Open Make @ The Tech: Music – Meet the Makers

Jay Silver, Maker Research Scientist, Intel Labs
Jay Silver is a Maker Research Scientist at Intel Labs and the Founder/Director of JoyLabz. He made many creative platforms such as Drawdio (Time’s Top 15 Toys for Young Geniuses) and MaKey MaKey (Kickstarted for $568,106). Jay has been a speaker at TED events and PopTech. He has exhibited internationally at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Ars Electronica, etc.

Dave Merril, Co-Founder and President, Sifteo Inc.
Dave is an expert in human-computer interaction and has developed multiple award-winning interfaces and technologies. A frequent speaker in the domains of user interface innovation, the future of play, and entrepreneurship, Dave and his work have been featured at TED, MoMA, the New York Times, Discovery Channel, and Wired.

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Sidhu Tewari, Electro-Acoustic Composer, Improvisor, and Tinkerer in Sound, Kinetic and Interactive Art
Sudhu Tewari has been called a professional bricoleur, junkyard maven and young audio-gadgeteer. An early interest in disassembling alarm clocks and coffee makers gave rise to electro-acoustic instruments constructed with the remains of discarded stereo equipment, kinetic sculptures and sound installations. Sudhu builds audio electronics, acoustic instruments, kinetic sculptures, interactive installations, and sound sculptures.

Carl Edwards, Director of Device Engineering for Pandora
As Director of Device Engineering at Pandora, Carl is responsible for developing and leading successful integrations between Pandora and its hundreds of connected device partners, including a number in the automotive space. Since joining the company in 2005 as a Software Engineer, Carl has been at the forefront of expanding Pandora’s reach from the Web to Mobile, Consumer Electronics Devices and Automobiles, helping the company achieve the remarkable milestone of today offering more than 1,000 different ways people can listen to Pandora. Prior to joining Pandora, he did software engineering for several companies, including Inovis (formerly QRS), Barra, Consilient and Sybase. Additionally, Carl serves as parent mentor for the robotics portion of the STEM after-school program at Benicia Middle School.

Linh Nguyen, Applied Science Research, Menlo School
Applied Science Research prepares students with the skills necessary to do real Science Research and Engineering. They learn how to do research, build and design projects (like engines, hydro-electric dams, etc.), write professional grade science and engineering papers and give professional presentations in the science and engineering fields. The course also provides students with a strong foundation in ‘how things work’ on Earth and in our Universe. Most of first semester students are led through an engineering project on engines (both electrical and heat), a science research project on modern physics, craftsmanship unit and an Atmospheric experiment including a balloon launch that combines the 2. For the rest of the year students choose your topic, research and/or project to focus on. The year will culminate with students giving talks and/or presenting at the Maker’s Faire and a publishable paper.

Maker Moderator: Rick Schertle
Rick has taught middle school language arts and social studies the past 20 years in San Jose where he lives with his wife and young son and daughter. As a kid, he and his dad tinkered at many things and become experts as none, but had a lot of fun along the way. Trying to practice what he teaches, Rick writes for MAKE Magazine and several projects he designed for the magazine include the Compressed Air Rocket (Volume 15) and Folding Wing Glider (Volume 31). Joined by thousands around the world, this past summer Rick kicked off Maker Camp at the New York Hall of Science. Rick brings high flying rocket fun to Maker Faire every year and along with his wife and kids, loves all things that fly. Along with making stuff, Rick and his family enjoy ultra-budget world travel which has taken them all over Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia and Central America.

About The Tech Museum of Innovation
The Tech Museum of Innovation is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. The Tech—located in the Capital of Silicon Valley —is a non-profit, experiential learning resource established to engage people in exploring and experiencing applied technologies affecting their lives. Through programs such as The Tech Challenge presented by Cisco, our annual team-design competition for youth, and internationally renowned programs such as The Tech Awards presented by Applied Materials, The Tech endeavors to inspire the innovator in everyone.

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