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 Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
On-Ice Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Measurements by Auger, Core, and Electromagnetic Induction, Ryan E. Avila and Benjamin Holt
PIXL X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer, Naomi K. Bacop
Detecting Seasonal Volatile Transport on Triton through Photometric Observations, David M. Dombroski, Bonnie Buratti, and Michael Hicks
Chemical Gardens: The Effects of Organic Compounds on Inorganic Precipitates, Michelle R. Hooks, Laura M. Barge, and Paul Webster
Microorganisms Associated with Mars-Bound Spacecraft: Preservation, Identification, Characterization, Jamie N. Lehnen, Shara Chopra, Jonathan Diab, Arman Seuylemezian, and Parag Vaishampayan
Fast Motion Planning of UAVs, Kaixi Wang
Comparative analysis of zero-order hillslope carbon and nitrogen heterogeneity using solid and liquid samples, Corinne K. Webb, Ed Hunt, Eunice Villasenor, and Katerina Dontsova
GC Verification of the Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor, Jessica S. Castro, Richard D. Kidd, and Jeffrey D. Hein
Characterizing Exoplanet Host Star Atmospheres using Spectroscopy, Kristen Fahy
Citizen Science Sensor Development - SMAP | Soil Moisture Active Passive, Hagop Hovhannesian
Development and Curation of the Sample Data Library for the Astrobiogeochemistry Laboratory, Meika R. Nwaomah, Lorenia Jimenez, and Michael Tuite
Identification of Microorganisms Isolated from Mars-Bound Spacecraft Using MALDI-TOF, Melanie K. Phillips
Designing and Implementing a Planetary Geology Course for Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Lab, Jessica Joyce DiMizio
Broadband Photometry of Pluto, David M. Dombroski, Bonnie Buratti, and Heath Rhoades
Collecting Diverse Microorganisms from Rover Spacecraft, Jennifer I. Jacobs, Arianna Jefferson, Heidi Aronson, James Tan, Wayne Schubert, and Parag Vaishampayan
Fatty Acid Recovery and Identification in Mars Analogue Soil Samples, Kimberly E. Lykens
Mapping Open Water Bodeis with Optical Remote Sensing, Mary Ellen O'Donnell and Erika Podest
Environmental Testing of Lasers for JPL's Cold Atom Laboratory, Carey L. Baxter
Phylogenetic Diversity of Microbial Isolates from the Mars Pathfinder, Kyla BradyLong, Adriana Blachowicz, Parag Vaishampayan, James N. Benardini, and Wayne Schubert
Comparison of the Promega and Kikkoman ATP Devices, Ryan Hendrickson, James Nick Benardini, and Kasthuri Venkateswaran
Space RACE: Capturing an Orbiting Sample and a Nation’s Imagination, Stephanie La Liberte, Andrew Chavarin, Shubham Gogna, C. Daniel Thomas, Vy Phung, and Gabriel Udomkesmalee
How Clean is the Clean Room?, Erik J. McFarland
Using Remote Sensing Data to Predict the Spread of Mosquito Borne Disease, Mary Ellen O'Donnell and Erika Podest
Laser Frequency Stabilization for LISA, Andrew B. Parker, Andrew J. Sutton, and Glenn De Vine
Exploring Soil Moisture Protocol Alternatives for the Classroom Setting, Garrett Smith