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.
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly SLO)
Beam Loss Analysis through Particle Tracking Simulation, Marvin Valverde
Cataloging the Campus Trees of Cal Poly, Isaac Yorke and Matt Ritter
Adapting Cell-Free Protein Synthesis as a Platform Technology for Education, Grace W. Chu, Max Z. Levine, Nicole E. Gregorio, and Javin P. Oza
ANITA: Using ZHAireS to simulate upward traveling tau-neutrinos, Cora Marie Karamitsos
Reversible Motion In a Contact Line, Audrey Profeta, Esmeralda Orozco, Juan A. Ortiz Salazar, Dani Medina, and Nathan C. Keim
Applications of Diels-Alder Chemistry in Polymer Synthesis, Joshua C. Stambaugh, Philip J. Costanzo, and Sierra E. Gosting
Impacts of Nutrient Enrichment on Native and Non-Native Plants in Serpentine Soil, Amber R. Williams, Mary Devlin, and N. Rajakaruna
The Influence of Natural Sounds on California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) Vigilance and Predator Detection, Christopher M. Garvin, My-Lan T. Le, and Clinton D. Francis
Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Microbial Life in Artificial Landscapes, Roopkamal Kaur, Aditi Sengupta, and Peter A. Troch
Is El Niño driving poleward range expansion of marine organisms?, Marilla R. Lippert, Justin Palmer, Danielle Zacherl, Maurice Goodman, and Crow White
Flight Readiness Review (FRR): Are you ready to fly?, Lindsay Miller, Andrew Mercier, Olivia Lockhart, and Aaron Drake
Using unmanned aerial vehicles (‘drones’) to collect data from tagged fishers in the environment, Vu A. Pham, Marc Horney, and Aaron Drake
Testing and Development of the Data Acquisition for the ALICE Experiment Fast Interaction Trigger Detector at the CERN Large Hadron Collider, Matthew A. Salinas, Austin E. Guard, and Jennifer L. Klay
To Fish or Not to Fish? What effect do California’s marine protected areas have on up-and-coming Kellet’s whelk fishery?, Jennifer Greene
Effects of Surface Coatings on Crystalization of Calcium Sulfate, Shawn PJ Kirby, Josiah Reams, Kamran Ghiassi, and Jeffrey Alston
Testing the use of sealable bags as an alternative and less expensive method for tracing isotopes in plant matter, Sydney K. Lang, Joost van Haren, and Till H. M. Volkman
Optimizing gDNA purification and qPCR techniques for specific detection and enumeration of probiotic bacteria, Katelynn C. Lee, Jennifer VanderKelen, and Christopher Kitts
Studying the effects of serpentine soil on adapted and non-adapted species using Arduino technology, Kiana Saniee, Edward Himelblau, and Brian Paavo
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Size frequency variation of an emerging fisheries species across its biogeographical range, Katie O. Grady, Jenny Greene, and Crow White
Do marine protected areas affect emerging fisheries population density?, Jennifer Greene, Katherine O. Grady, Crow White, and Danielle Zacherl
Determining Antimicrobial Activity in Hydrolysates Obtained from Buttermilk Substrates by Trypsin and Pepsin, Deborah Kim, Karen Ramun, Stephanie Carpintero, Suyapa Padillo, Antonio-Jose Trujillo, and Rafael Jimenez-Flores
Are Circadian cycles the dominant proteome rhythym in the intertidal mussel Mytilus californianus?, Kristina M. Koster, Cory Elowe, and Lars Tomanek
The proteomic response in the crustacean molting gland of land crab Gecarcinus lateralis in response to artificially induced molting throughout its molting cycle., Andrea Reider, Talia B. Head, Lars Tomanek, and Donald L. Mykles
How Many Particles are Present in The Air? Bioaerosol Detection Using an Air Particle Counter, Angie Pamela Rivera and Parag Vaishampayan