Vernier - Catálogo Geral 2015
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CATALOGUE<br />
<strong>2015</strong><br />
Innovating for STEM Education<br />
ONE OF 100<br />
BEST COMPANIES TO<br />
WORK FOR IN OREGON<br />
PLACED 2ND<br />
2014 HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS<br />
PLACED 17TH OF 100<br />
BEST GREEN COMPANIES<br />
IN OREGON<br />
PLACED 18TH<br />
TOP WORKPLACES IN<br />
OREGON<br />
When people ask us what our company does, we often tell them, “We<br />
provide a way for teachers to collect data with whatever technology they<br />
want to use.” Over the years, that technology has changed a lot. Last year,<br />
teachers told us they wanted more support for Chromebooks. In response,<br />
we introduced Graphical Analysis for Chrome OS and added support to our<br />
web app for our Go!Temp, Go!Motion, and Go!Link. These provide an<br />
easy-to-use, inexpensive sensor solution for the many schools that are<br />
adopting Chromebooks or iPads.<br />
We have a lot of great new products<br />
this year, but one leads to a personal<br />
note from David: When I was a physics<br />
teacher (see photo), I ran a bridgebuilding<br />
contest every year, and it was<br />
a huge hit. It got so popular that it was<br />
difficult to test all the bridges. I tried<br />
every method I could think of to apply<br />
the force in a measured way. Nothing<br />
worked well, until I finally learned to use<br />
strain gages, and I built an apparatus<br />
connected to an Apple II computer to<br />
measure the force as it was applied by a jack. This experimentation was a key<br />
step in the start of this company. Now that we are introducing our <strong>Vernier</strong><br />
Structures & Materials Tester, it seems that things are coming full circle.<br />
If you find yourself in the Portland, Oregon area, we encourage you to<br />
stop in and see the new building addition to our office, with an improved<br />
classroom and other facilities to allow us to better handle workshops.<br />
BUSINESS JOURNAL<br />
CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY<br />
AWARD FOR 2014<br />
As always, we encourage you to give our products a try on a 30-day (or<br />
longer) preview basis. Feel free to personally contact either of us at any time.<br />
VERNIER IS PROUD TO<br />
BE RECOGNIZED FOR<br />
ITS PHILANTHROPIC<br />
COMMITMENT,<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
POLICIES, STEADY<br />
GROWTH, AND AS<br />
ONE OF THE BEST 100<br />
COMPANIES TO WORK<br />
FOR IN OREGON FOR<br />
14 YEARS.<br />
Dave and Christine <strong>Vernier</strong><br />
dvernier@vernier.com and cvernier@vernier.com<br />
VERNIER SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY<br />
<strong>Vernier</strong> Software & Technology was co-founded in 1981 by Dave and Christine <strong>Vernier</strong>.<br />
Dave’s background as a physics teacher and Christine’s knack for business combined<br />
to form a company with a deep commitment to education.<br />
Thirty-four years later, the company is still owned by Christine and Dave, along with<br />
8 employee owners who have backgrounds in science and math education, as well<br />
as business.<br />
Chromebook data collection using Go!Temp,<br />
<strong>Vernier</strong>’s USB-direct temperature probe
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