FS2021 Pointless Prize: STEM

[JoM]

Stream Mitigation

Wetland or stream mitigation banks offer mitigation credits to offset ecological losses that occur in wetlands and streams. These are regulated and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

[JoM]

BLS

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an American government agency tasked with collecting and disseminating a range of economic and employment data.

The BLS is responsible for two key inflation indicators: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI).
In addition, the BLS produces national and regional figures on employment, labor force participation, productivity, and wages.

Statistics is a branch of applied mathematics concerned with collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. The data are represented by means of graphs.

Statistics is also the mathematical study of the likelihood and probability of events occurring based on known quantitative data or a collection of data.

[bikedavid]

Water gate for the C&O canal. Before The Watergate there was this water gate. This was used to transfer boats between the C&O and the Potomac. The wooden structure in the distance and not shown but to the right of this photo were for the Tide lock which I assume is the first lock. The gates controlled the height of the water by either damming the water to lift a boat up if was entering or releasing water to lower the level if it was leaving. Pretty neat engineering!

[JoM]

Southern Electrical

Electricity – a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.

[bikedavid]

Remnants of the old DC streetcar system on P St that ran from 1862 until 1962. They began operation as horsecars and then started operating as electric in 1888. Eventually like any technology they became obsolete and were replaced by buses. Most of the tracks were removed but the ones on O and P St remain and with the cobblestones make for some bumpy riding!

[CBGanimal]

STEM and in honor of international women’s day

Margarita Salas was a biochemist! She holds a patent DNA synthesis which has long reaching consequences in biotechnology and medicine

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[consularrider]

For Sunday, 3/7 – Patrick Henry School of Science and Art, Forest Hills, RVA

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For Monday, 3/8 – Construction underway for the new VCU STEM Teaching Laboratory Building on Franklin St, RVA

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[bikedavid]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology. It’s an agency within the Commerce Department whose mission is to promote US innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology. In other words, helping to set standards. NIST maintains the US civilian time standards. Some other innovations to have come out of NIST include close captioning, pioneering instrument landing system that is used by aircrafts when flying at night, and developing security protocols like the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for online transactions.

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VCU Kinesiology and Health Sciences Run Lab on W Grace St

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[CBGanimal]

The Museum of Telecommunications (we’ve come a long way!)

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[JoM]

Dōmo arigatō, Mr. Roboto…

The UMCP Robotics Realization Laboratory focuses on designing, building, and testing novel robot designs.

[JoM]

UMCP Technology Ventures Building

[Sophie CW]

#STEM – The International Latitude Observatory was built in 1899 to measure the earth’s wobble on its polar axis. Along with 5 other cities around the globe, Gaithersburg used a large Zenith telescope to aid in the research of polar motion, the size, shape and physical properties of the earth, climate and earthquake predictions, and the navigational patterns of orbiting satellites. Although not longer functioning, the Observatory became a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
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[Boomer Cycles]

The Phillip’s Wharf Environment Center on Tilghman Island, MD …

cross posting from Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt
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Naval Research Laboratory, Black Walnut Point, Tilghman Island, MD

This site, which dates back to the weeks surrounding D-Day in World War II, is still used by the Department of the Navy for electronics research. The site includes a 75-foot observation tower. The sign at the site reads:

“This site was acquired by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in August 1944. It was originally used for electronic warfare work and comprised more than 81 acres. Today this site covers 2 acres and consists of a 75-foot tower and several laboratory office and ship buildings. The observation tower is currently an active research facility, used extensively for radar and electro-optic services research. NRL often uses this site in conjunctin with its Chesapeake Bay Detachment, which is located approximately 9 miles across the Bay in Chesapeake Beach, MD.”

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