STEM Journey III: Embark with us as we explore the science, technology, engineering and math involved in land, air and sea transportation

STEM Journey III 2016: An event for Everyone 

When: Saturday, April 02, 2016 12:00pm-4:00pm

Where: Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA

We want to welcome you to STEM Journey III at Cape Cod Community College on April 2, 2016 from 12 to 4 PM. This is a free K-12 and beyond educational outreach program. We would like this event to stimulate an interest in and possibly a career in science for these K-12 students.

Please visit us and bring your children, grandchildren, a student or a friend, if you are able to come.

The theme of this event is Transportation-. Land, Air and Sea

We have three keynote Speakers addressing transportation

12:30PM Prof. John Leonard  from MIT  Talk-: Autonomous Cars

1:30PM MA Senator Dan Wolf, CEO of Cape Air Talk- Future of Aviation

2:30PM Ocean Physics Researcher Katilyn Tradd of WHOI Talk- Manned, Unmanned and Autonomous Vehicles 

Boy Scouts will be busy in the morning earning their traffic safety and railroading badges. Girl Scouts will be earning STEM badges at this event: We have four Barnstable Girl Scout Troops and one Mashpee Girl Scout troop pre-registered to participate in the event.

We have >45 exhibitors who will have a variety of hands-on activities and demonstrations:

Grossman Commons:

American Chemical Society

Atlantic White Shark Conservacy

Boy Scouts of America, Cape Cod & Islands Council Inc

Cape Cod Makers

Cape Cod Maritime Museum

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Cape Cod Community College Center for Corporate and Professional Education

Delta Air Lines Kurt Giessler Foundation for Youth Achievement

Lighthouse Charter School amateur radio explorer club

Mad Science of Southern MA & RI

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

National Marine Life Center

Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society

Sandwich STEM Academy

Sea Scouts/Explorer Club 72

South Shore YMCA - Camp Burgess & Hayward

Thornton W. Burgess Society

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School

Life Fitness Center/Gym: also known as the ‘STEM-NASIUM’

6th Space Warning Squadron
Cambridge Science Festival/Science on the Street

Cape Cod STEM Network

Discovery Flying RC Club

KitingUSA

Oceaneering  Intl

Saint Margaret Regional School

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Tilden Arts Center Lobby:

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center

Mashpee Middle/High School

Nauset Model Railroad Club

The Hundred Acre School at Heritage Museums & Gardens

Zephyr Education Foundation

Lorusso Technology Building Patio/ROV Expo:

Falmouth High School

Lawrence School

Monomoy Regional High School

Nauset Regional Middle School

Sturgis Charter Public School 

ROVers

Waquoit Bay Science School

Lorusso Technology Building (Computer Lab): 4CSTEM 

See more at: http://capecodstemnetwork.org/news-events/stem-journey-2016#sthash.unZ7bFnb.dpuf 

Here is a video interview about STEM Journey III from Cape Cod Media Channel 99 just click on the link:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKSd7gY0-I&feature=youtu.be

The organizers of this event are:           

Cape Cod Council of the Boy Scouts of America          

Cape Cod Community College        

Cape and Islands Regional STEM Network 

Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society  

PID Analyzers, LLC   

The Sponsors of this event are: 

Cape Cod Council of the Boy Scouts of America          

Cape Cod Community College        

Cape and Islands Regional STEM Network 

Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society  

PID Analyzers, LLC   

Emerald Physicians

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

We look forward to connecting with you at the many NESACS events that are planned for this year! Stay tuned to learn more about our upcoming public outreach volunteer opportunities at Cambridge Science Festival and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum of Science Boston.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jack Driscoll, ACSF, and Jennifer Maclachlan

Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society Public Relations

STEM Journey Committee

EVENT PROMOTION:

Event flyer that went through backpack mail to the Cape Cod schools:

Announcement that the Cape Cod Times ran:

Learn more about the history of STEM Journey from the podcast of our radio interview on Sunday Journal:

2016 Edition for STEM Journey III: 

2015 Edition for STEM Journey II: 

Science communication: How to use social media for connecting with colleagues and the press

• 2016 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit

• March 28-April 1, 2016
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Meeting Chairs: Christopher A. Bower, Andrew M. Minor, Roger Narayan, Izabela Szlufarska, Osamu Ueda

Monday March 28, 2016 9am-4:30pm

Phoenix Convention Center, North, 100 Level,  Room 129A

Morning workshop on Social Media for Science Communication will be facilitated by Christopher Bettinger of Carnegie Mellon University.

9am: Megan Calcote on understanding the basics of social media analytics

10am: Jennifer Maclachlan on pairing personal branding and social media to advance your career in materials science

11am: Jennifer Maclachlan on advancing public understanding of science in informal environments

Afternoon panel discussion will be facilitated by Steven Spurgeon of Pacific Northwest Laboratories.

Six panelists will each present for 20 minutes on the subject of Science Communication ie) How I communicate my science followed by a group discussion.

Here's a quick snapshot of what each panelist will present:

• Jillian Buriak, University of Alberta: Science Communication perspectives as a researcher, Professor and Journal Editor
• Megan Calcote, Arizona State University: Sharing science enthusiasm through podcasts and social media 
• Judith Giordan, ecosVC: It's not bragging, it's communicating!
• Jennifer L. Maclachlan, PID Analyzers, LLC: Proficiency and professionalism: Using social media for science communication
• Judy Meiksin, Materials Research Society: Science writing: Blogging and storytelling 
• Rae Ostman, Arizona State University: Science museums: An ideal venue for informal science communication 

Instructor and Panelist Biographies

Christopher Bettinger, Carnegie Mellon University

Christopher Bettinger is an associate professor of materials science and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He works at the interface of materials and polymer science, microfabrication, and biomaterials with the goal of developing new technologies and strategies for regenerative medicine and medical devices. He is the co-founder and CTO of the medical device company AnCure. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among his awards is the TR35—Innovator Under the Age of 35 from MIT Technology Review. You can follow him @ChrisBettinger.

Jillian Buriak, University of Alberta

Jillian Buriak holds the Canada Research Chair of Nanomaterials for Energy at the University of Alberta and the National Institute for Nanotechnology. She was on the Board of Reviewing Editors (BoRE) at Science from 2003 to 2008, was an associate editor atACS Nano from 2009 to 2013, and in 2014, became the editor-in-chief of the American Chemical Society journal Chemistry of Materials. Awards include the Arthur Doolittle Award from the Polymer Materials Science and Engineering Division (PMSE) of the American Chemical Society (2016), a Killam Annual Professorship, and Fellowship in the AAAS, the Royal Society of Canada, and the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). Her research interests range from materials for energy applications (solar, water splitting), self-assembly on technologically relevant semiconductor surfaces, and mechanistic surface chemistry and functionalization on surfaces such as silicon and other semiconductors.

Megan Calcote, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University

Megan Calcote is the program coordinator for Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. She coordinates social media for the center as well as training workshops, webinars, and conferences. Prior to working at the Reynolds Center, she spent seven years in the dean’s office at the Cronkite School in administration and event planning. She also is the executive producer for the podcast “Educating Geeks,” which annually reaches 7,000 listeners.

Judith Giordan, ecosVC

Judith Giordan is managing director with ecosVC, 33 years of experience translating research to commercial opportunities. She serves as board member, co-founder, advisor, and investor in seed and early stage start-ups. Giordan is co-founder of the Chemical Angels Network, entrepreneur, and former Fortune 100 executive. Her previous executive positions include vice president and global corporate director of research and development at International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.; vice-president worldwide research and development for the Pepsi-Cola Company, the global beverage arm of PepsiCo, Inc.; vice president research and development, Henkel Corporation, the North American operating unit of the Henkel Group; and co-founder and managing partner of 1EXECStreet, a successful San Francisco based boutique executive search firm. She has also held management and technical contributor positions at Polaroid and ALCOA and has served with the National Science Foundation as program director for the IGERT Program.

Steven Spurgeon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Steven Spurgeon is a postdoctoral research associate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His research work combines nanoscale analytical electron microscopy with mesoscale characterization and theory calculations to understand structure-property relationships in functional materials. Spurgeon has been a news and feature science writer for MRS Bulletin since 2010. He is a science outreach volunteer for Mid-Columbia STEM Education Collaboratory, and has previously done science outreach for Drexel University where he received his PhD. Spurgeon has numerous technical publications, a patent for soft composites for electric motors, and—among his honors—is the MRS Gold Graduate Student Award and the Presidential Student Award from the Microscopy Society of America.

Jennifer L. Maclachlan, PID Analyzers, LLC

As a co-owner and sales manager of PID Analyzers, LLC, Jennifer L. Maclachlan is responsible for managing relationships with distributors and key clients as well as the web-based marketing, social and digital media initiatives, of which she was an early adopter. Maclachlan is the Chair of the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Committee on Public Relations and Communications (CPRC) and serves in various Public Relations Communications roles for the ACS as well as providing Public Relations training to ACS groups in-person and via webinar. She is a founder of the Cape Cod Science Café, which she started in 2011, with support from the Northeastern Section of the ACS (NESACS) and an International Year of Chemistry (IYC2011) mini-grant. This program has continued to gain popularity and the 14th Cape Cod Science Cafe will take place on April 2, 2016, within a large public outreach event, STEM Journey, of which Maclachlan is a founding member and organizer. STEM Journey is a K-12 annual outreach, day-long event with collaborative efforts from the ACS Local Section (NESACS), the Cape & Islands Boy Scouts, Cape Cod Community College, the Cape & Islands STEM Network, Massachusetts Maritime Academy and PID Analyzers, LLC.

Judy Meiksin, Materials Research Society

Judy Meiksin is news editor for the Materials Research Society, where she is responsible for generating content for news and features for the Materials360^® Newsletter and Materials360 Online,MRS Bulletin and Meeting Scene^®. She has taught writing for over 20 years, including courses at the University of Pittsburgh and the School of the Carnegie as well as invited workshops, most recently at the College of William and Mary and the Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy (Bangalore). She has her B.A. (1983) from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA (1989) from the University of Pittsburgh, both in writing.

Rae Ostman, Arizona State University

Rae Ostman is associate research professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University (ASU), where she oversees the informal learning program in the Center for Engagement and Training in Science and Society (CENTSS). She has broad experience planning, developing, and implementing museum exhibits, programs, media, and other learning experiences in partnership with diverse organizations. In addition to her appointment at ASU, she is director of special projects in the science learning division at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Major projects include the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), a $40M initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to create a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to engaging the public in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology, and the Space and Earth Informal STEM Education project, a $14.5M initiative funded by NASA to engage multiple and diverse public audiences in authentic STEM learning about Earth and space. Ostman received a Ph.D. in anthropology from New York University.

Coupling personal branding and social media to advance your career in the chemical sciences

I was delighted to be the Keynote Speaker at the Women in the Chemical Enterprise  Breakfast at the American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting in San Diego hosted by the Women Chemists Committee. 

My talk was titled "Coupling personal branding and social media to advance your career in the chemical sciences" held on Monday March 14, 2016 from 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom C/G. This was a ticketed event on the WCC program track. 

Science communication: How to use social media for connecting with colleagues and the press

I organized this workshop and panel at the MRS Spring 2016 meeting in Phoenix, AZ:

Science communication: How to use social media for connecting with colleagues and the press

This workshop aims to help materials researchers understand how to leverage social media as a networking tool as well as a way to promote their work through the press. Social media includes twitter, websites, blogs, LinkedIn, and Facebook.  More details to come.