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The following list includes past and present activities, events, and competitions that serve to enhance Mt. Lebanon High School STEM Academy students' understanding of STEM careers. Many events take place during the school day, while others are held after school, on weekends, or during the summer months. Students enrolled in the STEM Academy are encouraged to explore these opportunities, but are not required to participate.
Field Trips have been offered to the following facilities with new ones planned for the future:
Inventionland
Sci-Tech Festival at the Carnegie Science Center
Engineer the Future Event at the Carnegie Science Center
The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Westinghouse Introduce a Girl to STEM Day
Carnegie Mellon University Biomedical Engineering Lab
ChemFest at the Carnegie Science Center
Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh STEM Summit hosted by the Pittsburgh Technology Council
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Uber Technologies Incorporated
People's Gas
Global Health Career Seminar
Alcosan Wastewater treatment Facility
Waste Management Arden Landfill
Allegheny General Hospital for open heart surgery observation
Cadaver lab at California University of Pennsylvania
Genetic Update Conference with Sam Rhine
Annual Faraday Lecture
The STEM Academy informs students of workshops that occur both during the school year and in the summer such as the following past events:
I Look Like a Cardiologist Conference
Tissue Engineering Summer Camp - University of Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Science Honors Institute
Engineering Workshop for Girls – Carnegie Mellon University
Pitt SWE’s Women in STEM Conference
Allegheny Intermediate Unit Career Connections
Tour Your Future Events through the Carnegie Science Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Academy
BioInteractive Ambassador Academy
Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) Summer Internship Program
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Health Professions Prep (HPP)
Project Ignite through Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University Biological Sciences Outreach Labs
Tripartite Symposium on Chemistry
SUCCEED Program at Carnegie Mellon University
UPMC Women in IT
University of Pittsburgh Civil Engineering Day
LITES (Lives Improve Through Engineering & Science)
Minority Engineering & Technology Enrichment Camp for Young Men
Summer Honors Engineering Camp
Women in Engineering Science Camp
SWEvening
CMU Engineering Summer Workshop
Guest Speakers who are employed in STEM Careers have been invited to speak to students at Mt. Lebanon High School from the following companies:
PPG
People's Gas
Pepsi Co
Ohio State Physics Department
U.S. Navy - Nuclear Engineering
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
SAI Consulting Engineers
Sippel Steel Fab
Sci-Tek Consultants
Chester Engineers
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
3 RiversQuest
Calgon Carbon
LANXESS
Industrial Scientific
Covestro
CMU Robotics Institute
Carpenter Technology
Google
Engineers without Borders
UPMC Mercy Hospital, Anesthesiology
CVS Health
SE Technologies, LLC
American Nuclear Society
ALCOSAN
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Provil & Associates, Inc.
Students have been invited to participate in competitions such as:
Fairchild International Environmental Challenge, Phipps Conservatory
American Chemical Society's Annual Chemistry Contests
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sciences (PJAS) Science Fair
Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair (PRSEF)
Powering Pittsburgh
Hack the Ram!
STEM Design Challenge
American Chemical Society's Annual Earth Day Contests
DNA Day Essay Contest
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Pennsylvania Science Olympiad
PA Media and Design Competition
Titanium Titans High School Robotics
Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research Contests
Governor's PA STEM Competition
STEAM Competition at Shaler High School
Southwestern PA Science Bowl at CCAC South Campus
Regeneron Science Talent Search
Modeling the Future Challenge
PennDOT High School Innovations Challenge
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