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.
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC)
Habitat Preference of the Introduced Green Crab Carcinus maenas, Brittany Susan Daum and Andy Chang
Functional response of protected larval delta smelt, Carrie Fong, Lindsay Sullivan, and Wim Kimmerer
Estimating migration rates between populations of Zostera marina in the San Francisco Bay, Elizabeth S. Gutierrez
Salinity and Temperature Distribution of Jellyfish in the San Francisco Estuary, Trisha Huynh, Brooke Bemowski, Lindsay Sullivan, and Wim Kimmerer
Salinity Distribution of Microplankton in the San Francisco Estuary, Carrie Ann Sharitt, Lindsay Sullivan, and Wim Kimmerer
Jellyfish Identification and Quantification in the San Francisco Estuary, Amalia Borson
Jellyfish Identification and Quantification in the San Francisco Estuary, Amalia Borson, Lindsay L. Sullivan, and Wim Kimmerer
Zooplankton Trophic Ecology in the San Francisco Estuary During Summer as Determined by Stable Isotope Analysis, Kyla BradyLong, Steven Westbrook, Julien Moderan, and Wim Kimmerer
Behavioral Variation Between Two Clades of Leptasterias spp., Ashley Contreras and Sarah Cohen
Behavioral Variation Between Two Clades of Leptasterias spp., Ashley N. Contreras
Temporal variation in larval release in Botrylloides violaceous, Damion J. Delton and Sarah Cohen
Estimating Genetic Diversity of the Invasive Tunicate Didemnum vexillum in Global Populations, Elizabeth S. Gutierrez and Sarah Cohen
Feeding Ecology of Delta Smelt During a Seasonal Pulse of Turbidity, William A. Hilton, Aaron Johnson, and Wim Kimmerer
Abundance and Distribution of Microplankton in the San Francisco Estuary, Carrie Ann Sharitt, Lindsay Sullivan, and Wim Kimmerer
Using Stable Isotope Analysis of Zooplankton to Document Trophic and Biogeochemical Changes in the San Francisco Estuary, Steven C. Westbrook and Julien Moderan
The Abundance and Distribution of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the San Francisco Estuary, Amalia Borson, Lindsay Sullivan, and Wim Kimmerer
Functional Response of Protected Larval Stage Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), Jorge Ruiz, Lindsay Sullivan, Wim Kimmerer, and Joan Lindberg
Population Density of Carcinus maenas in Seadrift Lagoon, Khalila Sailor and Gregory Ruiz
Testing the salinity tolerance levels of similar invasive species found in the San Francisco Bay, Julia M. Smith, C. Sarah Cohen, and Elizabeth Sheets
Developing Monitoring Methods for Leptasterias spp. as Sentinel Species in Detecting Local Environmental Changes, Zachary Sturbaum, Kathryn Nuessly, Riley J. Smith, and C. Sarah Cohen
Using Stable Isotope Analysis to Study Zooplankton Trophic Ecology in San Francisco Estuary, Steven C. Westbrook, Julien Moderan, and Wim Kimmerer
A Comparative Study of Botryllid Tunicates Regeneration in the San Francisco Bay, Michelle Wray and C. Sarah Cohen
Tunicate Recruitment in a Temperature Fouling Community, Garrett Benjamin and Sarah Cohen
Relationship of maternal flow environment to offspring size in Botrylloides violaceus, Damion J. Delton and Sarah Cohen
Imported Nereis virens and Glycera dibranchiata as a Vector for Invasive Species in San Francisco Bay, Jason Christopher Hayes and Gregory M. Ruiz