JETS would like to thank the American Industrial Hygiene Association for its sponsorship of the newsletter this month. AIHA recognizes the value of recruiting talented new individuals and mentoring them to achieve leadership qualities required in the industrial hygiene profession. Click here to learn more.

JETS Update

JETS to Sponsor Two E-Week Global Marathon Sessions Thursday, March 23, 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm—Strategies for Success in Engineering Mathematics and Spatial Visualization Skills Join JETS for two exciting E-Week Global Marathon phone dial in sessions Thursday, March 23 at 7:00 pm and at 8:00 p.m. The first JETS session will discuss spatial visualization skills, why they are critical to success in engineering education and in the profession, and what students with underdeveloped spatial visualization skills can do to enhance them. The second will address what students, parents, and teachers can do to help students get a solid math foundation and for greater success in a college engineering or related technical program.

Coming Soon! JETS Store—JETS Online Store is coming soon, making it easier than ever to search for and order great engineering career resources. More ...

High School Students Use Math and Science to Design Award Winning Technological Solutions and Help People with Disabilities in the Workplace. More ...

Feature Story: Industrial Hygiene
What do emergency response, ergonomics, mold, workplace safety, indoor environmental quality, and nanotechnology have in common? These and many other threats to safety in the workplace are all monitored by safety specialists called industrial hygienists. Think of industrial hygienists as workplace detectives. They investigate potential hazards and create solutions to protect the health and safety of workers and the public. More ...

Hands On
With just mud, paper and an egg, you can grow colonies of multi-hued microbes! More ...

Extreme Engineer
Jennifer Janowitz had an undergraduate degree in dietetics and nutrition and was looking for a graduate program when a friend in an industrial hygiene program introduced her to the field. Jennifer already had many of the biology and chemistry prerequisites from her undergraduate degree, and the field seemed like a good fit. She particularly liked the behavioral part of health and safety—how choices people make at work can affect work outcomes resulting in safety or injury. More ...

Current Event
Have You Thanked Your Mentor Today?
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Texas State MATHCOUNTS Championship. In case you are not familiar with MATHCOUNTS, it's a contest where middle school kids compete to answer math questions. More ...

Hot Topics
This month's hot topic focuses on the many opportunities found in industrial hygiene careers and comes from Dianna Havner Bryant, CIH, CSP at Central Missouri State University. 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 two 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.

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