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.
NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Oxide, Jeremy A. Waddell, Arthur Cheng, and Bin Chen
Electrical Energy Storage: Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Potential Use in Flow Cell Batteries, Robin Young, Cristina Javier, Alex LeGrande, and Bin Chen
Vapor Liquid Solid Growths of Germanium and Gallium Antimonide Nanowires, Ralph Alvarez, Esmeralda Arreola, Michael Oye, and Meyya Meyyappan
Micro-Satellite Constellation for Global Surface Water Data, Arron Apperson and Vern Vanderbilt
Forward Osmosis Bag: Ground Testing the Prospect of Using Alternative Water Sources for Drinking Water, Michaela Marie Brant, Ariella Yendler, Mona Hammoudeh, and Michael T. Flynn
NASA Robot Project, Azi Crawford, Mark Leon, and Terry Grant
MATLAB Based Algorithm to Find the Remaining State Of Charge, Ishrat Khatoon, Bhaskar Saha, and Kai Goebe
NASA Robotics Academy Lunar Micro – Rover Project: Radiation Analysis, Daniel Ruiz, Michael Zwach, Vasha Dutell, Taylor Wilson, Lauren Gossen, and Mark Leon
A Study of Ozone at Railroad Valley, NV and Trinidad Head, CA, Sarah L. Salazar, Laura T. Iraci, and Emma L. Yates
Wavelength Selective Photovoltaics for Low Cost Electricity Generation, Leona Wong, Brad Bebout, Leslie Bebout, Sue Carter, and Erich Fleming
Tunable Synthesis of Tungsten(VI) oxide Nanowires for Solar Powered Thin Film Devices, Nicholas Zabalza, Alex LeGrande, and Bin Chen
SWaMP: Surface Water Monitoring Project, Arron Apperson and Vern Vanderbilt
Zero G and Me: Modeling Cardiovascular Dynamics from Echocardiography and Impedance Cardiography during Parabolic Flight, Margaret Dominguez, Patricia Cowings, and Bill Toscano
Utilization of remote Scanning Electron Microscope (rSEM) as a Science Teaching Tool for Public School Students, Patty Hay, Richard Boyle, and Joseph Varelas
Automated Theorem Prover Axiom Management, Ashley T. Holeman and Ewen Denney
Prognostics and Health Management of Batteries and Composites, Ishrat Khatoon, Bhaskar Saha, Abhinav Saxena, and Kai Goebel
Designing a Deep Space Bioregenarative System, Hiram Lopez, Khrissaundra Journey, and Richard Boyle
Pre-earthquake Signatures in Thermal Infrared and Radar Data, Stephanie Oliver, Shamma Alqassim, Steve Roth, and Vern Vanderbilt
Carbon-based Materials for Extracting Urea to Recycle Waste Water in Space Applications, Chuong Vu, Eduardo Nicolau, Tra-my Justine Richardson, Carlos R. Cabrera, and Michael Flynn
Algae and Cyanobacteria Behavior with Fixed Variables for Space Missions, Leona Wong, Brad Bebout, and Erich Fleming
Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 into CH4, Nicholas Zabalza, Alex LeGrande, Tuan Tran, Kathy Hong, and Bin Chen
Biosphere 2
Efficacy of STEM Education and Outreach Programs at Biosphere 2, Ericka M. Gutierrez Estrada and Kevin Bonine
Increasing Food Production in Drylands Using Agrivoltaics, Stephanie J. Lane, Greg Barron-Gafford, Joe Smith, Evelin Escobedo, Moses Thompson, Isaiah Barnett-Moreno, and Daniel Blackett
Using Satellite Remotely Sensed Data to Improve Understanding of the Coupled Dynamics between Terrestrial Water and Ecosystems under the Recent California Drought, Nick B. Rubio, Jorge Stimans, and Guo-Yue Niu
Charting the Differences in Plant Growth between Gardens in the Open and Under Solar Pa, Joe E. Smith