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UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
Rebecca Haacker-SantosThe SOARS Center for Undergraduate Research
FESD Update Summer 2014
Diversifying the Geosciences: FESD Update Summer 2014
UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
The SOARS Program
College-to-graduate school bridge program
Bring diverse perspectives and build an inclusive workforce
Mentoring, scholarships, supportive cohort, year-round support
Over 85% of participants enter graduate school or the STEM workforce
UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
SOARS Partners and Satellite Programs
Portland State National Center for
Earth-surface Dynamics Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Southern Louisiana Wetland Recovery Center
Iowa State
NSF, NOAA CPOCIRES,NCAR, CSU, NEON, CU, UNAVCO, NOAA
University of Oklahoma
Haskell IndianNations University
UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
SOARS Center for Undergraduate Research
• Professional development for faculty and scientists in supporting undergraduate research
• Workshops for GEO REU PIs
• Online resource manual available this fall!
• Training at AGU Fall Meeting
http://www.soars.ucar.edu/REUCenter/
UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
A Trilogy for Student Success1
1Dr. Eric JollyScience Museum of Minnesota,
Engagement
Continuity
CapacityAn awareness, interest and motivation for the sciences
The knowledge and skills needed to succeed in
STEM fields
Long-term investment in mentoring and resources
that support student advancement
UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
• Graduated from Spelman College
• University of Michigan, Environmental/Civil engineering
• 2014 Research: Innovating the Future: Engineering Sustainable Cooking Technologies in North Ghana for Improved Air Quality
• Mentor: Christine Wiedinmyer ACD
Jenine McKoy
UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
• Graduated December 2013, MathematicsUniversity of Alaska-Fairbanks
• Graduate student with Nicole MöldersUniversity of Alaska-Fairbanks Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Stanley Edwin
UCAR Center for Science Education air • planet • people
NCARUCAR
• Graduated in May 2013, Valparaiso University• Graduate student at Plymouth State
• 2014 Mentors: John Williams, Wiebke Deierling
• Examining In-Cloud, Convective Turbulence in Relation to Total Lightning and the 3D Windfield of Severe Thunderstorms
• Exploring careers in scientific communication
Sarah Al-Momar