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.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC)
Mathematically Modeling Synchrotron Radiation, Amy B. Knowles and Jeff Corbett
Using bromide tracer to measure uranium diffusivity in ground water sediments, Francis Michael Tee, Morris E. Jones, Megan K. Dustin, Sharon Bone, and John Bargar
Reduction of Uranium by Bacterial Products, Adesanya A. Akinleye, Sharon Bone, and John Bargar
Characterization of Polarized Synchrotron Light, Britny N. Delp and Jeff Corbett
Characterization of Organic Carbon in Sediments from Old Rifle, CO, a Former Uranium Mill, Francis Michael Tee, Morris Jones, Sharon Bone, Michael Schaefer, Scott Fendorf, and John Bargar
A prototype microwave cavity control circuit for use in next generation free electron laser, Josh Thompson, Peter Neal Barrina, Jiayi Jiang, Joe Frisch, Steve Smith, and Daniel Van Winkle
Feedback Stabilization at SPEAR3, Daniel Kelley and Jeff Corbett
Vertical Beam Size Measurements in the SPEAR3 Accelerator at SLAC, Natalie Ann LaRosa and Jeff Corbett
Spectroscopic Study of Uranium (VI) Reduction by Plant Biomass, Margaret C. Murphy, John Bargar, and Noémie Janot
Developing Software for the Beam Line Control Systems, Jennifer A. Beltran and Stefan Mannsfeld
Commissioning of the ASTA Laser Lab with UV Pulse Length Characterization, Daniel Kelley and Jeff Corbett
Electronics Development for the Cherenkov Telescope Array, Margaret C. Murphy and Justin Vandenbrouke
Determining the Elemental Composition of Naturally Reduced Sediments at Old Rifle Aquifers, Don Pham, John Bargar, and Noémie Janot
The Implementation of the Shear Correlation Function and the Matter Power Spectrum in R, Allison A. Scheppelmann and Deborah J. Bard
Beam Halo Measurements at the SPEAR3 Synchrotron, Jonathan B. Kamp and Jeff Corbett
Characterization of Uranium Species in Sediments under Iron and Sulfate Reducing Conditions Using Synchrotron-Based Techniques, Don Q. Pham and John Bargar
Generation of Mid-IR Wavelengths, Deborah Robinson, Robert Hartsock, and Kelly Gaffney
Supernova Remnants and Cosmic Ray Acceleration Mechanisms, Ariel L. Simons and Yasunobu Uchiyama
High Quantum-Efficiency Electron Gun Tests at SSRL, Deborah Robinson and Jeff Corbett
Nano Tomography of Fuel Cell, Michelle Wen, Yijin Liu, and Joy Hayter
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly SLO)
An Albino Mutant in Brassica rapa Maps to the PDX2 Locus on Chromosome 10, Beatriz M. Garcia
Rplidar A2 Accuracy, Ramiro O. Garcia
Memory in a Contact Line, Charity Lizardo, Esmeralda Orozco, Audrey Profeta, and Nathan C. Keim
Computer Science Standards Through Animation, Melida E. Paz
An Albino Mutant in Brassica rapa Maps to the PDX2 Locus on Chromosome 10, Cezar L. Sanchez, Beatriz M. Garcia, Edward Himelblau, and Nick Diaz