McLean, Va. (November 3, 2023) – The Center for Excellence in Education’s (CEE) Teacher Enrichment Program presents “What’s in Your Food,” a cost-free online seminar about STEM in food science. It takes place on Thursday, November 16, 2023, 5-6:00 p.m. ET via Zoom. Register online.
Distinguished speaker:
Ice Cream Scientist Dr. Maya Warren received her BA in Chemistry from Carleton College and her PhD in Food Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focused on the microstructure, sensorial, and behavioral properties of frozen aerated desserts. She has gone on to become a leading expert in the ice cream industry and continues to share her depth of knowledge with the world. Dr. Maya appeared on the Emmy Award winning reality television show, The Amazing Race (Season 25). Traversing the globe with her former lab mate and candy scientist, Dr. Amy DeJong - these two “Sweet Scientists” became the third female-female team to win The Amazing Race! Currently, Dr. Maya owns IC3 CRM CONSULTING LLC - an international consulting company specializing in the art and science of frozen aerated desserts.
CEE’s Teacher Enrichment Program provides unique STEM opportunities for high
school teachers and their students. All TEP resources and professional development events are cost-free to participants. To date, more than 4,000 teachers from over 1,400 schools have participated. The program has reached nearly 600,000 underserved rural and urban students to encourage STEM careers. A playlist of previous TEP webinars is on YouTube. For more information, visit https://www.cee.org/programs/teacher-enrichment-program.
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About the Center for Excellence in Education
CEE, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center’s mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to encourage collaboration between and among scientific and technological leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), USA Olympiad (USABO), Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP), and STEM Lyceums. For more information, visit www.cee.org.
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