SCIENCE OUTREACH

October 2023

Volume 11

Connecting and Enhancing Community Engagement

Science Outreach will facilitate mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships between Princeton University Science educators and researchers. Science Outreach serves as a nexus connecting faculty, students, and postdocs with youth, schoolteachers, nonprofit organizations, and the broader community with the goal of increasing engagement, participation, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. Science Outreach supports Astrophysical Sciences, Center for Statistics and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Geosciences, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and Psychology.

The 2023-2024 Science Outreach Fellows!

Introducing the Science

Outreach Fellows

This group of undergraduate students will engage in ongoing community outreach opportunities for K-12 students in area schools and community programs. The Fellows have received community volunteer training in collaboration with the Pace Center. The Fellows will have science communication and mentor training to enhance their community engagement skills.

Science Outreach Fellows and Majors

Mell Aguiar, Anthropology

Nirel Amoyaw, Operations Research and Financial Engineering

Meghana Bhupati, SPIA

Natasha Greenstein, Physics

Aryan Gupta, Astrophysics

Davis Hobley, Neuroscience

Diya Hundiwala, Computer Science BSE

Sophia Jones, Molecular Biology

Yousef Kassem, Computer Science

Sriya Kotta, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Harish Krishnakumar, Astrophysics

Kira Newbert, Neuroscience

Emma Petzold, Psychology

Ash Reddy, Molecular Biology

Jazmin Rivera, Molecular Biology

Sharbel Sleman, Chemistry

Daniel Tu, Molecular Biology

Bruno Verduzco, Neuroscience

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Boys and Girls Club Teen STEM Conference-

Thursday, November 9

Location: 1040 Spruce Street, Lawrenceville, NJ

Opportunity: 2023 Teen STEM Conference

Date: Thursday, November 9

Time: 8:30 am (breakfast) – 1:00 pm

Event Details: This event will have over 225 high school students in attendance. Transportation can be provided.

Conference Needs:

Volunteers to run the same session throughout the day (there is an IMAP activity that the organizer is interested in using but your creativity will need to be used to extend the activity. Details will be provided.
Volunteers to be a part of the career panel to talk about your student experiences.
Volunteers to assist vendors with their workshops.

Conference Agenda - The students will rotate between 4 different sessions during the day.

8:30 – 9:00 Check-in & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45 Workshop/Career Panel Session 1
9:50 – 10:35 Workshop/Career Panel Session 2
10:40 – 11:25 Workshop/Career Panel Session 3
11:30 – 12:00 Lunch
12:05 – 12:50 Workshop/Career Panel Session 4
12:50 – 1:00 Closing Session
1:00 Conference Closed

Urban Promise

This is an opportunity for volunteers to work in groups of 3 to 4. If you don't have a group, one will be assigned to you based on your availability. You will need to work with your group to create a hands-on science/STEM activity. This can be based on your research or a general STEM Activity. Funding is available to purchase materials and resources. You will be contacted once a date/activity is confirmed with you and your group. Transportation can be provided.

Location: Urban Promise: Camp Grace, 601 N. Clinton Ave. Trenton, NJ

Dates and Times: Tuesday’s 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Students: 1st – 8th graders (20 total students, 4th graders have the largest group)

On site, you will need to divide students up into at least 3 to 4 groups for your hands-on activity (based on grade levels).

Tuesday, November 14
Tuesday, November 28
Tuesday, December 5
Tuesday, December 12
Tuesday, February 6
Tuesday, February 13
Tuesday, February 20
Tuesday, February 27
Tuesday, March 19
Tuesday, March 26
Tuesday, April 9
Tuesday, April 16
Tuesday, April 23
Tuesday, April 30

Science Saturday at the Library

In collaboration with the Trenton Public Library and the Mercer County Library system, Science Outreach will host Science Outreach Saturdays for students in 2nd - 5th grades from 10 am to 11:00 am. Science Outreach Saturdays will take place once a month. If your lab or group would like to sign up to share a hands-on engaging science activity with students, please indicate your interest by using the sign-up button or the QR code. Science Outreach will take care of the cost of your materials and provide transportation. Additional details will be provided.

Use the QR Code to Sign up for Urban Promise, Boys and Girls Club, and many more Science Outreach opportunities! Sign up by Nov. 1!

SAVE THE DATE!

SYREN Modern Dance and Astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter collaborated to create "Ticktock," a dance that uses narrative sequences and highly physical movement to explore the nature of time, such as Einsteinʼs theories of Special and General Relativity, the arrow of time, and our human experiences of perception and memory.

Details: Tuesday, November 28 at 4:30 p.m., Glass Box Studio in Yeh College.

This a collaborative event sponsored by Science Outreach, the Council on Science and Technology, and GradFutures. More details to come about a workshop on movement with Syren and lunch with the company.

Community Events

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eSTEAM Scholars Program: A Hands-on Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Saturday, October 28, 9:00 am -12:00 pm at Princeton Middle School.

This opportunity is jointly organized with the Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering and the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning. This is an ongoing project. For more information, contact: Jonathan D. Halverson halverson@princeton.edu

Astronomy on Tap takes place at Trenton Social on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Trenton Social is located at 449 S Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08611

REACH OUT TO SCIENCE OUTREACH

Broader Impacts

Please reach out to Paryn Wallace, Associate Director of Science Outreach, if you would like to develop broader impact outreach opportunities for your funding applications. Paryn can help you explore creative ideas and connect you with area schools and community partners to implement your programs. Paryn Wallace – parynw@princeton.edu.

If you would like to volunteer for any upcoming Science Outreach opportunity, please click the volunteer box below. Volunteers are frequently needed for new outreach opportunities at area schools and community programs.

Let's Keep Track Of Your Community Outreach

If you, your lab or your department facilitated an outreach opportunity, please complete the tracking form and upload a photo from your event. We will feature your opportunity in the next edition of the Science Outreach newsletter.

Science Outreah Tracking