2021 SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH
2021 SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Embedded Files
Seven high school students from Greater Philadelphia participated in faculty-mentored research on the USciences campus this past summer of 2021. Interns from the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and The Franklin Institute’s STEM Scholars did research in science labs on our campus and presented their work at the High School Research Summer Showcase in August 2021. This initiative was made possible with funding from the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and The Franklin Institute.
Seven high school students from Greater Philadelphia participated in faculty-mentored research on the USciences campus this past summer of 2021. Interns from the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and The Franklin Institute’s STEM Scholars did research in science labs on our campus and presented their work at the High School Research Summer Showcase in August 2021. This initiative was made possible with funding from the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and The Franklin Institute.
Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation Research InternsAdrian Chui, “Computational Simulations of Contact Angles and Surface Liquid Interactions” Mentor: Preston Moore, Ph.D.Bintou Kane, “Extraction and Isolation of natural compounds from Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)” Mentor: Bela Peethambaran, Ph.D.Patrick Maloney, “The Effects of Genetic locus Atu4373 on Agrobacterium tumefaciens phenotypes” Mentor: Jason Heindl, Ph.D.Ramella Mitchell, Investigations of Oncogenic Proteins. Mentor: Zhihong Wang, Ph.D.Natanel Nisimi, “Studying the signaling components during chemoattractant addition in Dictyostelium” Mentor: Christopher, Janetopoulos, Ph.D.The Franklin Institute STEM Scholars InternsDevin Davison, “Do the Brucella abortus response regulators DivK and PleD affect Agrobacterium tumefaciens swim motility?” Mentor: Jason Heindl, Ph.D.Sana Hall, “Extraction and Isolation of Pigments from Spinach using Chromatography” Mentor: Bela Peethambaran, Ph.D.USciences News
2020 Summer STEM Explorations and Connections
2020 Summer STEM Explorations and Connections
The 2020 Summer STEM Explorations and Connections is a collaboration between the University of the Sciences, the Franklin Institute and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation that brings together select high school students from the Franklin Institute Scholars Program, Snyder Hockey Internship Program and alumni of the Physics Wonder Girls Program, and USciences undergraduates to meet and interact with USciences students and faculty who will introduce them to STEM research. The virtual Summer 2020 programming features:
Short research talks and STEM activities led by USciences undergraduates and faculty
Science Communication Workshop led by The Franklin Institute's Chief Bioscientist
STEM Alumni and Student Panel Discussions
Virtual tours of Puratos Corporation's food manufacturing plant
Virtual Cooking Lab by Ventri Community Partnership
STEM Demonstrations by the USciences Society of Physics Students
Capstone Presentations by High School Participants
Funding was provided by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation.
SUMMER 2020 PROGRAM
SUMMER 2020 PROGRAM
July 14, 2020 (Tuesday)
9-10 am: Welcome and Orientation for High School Interns - Orientation Slides
10-10:30 am "Conversations on Undergraduate Student Research" by Andrew Ring
10:30-11 am Faculty Talk by Dr. Chris Janetopoulos : "Excitation-Inhibition Processes Regulate Cell Migration" Suggested Reading
11-11:45 am STEM Activity led by Dr. Chris Janetopoulos
11:45-12 pm Wrap-up
July 21, 2020 (Tuesday)
10-10:15 am Reflections
10:15-10:45 am "Conversations on Undergraduate Student Research" by David Mitchell PDF File
10:45-11:15 am Faculty Talk by Dr. Patrick Davitt : "Preparation for success: from the laboratory to the field"
11:15-11:45 am STEM Activity led by Dr. Patrick Davitt
11:45-12 pm Wrap-up
July 23, 2020 (Thursday)
10-10:30 am Presentation by USciences Admissions Team - Kristine Houghton, Undergraduate Admission Counselor
10:30-11:30 am Snider-Hockey/STEM Scholars Alumni Panel Discussion:
Ann George - STEM Scholars Alumna (PharmD student, USciences)
Lauryn Hauler - Snider Hockey Alumna (3rd year student, USciences)
Katrina Chavez - (Graduate Student, USciences)
Dianelle Delgado - Snider Hockey (incoming freshman, USciences) - Moderator
11:30-12 pm Wrap-up: Guidance on Capstone Presentation Video: Capstone Suggestions
July 28, 2020 (Tuesday)
10-10:15 am Reflections
10:15-10:45 am "Conversations on Undergraduate Student Research" by Nazifa Promi and Salma Maher
10:45-11:15 am Faculty Talk by Dr. Bela Peethambaran
11:15-11:45 am STEM Activity led by Dr. Bela Peethambaran on Isolating StrawberryDNA /The DNA of the COVID virus
11:45-12 pm Wrap-up
July 30 2020 (Thursday)
10-10:30 am Reflections and Discussion
10:30-11:30 am About COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Science Communication Workshop by Dr. Jayatri Das, Chief Bioscientist, The Franklin Institute
August 4, 2020 (Tuesday)
10-10:15 am Reflections
10:15-10:45 am "Conversations on Undergraduate Student Research" by Gilda Bocco
10:45-11:15 am Faculty Talk by Dr. Jason Heindl
11:15-11:45 am STEM Activity led by Dr. Jason Heindl PDF STEM Activity led by Dr. Jason Heindl
11:45-12 pm Wrap-up
August 6, 2020 (Thursday)
10:00-11am Vetri Virtual Cooking Labs with Chefs Erika Dorsey and Celia Mason
11:00-11:30 am Virtual Plant Tour, Puratos STEM Q&A Presentation by Puratos Corporation: , Nicole Savio (R&D Analyst, Global Graduate Program), Johnny Ayala (R&D Technologist), Maya Hazanov (Operations Manager), Mike Gawbill (Control Room Technician), Brook Haskins (Quality Control Manager).
11:30-12 pm Preparations for Capstone Presentation
Reflections Document Powerpoint Template (suggested) for Capstone Presentations
August 11, 2020 (Tuesday)
10-10:10 am Reflections
10:10-10:30 am "Conversations on Undergraduate Student Research" by Keeran Ramanathan
10:30-11:00 am Faculty Talk by Dr. Roberto Ramos
11:00-11:50 am STEM Activity led by the Society of Physics Students (Keeran Ramanathan, Dan Fauni, Matt Becker, Steven Simpkins, Ryan Hess)
11:45-12 pm Wrap-up
August 13, 2020 (Thursday) - Capstone Presentations by Participants
Congratulations to our Graduates !!! Below are some of their Capstone Video Presentations!
Congratulations to our Graduates !!! Below are some of their Capstone Video Presentations!
Natanel Nisimi - The Force Behind the Game
Miranda Newton - On Science Communication
Dianelle Delgado - Neuroscience Behind If the Brain Feels Pain
Alec Delgado - Anti-Microbial Resistance
Kyle Wilson - On Traditional vs Online Education
Ann Joseph - Anaphylactic Shock
Sophie Tomov - Time as a Relative Concept
Natalie Belton - Hair Porosity
Isabel Joseph - The Science Behind Peripheral Neuropathy
Cameryn Allen - on Mental Health
Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge Puratos Corporation for providing a commercial plant tour and interviews with food scientists and engineers, Dr. Jayatri Das of the Franklin Institute for leading a Science Communication Workshop, Vetri Community Partnership for their Virtual Cooking Labs, the USciences Society of Physics Students for performing physics demonstrations, and participating USciences faculty and undergraduate researchers for their research and STEM presentations.
Resources and Guidance for Capstone Presentations
Resources and Guidance for Capstone Presentations
At the end of the five-week STEM program, participants must present a capstone project that gives a glimpse of their personal journey during the STEM program. Your presentation is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes. The project can be in the form of an up to three-minute video report, a Powerpoint presentation (3-5 slides only ), rap music or video, or some form of creative expression. For example, presentations can be about the following topics:
1. What STEM field or phenomenon interests you ? Why ? What are you doing to explore it?
2. How has your view of science changed over the period of the program ? Explain.
3. A science problem/phenomenon that peaked your interest. Describe the question you’re trying to answer and report the home experiment or demontration you did.
4. Describe the knowledge or skills you learned over the program and how are applying these.
5. What are your reactions to the STEM Virtual Tours conducted ? What new things did you discover ?
· Please begin your presentation with: My name is ______________ and I’m interested to do research in the area of ___________________ .
· Please pitch your presentation in plain, non-specialist language. Minimize acronyms.
To make neat STEM videos, below are some useful links (you’re welcome to use your own favorite apps!). You can then upload them to youtube for viewing!
https://screencast-omatic.com/ https://techsmith.com/screen-capture.html
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/video-101-editing-with-imovie/
You can find ideas and examples of STEM videos below. But keep your presentation to three minutes or less.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmqZBBuTMjA&list
https://www.missionmaterialsscience.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZf9Ko_XDK8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lRueHGWC3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jx2N4Kuc0E&t
HELP will be available!! Throughout our virtual STEM Program, you will have many opportunities to ask questions and consult with us for your Capstone Project!!
Report abuse