by Kaylene Wakeman | Dec 10, 2019 | ResearchMentors
Dr. Kathryn McEachern is a Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, at the Channel Islands Field Station. Like much of the arid southwest, the California Channel Islands were used as ranches from about 1800 to the 1950’s...
by Kaylene Wakeman | Dec 2, 2019 | WorkshopLeaders
Nancy Stauch is a Lecturer in the Liberal Studies department, Coordinator of the Secondary Education Program, and Science Education Advisor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Nancy teaches courses that support science education, including...
by Kaylene Wakeman | Nov 13, 2019 | ResearchMentors
Background on Dr. Orban: “Ever since high school I was fascinated by the power of computers to gain insight into scientific problems. As an undergrad and a grad student I dove into computational astrophysics, studying how galaxies form in an expanding universe....
by Kaylene Wakeman | Nov 7, 2019 | fellows
“My experience at STAR highlighted the need for collective learning and communication.” Q: What subject do you teach and where?A: I teach 9th grade Physics at Sandy High School in Sandy, Oregon. Q: How long have you been a full-time...
by Kaylene Wakeman | Nov 7, 2019 | WorkshopLeaders
DaNel Hogan has been a professional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) educator for about 20 years. She started her career as a middle and high school physics teacher and then served two years as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow...