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STEM Everyday #264 | Museums & STEM | feat. Darryl Williams

STEM Everyday Podcast

in Chemical Engineering from Hampton University and his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. Williams earned his B.S. After earning his doctorate, he served as a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in pediatric cardiology research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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YSP 2024 – Open for Applications

Northeastern University

YSP offers future scientists and engineers a unique opportunity for a hands-on research experience while still in high school. The program is free of charge and open to Massachusetts residents (within commuting distance) who have completed their junior year of high school (i.e. rising seniors).

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The Role of Mathematics in Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? High school often focuses on procedural understanding—how to solve problems with well-defined steps.

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Using adsorbents to help society

Futurum

This includes increasing machine learning literacy through course design; hosting middle school STEM teachers on campus to create course materials on probability and statistics; and translating middle school course materials into Spanish for dissemination in the local community and in Puerto Rico,” explains Yamil.

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The engineering behind Evolutor

Futurum

We have come a long way since Darwin published his concepts, and engineers and scientists have borrowed the concept of ‘survival of the fittest’ and applied it to engineering biological systems for industrial applications. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO BIOMANUFACTURING. It turned out that engineering suits me! OPPORTUNITIES.

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2023 Young Scholars Program: Week 1

Northeastern University

Students working on Paper Tower activity Twenty-two rising high school seniors were selected from numerous Boston area applicants to participate in summer research on the Northeastern campus. Today concluded the first week of the 2023 Young Scholars Program! Several other members of the Center for STEM staff are also actively involved.

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

Futurum

“Materials science and process engineering requires the integration of various fields. We incorporate knowledge from chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology with chemical engineering to help address society’s most pressing challenges. “I Meet Theo My undergraduate degrees were in chemistry and chemical engineering.