STAR Program
The STAR (STEM Teacher and Researcher) Program provides aspiring and early career K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) teachers paid summer research experiences at national, university, and independent laboratories. STAR Fellows pursue a prestigious "teacher-researcher" career path starting with an original research project for 9 weeks. Weekly education workshops and conferences support Fellows considering how the "doing of science" can be translated into the "teaching of science. " Each STAR Fellow presents their research at a conference. Many become STEM leaders and go on to present at state and national teaching and professional society meetings.
STAR aims to enhance the recruitment, preparation, and retention of high quality STEM teachers. The STAR program is administered on behalf the California State University system by the Cal Poly Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CESaME). STAR has supported hundreds of Fellows since its inception in 2006.
This Digital Commons series presents Fellow's research presentations in poster and short-oral presentation formats illustrating the diverse fields of inquiry and depth of research projects engagement provided by our partner lab sites.
For more information visit: StarTeacherResearcher.org
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About STAR - STEM Teacher and Researcher Program
Poster presented at the Teacher Research Experience Conference
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under multiple grants and contributions from philanthropic foundations. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Further Development in Nondestructive Methods to Gauge Life Expectancy in Ferromagnetic Components, David Millard, Pradeep Ramuhalli, and Jacob Fricke
Using ETF Data to Monitor Systemic Risk, Melissa A. Siemer and Brett Amidan
Steroids and SSRIs in Wastewater and EE2 Uptake in FHM, Elizabeth Ellen Wittenberg and Irvin R. Schultz
Migrating the CMM Wizard to a Robust ASP.NET Format, Alexander E. Booth, Jeremy Rishel, Cliff Glantz, and Xiao Ying Yu
Spectroscopic Properties of Lanthanide (III) Compounds in Aqueous and Ionic Media, Orissa A. Burghard, Sayandev Chatterjee, Zheming Wang, and Samuel A. Bryan
Interspecies Comparison of αII-Spectrin Abundance Between Chinook Salmon and Steelhead, Brielle D. Kemis, Ann L. Miracle, Katie A. Wagner, and Christa M. Woodley
Velo: A Knowledge Management Platform for Modeling and Simulation, Molly K. Kessie and Ian Gorton
Modeling Non-destructive Methods to Gauge Life Expectancy in Ferromagnetic Metals, David Millard and Jeff Griffin
Quantitative Characterization of Microstructure Features for 1st Generation Advanced High Strength Steels, Margarita Vidrio, Ellen Liu, Donsheng Li, Kyoo Sil Choi, and Xin Sun
Enhancing Emergency Preparedness: The Chemical Mixture Methodology Wizard, Kimberly Schutte and Xiao-Ying Yu
Acoustic Health Monitoring of Electronic Devices, Tim Smith and Morris Good
Assessing Nuclear Proliferation by Using System Dynamics Modeling, Samuel V. Stafford and Alan Brothers
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC)
Abundance and community composition of invasive Intertidal Watersipora on the San Francisco Bay Area Outer Coast, Kevin Myron, Meredtyh Duncan, Jaden Stone, and C. Sarah Cohen
Comparing orientation behavior and prey preference of Leptasterias spp. between microhabitats, Jenna C. Sanders, Margaret W. Johnson, and C Sarah Cohen
Fucus distichus: Investigating Humidity and Temperature Between Tides, Jason Thomas, Andrew Chang, Julia Blum, and Chela Zabin
O1 haplotype diversity of the invasive colonial tunicate Didemnum vexillum in Drakes Estero and Bodega Bay, Cecilia Hernandez, C. Sarah Cohen, and Rachel Weinburg
Testing for variation in Leptasterias spp. prey preference across different populations and microhabitats, Adam S. Tricomo and C. Sarah Cohen
Growth Rate of Copepods in the San Francisco Bay, Brooke Bemowski, Wim Kimmerer, and Toni Ignoffo
Abundance of Crabs and Predation on Hemigrapsis oregonensis in Tiscornia Marsh, San Francisco Bay, Alynn Hoffman, Julie Anne Gonzalez, Michelle Marraffini, and Andrew L. Chang
Why Was There a Harmful Algal Bloom in 2015: The Relative Growth of Toxic and Non-toxic Diatoms as a Function of Temperature, Ariana M. Jensen, Meagan P. Beley-Finnemore, Christopher E. Ikeda, and William P. Cochlan
Monitoring abundance of Carcinus maenas developmental stages in Seadrift Lagoon, Andrea M. Fieber
Identification and Abundance of Jellyfish in the San Francisco Estuary, Carrie Fong
Performance variation in Leptasterias spp. among populations and habitats, Caleb Shaw and Sarah Cohen
Performance Variation in Leptasterias spp. Among Populations and Habitats, Caleb Shaw, Laura Melroy, Janet Bair, and Sarah Cohen
Jellyfish Throwdown: Invasive versus Native, Brooke Bemowski, Trisha Huynh, Lindsay J. Sullivan, and Wim Kimmerer