JETS would like to thank Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems for its sponsorship of the newsletter this month. Northrop Grumman is kicking off Engineers Week with its Discover "E" program. Click here to learn more.

Letter from JETS
As our Current Event of the month says so well, Happy Engineers Week to all—including all our future engineers—boys and girls alike. More ...

JETS Update
First there were 57 hopeful high school teams from around the nation researching and brainstorming on ways to help individuals with disabilities enter or advance in the work force. More ...

Feature Story: JETS joins with E-Week in celebrating women in engineering during the month of February. Our feature story of the month highlights the many achievements of women in engineering as presented in the book “Our Changing World: True Stories of Women Engineers.” This book was developed and published as a collaborative effort among major engineering society presidents, who for the first time in history, were all women. More ...

Hands On
For the February 2006 hands-on activity, students will create their own Soda Pop and learn how doing so is engineering. More ...

Extreme Engineer
Erin Venezia says she grew up with engineering. Her dad was a professional land surveyor and always kept an office in their home. Erin has been exposed to the profession of civil engineering and land surveying as long as she can remember. Her dad suggested civil engineering to her as a career choice when she was in kindergarten, and she has been saying that she was going to be a civil engineer ever since. She says she stayed with it because it seemed to fit her. More ...

Hot Topics
This month's hot topic focuses on the engineering involved in making jewelry and comes from the National Academy of Engineering. More ...

JETS Affiliates help JETS meet its goal to increase awareness of and interest in engineering and technology-based careers among pre-college students, parents, teachers, and school counselors. To learn more about three of JETS Affiliates, click on the logos below. To fit your organization's needs, JETS has created several ways to become a JETS Affiliate. To learn more about how your organization can participate as a JETS Affiliate and help JETS inform and excite young people about engineering careers click here.

This newsletter is a publication of JETS. JETS opens the world of engineering and technology to students, parents, and educators by providing career guidance and through programs and resources that illustrate real-life teamwork and problem solving skills.

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