Gunn HS Engineering Alums Share Work, Opportunities at 'Engineering Night'

Gunn High School is hosting "Gunn Engineering Night" on Wednesday, May 14, with more than 15 speakers, Gunn alumni, sharing information about a variety of opportunities available to people with engineering and entrepreneurial skills. 

The program's speakers are from fields ranging from government transparency to transportation to cancer prevention to venture capital to design of computer games and more. 

Rajesh Gupta, Chair of the Computer Science & Engineering Department at University of California,San Diego, will deliver the kickoff talk. 

Details about the speakers and the program can be found at http://gunncs.org/gen. 

“Our goals are threefold. One is to raise the awareness about the possibilities available to people with computing and engineering backgrounds," said Gunn Computer Science (CS) and Mathematics teacher Josh Paley. 

"Another is to highlight the amazing work that many of our graduates are doing that has a profound impact on the world. The third is to celebrate this work. Unlike athletics and performing arts, one rarely sees people cheering in the stands about a programmer."

"We have some incredible people who grew up in Palo Alto and are changing the world in wonderful ways. This event is for anyone, young or old, that is interested in engineering and learning more about the opportunities in PAUSD,” said Paley.

This free community event will be held on Wednesday, May 14, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Spangenberg Theater at Gunn High School (780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto). 

Those interested in attending are asked to register at http://tinyurl.com/2014GUNN.