12 Aug 2018
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STEMing UP Spotlight (Interview with Dhwani Vaishnav) – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 11

Hello readers! I hope you enjoyed last week’s Spotlight with Naomi Thomas. This week, we will be featuring Dhwani Vaishnav. This series, spanning over the duration of Phase III of the STEMing UP program will showcase the girls in the program, one each Saturday! Check back here every weekend to learn more about the incredible girls in the STEMing UP program and what they are working on.

Dhwani will be in grade 11 this September at J Clarke Richardson Collegiate and she enjoys reading, Bharatanatyam dance, and playing the violin. Fun fact: Dhwani loves to travel and has visited five countries so far!

Let’s get into the interview!

  1. Why did you join the STEMing UP program?

I joined the STEMing UP program because although I have always been interested in STEM, I had not received the opportunity to learn about content that would help me in the future other than soft skills. I received an email from the Girls-E-Mentorship (GEM) program, where I was a mentee, and immediately applied. After all, a chance to learn skills such as financial metrics, marketing, how to pitch, and coding skills such as Python and coding with the Django framework are irreplaceable skills! More

09 Aug 2018
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Who’s behind #STEMCamp2018? PhD student in the Earth Sciences Department studying contaminant hydrogeology

I am a PhD student in the Earth Sciences Department studying contaminant hydrogeology.

Why did you get involved with hEr VOLUTION’s camps?

I received a message from another PhD student in the Earth Science department.

How are you involved with the STEM Camps?

I am helping run the geology day for space camp.

What should people expect from the STEM camps?

A fun opportunity to learn from students working in the field.

How can others connect with you?

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06 Aug 2018
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Who’s behind the #STEMCamp2018? Ian Wheelband, 1st Vice President, Chairperson, Education and Public Outreach, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Toronto Centre

I’m an amateur astronomer with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Toronto Centre (RASC-TC) and have been keenly interested in astronomy since I was a teen. My work history for 30 years was in the Operations department of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, shift manager. Now I am a full-time astronomy outreach provider, skier, astro-photographer, musician, and traveller.

Why did you get involved with hEr VOLUTION’s camps?

My friend and colleague, Dr. Bhairavi Shanker.

How are you involved with the STEM Camps?

I’m providing an astronomy day at hEr VOLUTION camp this year. More

04 Aug 2018
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STEMing UP Spotlight (Interview with Naomi Thomas) – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 10

Hello everyone, and welcome back to yet another STEMing UP Spotlight! I hope you all enjoyed learning about Sanaa yesterday, today we will be featuring Naomi Thomas. This series, spanning over the duration of Phase III of the STEMing UP program will showcase the girls in the program, one each Saturday! Check back here every weekend to learn more about the incredible girls in the STEMing UP program and what they are working on.

As I said earlier, this week we will be featuring Naomi Thomas. She will be in grade 11 this September, and she enjoys reading and coding.

     Without any further ado, let’s get into the interview!

 

  1. Why did you join the STEMing UP program?

I was advised to join this class by our A.P coordinator, we are consistently receiving emails on possible programs, and prior to STEMing UP I had already receive some about hEr VOLUTION. So, I already knew I wanted to participate in one of their programs, so when I received an email about the STEMing UP program, I leapt at the opportunity to join the program. Additionally, when I learned that I could be taught how to code in Python, it was too good to be true, and I could not pass up on the opportunity.

  1. What interests you about STEM?

I am interested in both math and science and have been since I was child. But I have only started learning to code this year. The appeal for me is the excitement of solving a problem, whether these be imaginary; unrealistic ones given on test or real work ones, it explicable, the excitement I feel when I solve a problem. Additionally, I love how it seemingly endless, no matter how much I learn about it there is always something more; something more difficult challenging me to overcome it and augment my knowledge. More

03 Aug 2018
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STEMing UP Spotlight (Interview with Sanaa Syed) – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 09

Hello, readers, and welcome back to another blog post and another STEMing UP Spotlight! This series, spanning over the duration of Phase III of the STEMing UP program will showcase the girls in the program, one each Saturday! Check back here every weekend to learn more about the incredible girls in the STEMing UP program and what they are working on.

This week we will be featuring Sanaa Syed, who is 16 years old and will be in grade 12 this September. She enjoys playing the guitar, photography, and writing short stories.

Now what you’ve all been waiting for- let’s get into the interview!

 

  1. Why did you join the STEMing UP program?

I joined the STEMing UP program in hopes to get an idea of my future career path, expand my extracurricular list, for networking opportunities, to gain soft skills such as working with a team, communication and leadership skills.

  1. What interests you about STEM?

Personally, all sciences (physics, chemistry and biology) interest me especially chemistry and physics as those are my strong subjects at school. I enjoy the aspect that it is such a broad path that has been expanding and continues to expand. More

18 Jul 2018
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Who’s behind the #STEMCamp2018? Jane, Helen & Sophia Young Women in STEM Fields

Jane Huynh: Currently working in the healthcare profession at a research hospital. Interested in the world of science and new discoveries.

Helen Chen: Helen Chen is a high school student in a specialized STEM program called “TOPS”. She is extremely passionate about chemistry, public health, and the intersections between business and STEAM. She has been part of the Foundation for Student Science and Technology for three years now, first as an ambassador, then as a GTA coordinator, and now as the conference director. Through this, she is also working on her own research on Zika and cancer with Dr. Brad Bass.

Sophia Fan: I am a second-year student at U of T pursuing a double major in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, with a minor in Mathematics. I am working in Dr. Bass’ lab on the Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland project as a research-opportunity student in the fall, but I am currently helping out in the lab for the summer as well.

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