“Creativity.involves the power to originate, to break away from the existing ways of looking at things, to move freely in the realm of imagination, to create and recreate worlds fully in one's mind-while supervising all this with a critical inner eye.” Oliver Sacks “At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes-an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new.” Carl Sagan “There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.” Bill Nye “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. “Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. “I think great artists and great engineers are similar, in that they both have a desire to express themselves. “There is very little success where there is little laughter.” Andrew Carnegie “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Ben Franklin “Enlightenments, like accidents, happen only to prepared minds.” Herbert A. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein “Imagination is more important than knowledge. “As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world - not just study it.” Henry Petroski “Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.” Andrew Carnegie For example, in a very small company like Backplane, it was more important to have a big picture understanding and pick up whatever new tools were necessary for possibly unforeseen problems/developments whereas in large established companies like Intel, the job seems a lot more well-defined and specialized.” “It was very interesting to see how the engineers’ jobs varied according to the type of company. “It gave me the opportunity to speak with engineers and managers at Silicon Valley companies and learn what skills I must develop to become a part of their companies.” It’s generally helpful in improving social skills, learning the importance of our education, and how we can better prepare from where we stand in college.” “It’s more than a trip that helps us know a bunch of companies. It’s generally helpful in improving social skills, learning the importance of our education, and how we can better prepare from where we stand in college. It’s more than a trip that helps us know a bunch of companies. Students will be notified of their acceptance by March 6. How: Apply online by Monday, February 24 at 11:59 p.m. When: RWE Silicon Valley will run Wednesday, May 13 through Saturday, May 16. Students have the option to extend their time in California or to schedule their return flights to a location other than Pittsburgh. Where: Students have visited the following company sites: Who: This experience is for undergraduate students in the College of Engineering.
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