Outreach.
Our lab loves participating in outreach projects with the surrounding communities
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Metals in Biocatalysis Day CampOrganized in collaboration with Eureka! and Girls Inc, this hands-on day camp aims to introduce high school female students to the concepts of metals in biocatalysis. The day camp started in 2019 and has now been offered to >100 female students in 9th-10th grades from Minneapolis and St. Paul School districts summer. All of the participating students are URMs in STEM including first generation college applicants, and students of color.
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Energy and UOur lab also participates in “Energy and U”, a show sponsored by the University of Minnesota Departments of Chemistry and Theater, with support from the NSF and other organizations. ‘Energy and U’ is a 50-minute show for elementary school students that is choreographed and filled with scientific demonstrations, explosions, music, lights, and dance. The students are introduced to the First Law of Thermodynamics for the first time.
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