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 Armstrong (Formerly Dryden) Flight Research Center
Freeing Space for NASA: Incorporating a Lossless Compression Algorithm Into NASA's Fiber Optic Strain Sensing System, Kaitlyn Fiechtner and Allen Parker
Sitting in the Pilot's Seat: Optimizing Human-Systems Interfaces for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Steven Michael Queen and Kurt Sanner
Analysis of Compression Algorithm in Ground Collision Avoidance Systems, Tyler Schmalz and Jack Ryan
Determination Of Water Vapor For Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy Aircraft (SOFIA), Michelle Wen, Edward Teets, and Christopher Busby
Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB)
Using Modeling and Simulation to Analyze Complex Aircraft, Kimberlee Margosian and Jason Lechniak
Simulation of Wing Tip Vortices, Ryan Termath, Jason Lechniak, and Keerti bhamidipati
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Developing a Biophysical Model to Determine the Minimum Water Requirement for Irrigating Known Crops, Robyn M. Williams and Lahaouri Bounoua
Using the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) to Observe Trends in Pollutants, James Ruff and Charles Gatebe
The Coolest Place in the World, Joseph Spekterman and Alan Kogut
Analyzing Sun Photometer Data to Discover Trends and to Create Educational Activities for Students, Robyn Williams and Charles Gatebe
Institute for Systems Biology (ISB)
Epitope-targeted peptide inhibitors of Myc-Max Dimerization, Ana M. Oliviera Gomes and Matt Idso
Biological Pathway Involvement in Melanoma Heterogeneity and Drug-induced Resistance, Sarah V. Pack
Synthesis of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Protein Detection and Sample Depletion, Anel Ruiz and Christopher Lausted
Scale-Invariant Geometric Data Analysis (SIGDA), Marina Girgis and Max Robinson
Investigating the role of regulation in resilience of microbial communities under fluctuating environmental conditions, Asaad Ahmed and Serdar Turkarslan
Synthesis of MS-Labile Crosslinker to Determine Protein- Protein Interaction Networks in Various Biological Systems Using Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry, Parisa Tavakoli-Dehaghi, Isil Hamdemir, Jie Luo, and Jeff Ranish
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
A Collection of On-Ice Arctic Measurements 1879-2013, Ryan Avila
Heat Inactivation of Embedded Bacterial Spores, Berenice Badillo and Wayne Shubert
Analyzing the Hypervolume of Plant Functional Traits in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, Rosina Garcia, David Schimel, and Ryan Pavlick
The Effects of Organic Compounds on the Mineralogy and Growth of Chimneys in Early Earth Conditions, Michelle Hooks and Laura Barge
Teaching Top-Down Approaches to the Engineering Design Process, Joshua E. Katz and Joshua E. Katz
Top-Down Engineering Design Process, Joshua E. Katz and Paulo Younse
Identification of InSight 2016 and 2018 Bacterial Isolates, Jamie N. Lehnen and Arman Seuylemezian
The Search of Ancient Life Through the Use of Geologic Samples, Amber Paturzo
Natural Robot Control Interfaces Using Wearable Sensors, Maximilian Salceda and Chris Asad