Glombicki, Alan Cisar, Al Khalin, Alexander Arzeno, Natalia Jenks, Winston and Tricia Cutler, Scott Kleiman, Jennifer Brett, Bridget Mo, Yi-Lung Dai, Cheng-TiJ. Kodama, Koichi Brzezinski, Amy Ramachandran, Sunder Denard, Sam Lantner, Gary Cantu, Erika Ray, Doug and Jana Goepfert, George Lantner, Janet Darilmaz, llkay Reedy, Gary and Kathy Homsy, Paul Leverette, Steven Felix, Heather Sim, Linda and Kwok Johnson, David M McMahon, Michael Forren, James Johnston, David H Marshall, Peter Franco, Katherine Parents - Regular Lait, Robert Melroy, Pam Gonzalez, Gabriel Onuora, David Nakamura, Stacey Myers, Jeff Kadam, Shambhavi Zhou, Christina Rinehart, C. Ed Patten, Richard Leskin, Katherine San Pedro, Ramon Payne, Houston McKenna, Nicholas Singer, Arnold Peaceman, Donald Ruiz, Jose Tang, Sunny Pio, Michael Thomas, Anthony Upcoming Events:

Apr 22 - Mlr Enterprise Forum "Top Ten Emerging May 7 - Houston lnterclub Technologies for 2009" May 12 - STS-125 Shutfle Launch Apr 23 - Special clear Lake Happy Hour May 14 - Mlr lnstitute Speaker May 20 - MIT Enterprise Forum ,,Cloud Computing,,

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MIT Alums John M. Grunsfeld SB '80 and Michael J. Massimino SM '88 MS TPP '88 ME '90 PhD '92 witt taunch on Space Shuttte Atlantis for the fifth and final Shuttle Mission (STS-125) to the Hubble Space Telescope. Chicago native Grunsfeld, an astronomer, will be making his third trip to Hubble and his fifth space flight. He performed a total of five spacewalks to service the telescope on STS-103 in 1999 and STS-109 in2002. He also flewon 5T5-67 in 1995 and STS-81 in 1997. Massimino, from Franklin Square, N.y., will be making his second trip to Hubble and his second space flight. He performed two spacewalks to service the telescope during the STS- 109 mission in 2OO2.

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Annual Club Holiday Party 2009-10 Spring Branch ISD Mentor Training Sunday Dec 6, 2009 4-6pm lfyou are interested in nrentoring ajunior high school student, this is your opportunity! Spring Branch ISD will be hosting a Please RSVP by December 2, 11pm CST, via $ntqrTIRnsr* brief informational/training session for potenlial mentors. The on our website: rnithoustnn information for the sessions are below. If you plan to attend a Or by Dec 3 to Lan Chang on 832.746.4930 (h) or via e-mail at Mentor Training Session, please RSVP to Iccha nq @a! Li!G.'"n iLqd u [email protected]"t so they will have an accurate We are pleased to announce the 2009 MIT Club of South count of attendees and can plan accordingly. Please indicate Texas Holiday Party will be held once again at Lemongrass which carnpus you would like to mentor at so we can prepare Cafe in Bellaire. Lemongrass off'ers a subtle Asian Fusion the correcl infonnation fbr you. cuisine prepared by gourrnet chef Srifah Vorarittinapa who january has worked at the Four Seasons, Brennan's and studied at the lYed, 13,2010 Culinary Institute of America in New York. Please join the 9:00 arn - 10:45 am MIT Club for a holiday celebration with delicious food and Location: good company. Spring Branch ISD Administration BLrilding i2;ql_eo::r*-cu Rd ..*i1-q}1ll,!r-ll_Zlq:! Lemongrass Cafd Admin. Bldg., Room 270 Itttp:1ii.r,u.r,v. lemon gr;.rss-calb.conri' 5109 Bellaire Blvd. Wed, January 13, 2010 Bellaire, TXl140l 6:30 pm 8:00 pm 113.664.6698 Location: Check the website for a map Second Baptist Church 6400 Woodway Dr.77057 No Host Bar / Heavy hors d'oeuvres Multipurpose Room Door Prizes (bfing an unwrapped toy that we will donate to charity snd receive sn extra door prize drawing ticket) Questions? Please contact SBISD at p rn en tor@ s ri n g.h [g n cti.i s d.-c*o t']t In order to provide a high quality event, the following fees apply: MIT Astronauts ln Space Recent Grad ('05-'09) Special Includes $5 Two MIT Astronauts are in Space in November, 2009 membership credit for 2010: $10 (limited to the first ten Recent Grad registrations) MIT Astronaut Robert Thirsk (SM '78, MBA SL '98) is (S20 for gr"rests of Recent Grads) aboard the Intemational Space Station (ISS) and MIT Astronaut Robert Satcher. Jr. (SB '86, PhD '93) will join hirn MIT *Alumni I *Parents / Current Students & when Space Shuitie N,iissior-r STS-129 iaunches on Nov i6, their Guests : 520/person 2009. This will be the l2th time in history that2 or more MIT *Dues Paid members for 2009 or 2010 Astronauts are in space at the same time. Mernbership years Robert Thirsk '78, '98, launched on a Soyuz spacecraft to the MIT Alumni / Parents & their Guests (Non- International Space Station (ISS) on May 21 , 20A9, and Members) : $36/person docked with the ISS on May 29,2009. Thirsk is serving as Flight Engineer for Expedition 20 and 21. Expedition 20 Need to check your membership status or sign r"rp for marks a rnajor ISS milestone reflecting a six-member crew for the first Thirsk membership'/ Please go to our website: :ffUbSUfCI&iUg time. will return to Earth via Soyuz TMA-15, You will also frnd the secure, online SmarTransrM scheduled for Dec l" 2009. membership payment weblink at the above website. Sign up Robert Satcher Jr. '86, '93, launched the Space for membership now and get credit for both 2009 and 2010 ! on STS-129 Shuttle mission to the ISS on Nov 16,2009. This is the first spaceflight for Satcher. In addition to SB and PhD degrees in chemical engineering frorn MlT, he earned a MD frorn Harvard Medical School in '94. He was selected by NASA in 2004 and completed his initial training in 2006. Satcher worked as an orthopedic surgeon and did rnedical missions in Venezuela and Nigeria. He will parlicipate in two of the three Planned spacewalks. The mission will return station crew Vol unteer Recognition : member Nicole Stott to Ear1h. STS-129 is slated to be the final 2009 Science Engineering Fair of Houston Judges space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the ISS. Atlantis will deliver parts to the space station, including a spare Or.rr Club awards "MIT Club of South Texas" prizes as a gyroscope. The mission will f'eature three spacewalks. "special awarding agency" of the fair. Many thanks to the following alumni for representing our Club as judges (and a STS-129 is the 3lst shuttle mission to the station. Check out big thank you to Amo Bommer fbr coordinating this over the our website for the latest status: l.r,u,r,,'^rnithouslot.l.ilrg years ! ):

Shuttle scheduled to dock with the ISS on Nov l8 Arno Bommer Satcher scheduled to perform spacewalks on Nov 19 and23 Sam Denard Shuttle scheduled to undock from ISS on Nov 25 Daniel DiLorenzo Shuttle scheduled to land at Florida on Nov 27 Athanasios Dousis Steve Hyde Dr. Robert Satcher has an official NASA twitter profile: l rt iltet: rr \sLrti lJuntr Students receiving prizes this year from our Cllub are:

9'r' Grade Division: Stephanie Mallard Volunteer Recognition : Project: "Ren.roving Dust Frorn Solar Panels" MIT Educational Counselors School: Academy ofScience and Technology, Conroe ISD

A big thank yorr to the iolio*ing ahimni who are serrins as Jr,rnior Division: Austin Kosin Educational Counselors (student interviewers): Project: "A.R.P.A. Autonomous Robotic Personal Assistant" Ms. Marilyn Taggi Cisar School: CulloLrgh Junior High, Conroe ISD Ms. Denise Leung Chan Dr. Alan James Cisar Senior Division: Natalie Marshall Dr. David H. Johnston Project: "Slippery Ships Slice Hull Resistance Barriers" Ms. Irene M. Kim School: Academy for Science & Health Protbssions, Conroe Mr. Albert L. Tervalon ISD Mr. Eddie del Pino Dr. Ed Rinehart Another factoid: MIT Alurn Sunny Tang serves as President Mr. James Knoedler of the Houston Science Engineering Fair. Dr. John P. Cross Mr. Ramon San Pedro Vol unteer Recogn ition : Dr. Sharmila Singh Spring Branch ISD Mentors Mr. Manuel T. Gonzalez Ms. Selina Lin For the past several years our Club has provided volunteer Ms. Lisa Costello mentors to the Spring Branch ISD mentoring prograrn. A big Mr. Anwer Hussain thank you to the following alurnni who served as mentors this Mr. Jeffrey R. O'Donnell past school year: Dr. Jing F. Zhor-r Dr. Emily V. Le Alex Fernandez Ms. Jeanette C. Wagner Jean Hsu l'Is. Cordelia NI. Price Dougias Norton Ms. Jennif'er Kleiman Mr. V. Roger Israni Vol unteer Recognition : Dr. Alan P. Glombicki Career Day Speakers at the D.R.E.M.E. Summer Ms. Katherine A. Leskin Camps Mrs. Risa B. Myers Ms. Aisha Taylor For the past three years, our Club has provided career day Mr. San'ruel E. Denard speaker at the D.R.E,.M.E Student Summer Carnps. The Dr. Shan H. Yang D.R.E.M.E Foundation honors Dr. Ronald McNair '71. who Ms. Phyllis W. Rodriguez lost his life on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger rnission. Mr. Alvaro C. Rodriguez A big thank yolr to the fbllowing alumni who have served as Mr. Frank V. Gay career day speakers over the past three summer calnps: Ms. Chinwe P. Nyenke Patrick Jeflerson Anthony Thomas

The MIT Club of South Texas is proud to be a sponsor of the D.R.E.M.E. Foundation from 2007 through 2009.

.., 2009 Leadership in Education Program and allabili4, have hqd a tremendous im1tact on nte since the (LEAP) Winners ./irst tinte I walked into your .fi'eshman biologt class sir t,ears Local Teachers Receive MIT Leadership in ago. Your encouragement and inspiration have helped me Education Award grow as a shrdent and as an individual. S i nc e re ly, Ton,- Valderrant a The MIT Club of South Texas has selected two teachers in the hltp ://web. mit edu/insr:irel Greater HoLrston area to receive the 2009 MIT Leadership in Education Award. The Leadership in Education program reflects MIT's continuing desire to encourage students interested in science and mathematics and to help in elevating MIT Artist in Residence Matthew Day the level of technical literacy in our community. Awards are Jackson Exhibit made to recognize key science and math teachers in the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston (CAMH) Greater Houston area who are rnaking a difference and to On view: through January 17, 2010 support these teachers' ongoing commitmenl to educating or-rr youth in science and technology. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston 5216 Motrose Slvd Hcuston, Texas_Jl_A!_0 The teachers selected this vear are 713-284-8250 wl4ryr$anrh.Qrq Closed Monday Daniel B. Friedman fromSt. John's School Bhavna D. Rawal from Northbrook Senior High School in "The lmmeasurable Distance" is a solo exhibition that Spring Branch ISD comprises the works of Jackson that are based on his time as the artist in residence at the MIT List Visual Arts Mr. Friedman and Ms. Rawal had their expenses paid to attend Center. the 2009 MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers. This program brings educators from around the Excerpt from the CAMH website: country to the MIT campus for one week of intense study with Jackson's complex research, histories, and hagiographies are MIT faculty and scientists who work at the leading edge of mani/bsted in sculptures, constructetl paintings, ob jec.ts, research. books, and videos. In this exhibition, organized b1, Bill Arning, The Club selects teachers based r-rpon their enthusiasm as Director ofthe CAMH, Jackson continues his investigations educators, credibility among peers, ability to stimulate into human consciotrsness and explores how positive students in science and technology. and interest in making a evolutionarv developments in human thought and atltttre difference in our community. This is the l5th year these ttc'cur under ph),.sical or mental stress. Othet' works explore awards have been given. It costs the Club approximately hov cortstrtrclive and destructit,e teclmological developments $1000 to send each teacher to LEAP. Alumni interested in olien stent .fi'om a similar impetus; to expand human making donations can do so along with their annual erperience despite ctll odds, proving that progress is possible, membership dues. Applications for the June 2010 LEAP whatever the risk. Drag racing, the Apollo spat.e missions, Program will be available in early January 20 10. te)'t-pilot c'ttlture, the nuclear legac.y in tenns oJ'both science and culture, commingle with iconic tw*entieth-century Jigures Mr. Friedman and Ms. Rawal were presented with award like visionan; Buckminster Fuller, Big Daddy Don Garlits, cerlificates at the May 14, 2009 dinner/presentation event Eleanor Rooseyelt...even the drtist's mother. featuring MIT Prof. Grimson (Topic: Computer Vision in Medicine and Neuroscience. ) Many thanks to Elizabeth Johnston, editorial intern at Harls E&P Magazine for alerting us to this exhibit (Elizabeth is the MIT lnspiration Teacher Award Program daughter ofDave Johnston '73) First Houston-area Teacher To Receive Award Two MIT Artists Exhibiting Art Works at the Dr. Tina Davies was one of two Texas teachers to receive the Peel Gallery 2009 MIT lnspirational Teacher Award. Worldwide. only 34 teachers received an award in 2009. Dr Davies teaches at The PAPERcuts A show at Peel Gallery curated by Steve Hempel, Jos6 Solis, John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas, and was and Lea Weingarten nominated by MIT str-rdent Tony Valderrama, Class of 20 ll. Dr. Davies was presented with an award cerlificate at the May www.peelqallery orc 14,'2009 dinner/presentation featuring MIT Prof. Grirnson 4411 Montrose Blvd #400 (Topic: Computer Vision in Medicine and Neuroscience.) Houston, TX 77006-5854 Tony Valdenama was represented at the dinner by his rnother, (713) 520-8122 Teresa. and brother Alex. One of our Houston InterClub colleagues, Jos6 Solis/Comell, Tony's Letter to Teacher: is curating an art show PAPERcuts at the Peel Gallery in Montrose. MIT connection is that two of the nine artists are frorn MIT: Demaine (Assoc Dear Dr. Davie.s, I would like to thank -t,rru.fbr the wonderfirl Erik Prof, EECS) and Martin example you have set, and continue to set, as m); leacher, my Demaine (MIT Glass Lab instructor and artist in residence. mentor, ,n6l ry1t .friend. Your cleclication, enthusiasm, wisdom, EECS.) Martin Demaine and Erik Dernaine, use algorithmic

-3- processes for what they call computational origami. Their on our mailing list tbr firtr-rre get-togelhers, please cr:ntact work was part of the "Design and Elastic Mind" show last Greg Turner via gt{,!Ig r::1lh{ll$il!1,t}lg year at the Mnseum of Modern Art in New York. The PAPERcuts exhibit features the work of nine intemational and national artists and designers the theme of corrrse, is "paper" Save The Dates ! as an art medir-rn.r. The exhibit will be at Peel through the end ofthe year. Wednesday Jan 20,2010: Toast To IAP (tentative): Erik Demaine - http:llerikdemaine.orq Thursday Jan 21, 2010 Astronaut \[ich::r:tr "tr" Martin Demai ne - h1lptii|na rtinde_rffUxe.a1g tlpsgllEufq will discuss the Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission (Jointly sponsored by the South Texas Cohrmbia University and MIT Clirb of South Texas Alurmri organizations). MIT South Texas Golf - Join The List ! A small group a of MIT alums is meeting periodically to enioy Feb/Mar 2010: Annual MIT lnstitute Speaker roLrnd of golf together. If yor-r are interested in being included

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Marvin Baker and Dan DiLorenzo Daryl Morey and Anthony Thomas, MIT Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets GM MIT@Home5Speakers Club President (April 7, 2009) Speaking at "MlT Houston Rockets (March 26, 2009) Night 2009"

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Prof. Grimson and MIT Parent David Prof. Grimson "Computer Vision in 2009 MIT lnspirational Teacher Award Onuora Medicine and Neuroscience" Presented to Dr Tina Davies 4, 2,,,9,...,),,,,,,,,,,,...'= (May 14,2009) =(Iv|aY1

2009 LEAP Winner 2009 LEAP Winner 2009 MIT lnspirational Teacher Award Bhavna D. Rawal from Northbrook Daniel B. Friedman from St. John's Presented to Dr Tina Davies Senior High School in Spring Branch School (l to r: Ramon San Pedro, Dr. Davies, ISD (May 14,2009) Teresa Valderrama, Alex Valderrama) (May 14,2009) (May 14,2009)

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Preferred Announcement Service - ln addition to our regular [_] Benefactor, $200+ monthly Newsletter, Please specrfy your preferred contact method ll Sustaining, $100+ for special members-only events and event reminders. (Your use [_l Patron, $50+ of Email helps the Club control operating costs - Your Email address [_] Regular, $25 will be held confidential): Ll MlTs Recent Grad ('05110), $5 Parents (per household per year), E-mail: [_] 925 ! [_] Parents MultiYear (per household for 4 years), 940 one time payment LJ US PostalService fl FAX: Please circle preferred fax receive times: Day Evening Overnight No Extra Contribution to Leadership ln Education (LEAP): Preference

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Benefactor Homsy, Paul Karohl, David Wang, Dean Parents - MultiYear Brazzatli, Joe Johnson, David M Khalin, Alexander Weinberg, Steve Patron Dorflinger, Glen Johnston, David H Kleiman, Jennifer Weiner, Ron Fisher, Bobbie and Koch, Stephen Lait, Robert Knewtson, Michael Wilner, Wayne Charlie lsrael, Sharon Nakamura, Stacey Kodama, Koichi Yan, Huafei Fuchs, Steven & Moore, Joe Rinehart, C. Ed Lantner, Gary (Catherine) Maura San Pedro, Ramon Lantner, Janet Tsai, Sustaining Singer, Arnold Leverette, Steven Recent Graduates Chang-Ping Cisar, Marilyn Taggi Standley, Pamela McMahon, Michael Arzeno, Natalia Parents - Costello, David Tang, Sunny Marshall, Peter Brett, Bridget MultiYear Regular Costello, Lisa Wargo, Mark Mata, Juan Bzezinski, Amy Baker, Herb Fernandez, Alex Zarin, Marni Melroy, Pam Cantu, Erika Filak, George Zuteck, Michael Myers, Jeff Darilmaz, llkay Bender, William Crain, Malinda and Flowers, Daniel Patten, Richard Felix, Heather Alan Grossweiler, Phillip Regular Payne, Houston Forren, James D'Couto, Peter Kashiwagi, Brian Athaide, Christopher Peaceman, Donald Franco, Katherine Durand, Larry and Maioonado-Aguirre, Bae, iung Pio, fuiichael Gonzalez, Gabriei Agelia Georgina (2009 and Baker, Lawrence Price, Cordelia Kadam, Shambhavi Eswaran, Vetkav 2010) Bayazitoglu, Kent Rawles, Robrn Leskin, Katherine Gan, Jianbang and Murdoch, Stephen Belt, Barbara Raspall Galli, Demian (2009 and 2010) Hong Nelson, David Borbe, Dexter Rogers, Enora Magnani, Michael Glombicki, Alan Turner, R. Gregory Burson, John Ricards, Harold (2009 and 2010) Jenks, Winston and Valdez, Raul Chang, Eric Sarda, Srikant McKenna, Nicholas Tricia Chang, Lan Schweizer, Richard Nawaz, Muhammad Mo, Yi-Lung Patron Chilton, Robert Sills, Ronald Ruiz, Jose Ramachandran, Altrichter, Diane Cole, Mary Starkschall, George Thomas, Anthony Baker, Kate Hadley Corurin, John Sullivan, John Xie, Yue Sunder Baker, Marvin D'Angelo, John Szara, Mark Ray, Doug and Jana Brady, Tim Dawson, Stephen Thaller, David Parents - MultiYear Reedy, Gary and Chan, Eric Deere, Donald Tomlinson, Peter Sustaining Kathy Sim, Linda Kwok Cisar, Al Eileraas, Eric Trrebes, Carl Glover, Charles and Cutler, Scott Goldsmith, Andrew Truong, Trang Herder, Charlie and Parents - Regular Dai, Cheng-Ti J. Hiers, Todd Tschupp, Ed Carol Onuora, David Denard, Sam Hixson, George Vargas, Herman Zhou, Christina Goepfert, George Jester Ill, Lewis Wagner, Jeanette

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Dec 6 - Annual Holiday Party Jan 20 - Toast to IAP (details TBA) Jan 21 - Mike Massimino "Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission" (tentative date)

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Two MIT Astronauts are space Nov,2009

MIT Astronaut Robert Thirsk (SM '78, MBA SL '98) is aboard the lnternational Space Station (lSS) and MIT Astronaut Robert Satcher, Jr. (SB '86, PhD '93) joined him when Space Shuttle Mission STS-129 launched on Nov 16, 2009. This will be the 12th time in history that 2 or more MIT Astronauts will be in space at the same time. Thirsk will return to Earth via Soyuz TMA-15 on December 1,2009.

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Dear 2009 MIT Club Member, . MIT@Home 2009 (#5) - "Neuroengineering and Euro Marketing" 2009 has been another record-setting year for the MIT Club of South Texas and ure thank you on behalf of the . General-interest programs for our members, board of directors and your fellow members for making including professional soccer and basketball, golf, ff posslb/e through your membership support. As you dining club events, Shakespeare, and happy hours. may know, the club receives logistics and administrative We are a key organizer of the Houston lnterClub support of the lnstitute but does not receive funding (lvy + social network) and our alumni consistently from the alumni association. lt is our membership dues, participate in disproportionately large numbers at proceeds from fundraising events, and volunteers that the lnterClub happy hours. Our informal golf group make our activities possible. now has ten members and is expected to grow in size in 2010. This year, the dues to our local club were used towards the following: . Membership in the MBA Council of Houston (MBACH) . Keeping you informed through email and newsletter announcements. . Houston Mayoral Candidate Debate

. Supporting the community by awarding prizes at These events were all made possible through the local science fairs and sponsoring science-based support of our members - thank you again ! programs in local school districts. We are looking forward to a very successful and active . Continuing support of the Stratford Academy of 2010: Science and Engineering (Stratford High School, Spring Branch ISD). We will continue to develop and deliver events of interest to our local MIT population: . Organized local MIT volunteer support to the Spring Branch ISD mentoring program, and the D.R.E.M.E. o Our annual lnstitute Speaker foundation o Dining Clubs o Sports events (Rockets, Astros, Dynamo, Aeros) . Supporting and encouraging the professional o Social activities to strengthen our relationship development of local educators by awarding with the community at large scholarships to the Club's Leadership in Education MIT Astronaut Presentation Awards Program (LEAP). This we awarded LESP o scholarships to: We will also continue our expanding effort in Daniel B. Friedman from St. John's School educational outreach - providing a constant pipeline of volunteer mentors as well as increaseci support to the Bhavna D. Rawal from Northbrook Senior High local K-1 2 education commu nity. School in Spring Branch ISD Looking forward to seeing you at Club events, Mr. Friedman and Ms. Rawal had their expenses paid to attend the 2009 MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers. 2009 was our Alex Fernandez SL '89 Stacey Nakamura '80 15th year of LEAP sponsorship! President VP Membership president@mithouston"orq [email protected] . lnstitute Speaker Dinner and presentation: Prof. Grimson - "Computer Vision in Medicine and Neuroscience"

The MIT Club of South Texas Expresses its thanks for your continued support of the CIub Dues Paid Members for 2009 (as of December 31, 2009) The MIT CIub of South Texas expresses its thanks for your continued support of the Glub ! Please check our website for the 2010 Membership Roster Status

Burson, John Benefactor Chang, Eric Recent Graduates Brazzatli, Joe Chang, Lan (2009 & 2010) Azeno, Natalia Dorflinger, Glen Chilton, Robert Anantharaman, Bharthwaj (2009 and Koch, Stephen Cole, Mary 2O10) lsrael, Sharon (2009 & 2010) Corwin, John (2009 & 2010) Biegler, Dan (2009 and 2010) Moore, Joe D'Angelo, John Brett, Bridget (2009 and 2010) Dawson, Stephen Bryn, Peter (2009 and 2010) Sustaining Deere, Donald Brzezinski, Amy (2009 and 2010) Cisar, Marilyn Taggi Eileraas, Eric Cantu, Erika Costello, David (2009 & 2010) Goldsmith, Andrew Darilmaz, llkay Costello, Lisa (2009 & 2010) Hiers, Todd Felix, Heather (2009 and 2010) Fernandez, Alex Hixson, George Forren, James Filak, George Jester lll, Lewis Franco, Katherine (2009 and 2010) Flowers, Daniel Karohl, David Gonzalez, Gabriel Grossweiler, Phillip Khalin, Alexander Kadam, Shambhavi Kashiwagi, Brian Kleiman, Jennifer Kluk, Daniel (2009 and 2010) Maldonado-Aguirre, Georgina (2009 Knewtson, Michael Leskin, Katherine (2009 and 2010) and 2010) Kodama, Koichi Magnani, Michael(2009 and 2010) Murdoch, Stephen Lantner, Gary McKenna, Nicholas Nelson, David Lantner, Janet Nawaz, Muhammad Turner, R. Gregory Leverette, Steven Perna, Louis (2009 and 2010) Valdez, Raul McMahon, Michael Ruiz, Jose Marshall, Peter (2009 & 2010) Thomas, Anthony Patron Mata, Juan (2009 & 2010) Xie, Yue (2009 and 2010) Altrichter, Diane Melroy, Pam Baker, Kate Hadley Myers, Jeff Parents - MultiYear Sustaining Baker, Marvin Patten, Richard Glover, Charles Brady, Tim Payne, Houston Herder, Charlie and Carol Chan, Eric Peaceman, Donald Cisar, Al Pio, Michael Parents - MultiYear Patron Cutler, Scott Price, Cordelia Fisher, Bobbie and Charlie Dai, Cheng-TiJ. Rawles, Robin Fuchs, Steven & Maura Denard, Sam Raspall Galli, Demian Tsai, Chang-Ping Goepfert, George Rogers, Enora Homsy, Paul Ricards, Harold (2009 & 2010) Parents - MultiYear Regular Johnson, David M Sarda, Srikant Baker, Herb Johnston, David H Schwarz, Katherine (2009 and 2010) Bender, William Lait, Robert Schweizer, Richard Crain, Malinda and Alan Nakamura, Stacey Sills, Ronald D'Couto, Peter Rinehart, C. Ed Starkschall, George Durand, Larry and Agelia San Pedro, Ramon Sullivan, John Eswaran, Vetkav Singer, Arnold Szara, Mark Gan, Jianbang and Hong Standley, Pamela Thaller, David Glombicki, Alan Tang, Sunny Tomlinson, Peter Jenks, Winston and Tricia Wargo, Mark Triebes, Carl Mo, Yi-Lung Zarin, Marni Truong, Trang Ramachandran, Sunder Zuteck, Michael Tschupp, Ed Ray, Doug and Jana Vargas, Herman (2009 & 2010) Reedy, Gary and Kathy Regular Wagner, Jeanette Sim, Linda and Kwok Athaide, Christopher Wang, Dean Taylor, Deneen Bae, Jung Weinberg, Steve Zhang. Xiaochun and Jinping Baker, Lawrence Weiner, Ron Bayazitoglu, Kent Wilner, Wayne Parents - Regular (2009) Belt, Barbara Wong, Eric (2009 and 2010) Onuora, David Borbe, Dexter Yan, Huafei (Catherine) Zhou, Christina

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