03 Aug 2018
#STEMingUPSpotlight, #STEMingUPWeeklyWriteUp, Engineering, Math, Mathematics, Science, STEMingUPSpotlight, Success, Technology
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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
#STEM4Every1, Engineering, Math, Mathematics, Science, STEM Spark, Success, Summer Camps, Technology
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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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11 Jul 2018
#STEM4Every1, Mathematics, Science, STEM Spark, Summer Camps, Technology
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Who’s behind the #STEMCamp2018? Shyam Mehta, Double Major in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences

Hi, I am Shyam Mehta. I am a third-year student at UofT double majoring in Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences. I worked with Professor Brad Bass and 2 peers in a research course to create a computer simulation model of the Hpo cell growth and proliferation pathway with the COBWEB software program.

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

I wanted to share my love for science and illuminate the plethora of opportunities in STEM!

How are you involved with the STEM Camps?

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08 Jul 2018
#STEMingUPWeeklyWriteUp, Engineering, Math, Science, Technology, Uncategorized
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Introduction to Software Development – STEMing UP Weekly Write Up 06

     Hello readers, and welcome to yet another weekly write up! This week was the first week of Phase III for the STEMing UP girls, and this past Saturday was the big day- four groups pitched their ideas to the Knixteen brand surrounding marketing, creating an app, and more!

     They brainstormed ideas throughout Phase II, and using the skills learnt in previous sessions such as pricing, marketing, and pitching, presented their idea to a representative of Knixteen and a panel of judges. The event was a great success, and the students, parents, and judges had an amazing time!

     This week of Phase III was hosted at Humber College. Huge thanks to Humber College North Campus for having us, as well as Checkout 51 for providing TTC tickets for the duration of Phase III! This summer, the girls will be learning Python, a backend programming language. Here are some of the basics of software development! More

03 Jul 2018
#STEM4Every1, Math, Mathematics, Science, Success, Summer Camps, Technology

Who’s behind the #STEMCamp2018? Dr. Brad Bass, COBWEB for Environment and Public Health

Dr. Brad Bass received his PhD from Penn State University in Geography. Since receiving his degree he has conducted research in a range of fields from agricultural climatology to the adoption of innovations in agriculture. He was very active in green roof research, for which he won a lifetime achievement award, community energy planning and simulating complexity. Dr. Bass is the lead for COBWEB (Complexity and Organizational Behaviour Within Environmental Bounds), the software that is used by students in any discipline for research, the founder of the University Research Experience with Complex Systems (URECS) to provide secondary school students an opportunity for research and the Associate Executive Director of the Foundation for Student Science and Technology. Dr. Bass is passionate about working with students. He is often a guest speaker at student events but is most comfortable in the lab, working with students on developing their computer simulation models for their own research.

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

I wanted to open the URECS experience to students who had never had the opportunity to visit our lab and to work with COBWEB. More

02 Jul 2018
#STEM4Every1, Contest, Engineering, Science, Success, Summer Camps
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Contest Alert! Win your #STEMCamp2018 ticket

Enter for a chance to WIN one (1) of four (4) tickets to our STEM Camps (One ticket to be wan for each camp)

I want to win a ticket to the __________ camp because____________.

When I grow up I want to be a __________ because___________. 

 

OFFICIAL RULES

  • Contest Period

The STEM Camps Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12:00:01 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on July 3, 2018 and ends at 4:59:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2018 (the “Contest Period”).  By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules. Entrants further agree to abide by and be bound by all decisions of hEr VOLUTION (the “Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding, without right of appeal, in all matters relating to this Contest and the awarding of the prize(s), including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.

  • Eligibility

The Contest is open to legal residents of Ontario who are 15 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Entrants who are below the age of majority in Ontario must have the permission of their parent or legal guardian in order to enter the Contest.

Excluded from eligibility are the officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Promotion Entities“), and members of any immediate families (defined as parents, siblings, children and spouses, regardless of where they live) or households (whether or not related) of such officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives. More