STEM Lyceums Past Events

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Fall 2023

Event, Date, Registration

Speakers

Science in Music

November 15, 2023

4:30 - 5:30 PM EST

Dr. Mark Temple, lecturer on Molecular Biology and DNA sonification

From Molecules to Medicine, Pathways in Pharmaceutics and Therapeutics

October 25, 2023

4:30 - 5:45 PM EST

Emmeline Blanchard, Senior Research Scientist at Spark Therapeutics

Susan Lee, RSI '91, partner in Goodwin's Life Sciences group and Life Sciences Regulatory & Compliance practice

Pathways to Healthcare

(joint event with TEP)

September 27, 2023

4:30 - 5:45 PM EST

Raj Vatsa, RSI '13, MD/PhD Student, Harvard Medical School

Insight to College

September 13, 2023

4:30 - 5:45 PM EST

Pedro Baiza Martinez, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Virginia Tech

Amber Luo, MIT '26, RSI '21, USABO Finals, '21 and '22

Derek Chen, MIT '26, USABO Gold Medalist, '21 and '22

THEME	DATE	SPEAKER	REGISTER/ WATCH VIDEO
Medical Pathways	Apr 21, 2023	Katie Hoover Clinical Systems Director, NeoImmune Tech Jasmine George, Ph.D. Manager of Advocacy Programs, Research!America Meredith Lewis, BSN, RN, CCRN Medical Intensive Care Unit, Duke University Hospital	Watch
STEM in Policy	Mar 10, 2023	Tim Profeta Faculty Fellow, Founding Director, Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Ann Shellenberger Jones, Ph.D Principal of Industrial Economics Incorportated (IEc) Cecilia Hegamin-Younger, Ph.D Professor at EUCLID (Euclid University); Consultant with Cecil International LLC.	Watch
Aerospace: A Lesson in Flight	Feb 3, 2023	Sidharth Anantha (RSI '19) Student at University of Michigan, studying Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science; Dragon Launch Intern at SpaceX Grace Wilson Jackson Spacecraft Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Marybeth Lilly Manager of Talent & Workforce Policy at Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)	Watch
Data Science and Cybersecurity	Dec 14, 2022	Blythe Davis (RSI 2015) User Experience Designer and Researcher, Anaconda, Inc. Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle Lead for Academic Engagement, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	Watch
Biomedical Engineering	Oct 19, 2022	Jason Koh, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA Mark R. Neaman Family Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Director, Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, NorthShore University HealthSystem Erinn Grigsby, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate, Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh	Watch
Zoology	Sep 21, 2022	Frances E. Buderman, PhD. Assistant Professor of Quantitative Ecology, Penn State University Rob Sherlock Research Specialist, MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)	Watch

Kickoff: Introducing STEM Lyceums--February 2022

Speakers:
- Joann DiGennaro, President, Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
- Aimee Rogstad Guidera, Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Gilbert Bland, President & CEO, The Urban League of Hampton Roads
- Isabel Gallegos, Research Science Institute (RSI) Alum '17

Genomics--March 2022

Speakers:
- Dr. Tshaka Cunningham, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer at Polaris Genomics Inc.
- Dr. Janina Jeff, Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina and Host of 'In Those Genes' Podcast

Clean/Renewable Energy--April 2022

Speakers:
- Mrs. Paula Sanjines, Senior Wastewater Treatment Technologist at Jacobs
- Mr. Jeffery Sampson, Construction Project Manager--Renewable Energy Group

Nuclear Engineering--May 2022

Speakers:
- Dr. Neil Todreas, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Emeritus) at MIT
- Mrs. Robin Penley, Systems Modeling and Simulation Engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding

The Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare (Smart Devices)--June 2022

Speakers:
- Dr. Steve Hershman, Director of mHealth at Stanford University
- Carlos Albuja, Product Manager, Strategy and Innovation at Amgen

Questions? Contact the STEM Lyceums Manager.