Location
NEIU El Centro Campus
Start Date
21-9-2018 8:30 AM
End Date
21-9-2018 4:00 PM
Description
Welcome everyone to the 10th Annual Research Symposium of the Student Center for Science Engagement (SCSE), co-sponsored with the NIH MARC NU-STAR Program! All of us in the SCSE are excited about the research and collaborations that were part of the summer program, both at NEIU and at other institutions. The SCSE Summer Research Program has continued to flourish, with 44 students and 26 faculty involved in 19 different research groups. These projects represented all of the STEM disciplines, with many interdisciplinary collaborations. These partnerships extended outside of the NEIU campus with students working with the scientists at the Field Museum, Lafayette College, Northern Illinois University, the University of Chicago, Michigan State University, the USDA National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Iowa, Ithaca College, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, and the Pennsylvania State University. Whether projects were done at NEIU or elsewhere, they are only possible with the support and efforts of faculty mentors and students working together to form strong and authentic research communities. Vital support also came from the College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Affairs, the SCSE Executive Board, and the contributions from grant programs secured by the NEIU community, including the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, the U.S. Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institutions Title III program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the NIH MARC U-STAR Program, and the NIH Chicago-CHEC program. It is also important to recognize the work of the SCSE staff in supporting all of the work that went into supporting students and faculty, as well as this Symposium. Since I am relatively new in the position of Director, I also need to recognize the extensive efforts of Dr. Joel Olfelt, who was in the position of Director prior to my start in August of this year. Finally, I want to emphasize not just the excellent work that was done over the summer, but also the building of a culture and community at NEIU that values and emphasizes these research experiences for our students, faculty, and staff. This is the result of all those involved, especially the talents, abilities, dedication, enthusiasm, and determination of our students.
2018 Student Center for Science Engagement Research Symposium Program
NEIU El Centro Campus
Welcome everyone to the 10th Annual Research Symposium of the Student Center for Science Engagement (SCSE), co-sponsored with the NIH MARC NU-STAR Program! All of us in the SCSE are excited about the research and collaborations that were part of the summer program, both at NEIU and at other institutions. The SCSE Summer Research Program has continued to flourish, with 44 students and 26 faculty involved in 19 different research groups. These projects represented all of the STEM disciplines, with many interdisciplinary collaborations. These partnerships extended outside of the NEIU campus with students working with the scientists at the Field Museum, Lafayette College, Northern Illinois University, the University of Chicago, Michigan State University, the USDA National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Iowa, Ithaca College, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, and the Pennsylvania State University. Whether projects were done at NEIU or elsewhere, they are only possible with the support and efforts of faculty mentors and students working together to form strong and authentic research communities. Vital support also came from the College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Affairs, the SCSE Executive Board, and the contributions from grant programs secured by the NEIU community, including the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, the U.S. Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institutions Title III program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the NIH MARC U-STAR Program, and the NIH Chicago-CHEC program. It is also important to recognize the work of the SCSE staff in supporting all of the work that went into supporting students and faculty, as well as this Symposium. Since I am relatively new in the position of Director, I also need to recognize the extensive efforts of Dr. Joel Olfelt, who was in the position of Director prior to my start in August of this year. Finally, I want to emphasize not just the excellent work that was done over the summer, but also the building of a culture and community at NEIU that values and emphasizes these research experiences for our students, faculty, and staff. This is the result of all those involved, especially the talents, abilities, dedication, enthusiasm, and determination of our students.