Outreach Opportunities for Grad Students & Postdocs

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1	Program	Time Commitment	Frequency	Target Audience	Contacts	Organizing Group	Information	On or off campus	Stipend?	Website

2	MRL outreach	2-3 hrs	4-5 events per quarter (Fall, Winter, Spring)	elementary-high school students	Dotti Pak (pak@mrl.ucsb.edu) Julie Standish (standish@ucsb.edu) Frank Kinnaman (frank_kinnaman@ucsb.edu)	MRL	Grad students volunteer to help with hands-on demonstrations and workshops (e.g., "Build a Buckyball", "It's a Materials World", "Solar Car", etc...) for elementary, middle, or high school students at local schools. The workshops are pre-planned and trainings are offered by the MRL before the events. Email Dotti Pak to get on the mailing list to get notified about outreach opportunities. An easy, low-commitment way to interact with young students and inspire them with fun, interactive science demos!	off campus	volunteer	https://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/education/k-12-science-activities Link to join the mailing list for information about events: https://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl-mailing-lists
3	FUSE: Family Ultimate Science Exploration	2-3 hrs	4-5 events per quarter (Fall, Spring)	middle school students	Wendy Ibsen (wendyibsen@ucsb.edu)	CSEP	Grad students run 30 min sessions of hands-on science activities related to physics, chemistry, and biology for middle schoolers and their families. The sessions are pre-planned and trainings are offered by CSEP before the events. A fun, low-time commitment way to inspire the next generation of scientists!	off campus	volunteer	https://csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/programs/fuse
4	Physics Circus	2-3 hrs		elementary - middle school students	George Hulsey (georgehulsey@ucsb.edu) Jean Carlson (carlson@physics.ucsb.edu) p.circuscalendar@gmail.com	Physics Department	Grad students volunteer to help with hands-on interactive demonstrations (e.g, liquid nitrogen, magnetism, linear momentum, etc...) at local schools. Volunteers can also contribute to video demonstrations.	off campus, virtual	Phys 260J credit (for Physics students only), volunteer	https://circus.physics.ucsb.edu/
5	Climatry: Climate Research for the Youth		summer	Filipino high school students	Allyson Ee (allysonee@ucsb.edu) Lazarina Butkovich (lbutkovich@ucsb.edu) Oscar Nordness (nordness@ucsb.edu)	CSEP/Environmental Leadership Incubator	Grad students mentor 11th and 12th grade high school students in the Philippines in writing research proposals focused on sustainability. Climatry aims to connect Filipino students with US graduate research mentors to help hone their scientific research skills, aid in climate education, and personal development skills. A fun way to empower students to become climate leaders of tomorrow!	virtual	volunteer	https://eli.ucsb.edu/our-student-environmental-leaders-2020-2021
6	SciTrek	2-6 hrs/week	Fall, Winter, Spring quarter	elementary-high school students	Kelsey Jenkins (kelsey-jenkins@ucsb.edu)	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry	SciTrek partners with local schools and presents modules on various scientific topics (e.g., soil water retention, plants, wind turbines, motion, chromatography, etc...). Students can volunteer to prep materials for experiments or volunteer in the classroom.	on and off campus	Chem 193 credit, volunteer	https://www.scitrek.chem.ucsb.edu/volunteer
7	School for Scientific Thought	6 hrs	3 consecutive Saturdays per quarter (Fall, Winter)	high school students	Wendy Ibsen (wendyibsen@ucsb.edu)	CSEP	The School for Scientific Thought (SST) instructors, grad students and postdocs, develp and teach classes that introduce high school students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 to concepts in science that extend beyond the typical high school science classroom – from nanotechnology to reverse engineering – and relate these concepts to “the real world”. SST instructors participate in training in pedagogy and science communication in a mentoring community as they develop their courses.	on campus	$2,000	http://sst-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/
8	FLAM: Future Leaders in Advanced Materials	9 weeks	summer (June - August)	undergrads (from around the country and UCSB)	Julie Standish (standish@ucsb.edu)	MRL	Grad students act as research mentors for undergrads from colleges across the country and UCSB. As the mentor, you will design a research project for the intern and participate in any other program activities. At the end of the program, the intern will give a poster presentation of their work.	on campus	$800	http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/education/undergrad/flam/
9	CAMP: California Alliance for Minority Participation	9 weeks	summer (June - August)	underrepresented UCSB undergrads	Julie Standish (standish@ucsb.edu)	MRL	Grad students act as research mentors for undergrads from UCSB. As the mentor, you will design a research project for the intern and participate in any other program activities. At the end of the program, the intern will give a poster presentation of their work. A great way to potentially find a year-long undergrad intern!	on campus	$800	http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/education/undergrad/camp
10	CISEI: Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships	9 weeks	summer (June - August)	international undergrads	Dotti Pak (pak@mrl.ucsb.edu)	MRL	Grad students act as research mentors for international undergrads from Ireland, Germany, or Sweden. As the mentor, you will design a research project for the intern and participate in any other program activities. At the end of the program, the intern will give a poster presentation of their work.	on campus	$800	http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/education/undergrad/cisei
11	RET: Research Experience for Teachers	6 weeks	summer (June - July)	high school science teachers	Frank Kinnaman (frank_kinnaman@ucsb.edu)	MRL	Grad students act as research mentors for high school science teachers. As the mentor, you will design a research project for the teacher that can be completed over the course of the 6 week program. A great way to support local teachers!	on campus	$600	https://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/education/ret-research-experience-teachers
12	SIMS: Summer Institute in Mathematics and Science	2 weeks	summer (late August-early September)	first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented incoming UCSB freshman	Ofelia Aguirre (aguirre@ucsb.edu)	CSEP	Grad students act as a STEM role model and mentor to a team of 4 incoming UCSB freshman. As their mentor, you will design and lead an introduction to research module that SIMS students can complete over the course of two weeks. SIMSters will be in the lab on 4 afternoons (16 hours total). Mentors will also support SIMSters to create and give a short team "research talk" at the end of the program. There will be fun team building and community building activities on Fridays. Mentoring for SIMS is a great way to develop and practice your project planning, communication, and teaching skills!	on campus	$600	https://sims-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/
13	PIPELINES: Problem-based Initiatives for Powerful Engagement and Learning in Naval Engineering and Science	8 weeks	summer (June - August)	UCSB undergrads and community college STEM students	Wendy Ibsen (wendyibsen@ucsb.edu)	CSEP	Grad students act as research mentors to a team of undergrads and community college STEM students working with Navel-based research projects. As the mentor, you will collaborate with a Naval researcher on project design, meet regularly with your interns, and help with oral and poster presentations as well as design challenges. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident. A great way to get project management experience outside the university!	on campus, Ventura Naval Base	$1,000	http://pipelines-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/
14	EUREKA	8 weeks	summer (June - August)	STEM UCSB freshman	Sofi Sanabria-Guillen (sofi@csep.ucsb.edu)	CSEP	Grad students and postdocs act as research mentors for UCSB rising sophomore undergraduates. Research mentors create a summer research project for their intern. They also participate in mentor training sessions and various program activities including helping their intern create a poster and final talk at the end of their summer research program.	on campus	$800	https://eureka-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/
15	SACNAS Scholars Program	8 weeks	summer (June - August)	STEM UCSB undergrads	Sofi Sanabria-Guillen (sofi@csep.ucsb.edu)	CSEP	Grad students and postdocs act as research mentors for UCSB undergraduates. Research mentors create a summer research project for their intern. They also participate in mentor training sessions and various program activities including helping their intern create a poster and final talk at the end of their summer research program.	on campus	$800	https://csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/programs/ucsb-sacnas-scholars-program
16	Beckman Scholars	10 weeks (up to 15 months)	summer (June - September)	STEM UCSB undergrads (must be working with one of 12 faculty mentors listed on website)	Sofi Sanabria-Guillen (sofi@csep.ucsb.edu)	CSEP	Grad students and postdocs act as research mentors for UCSB sophomore/junior undergraduates over the course of 15 months, starting with a 10-week summer research program. Research mentors create a summer research project for their intern. They also participate in mentor training sessions, and various program activities including helping their intern create a poster and final talk at the end of their summer research program. This is a 15 month program where interns pepare for entering either a PhD, MD/PhD or MD program in order to continue a career in research.	on campus	$1,000	https://beckman-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/
17	MARC UCSB: Maximizing Access to Research Careers - UCSB	10 weeks (up to 24 months)	summer (June - September)	UCSB undergrads from disadvantaged backgrounds or who are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences	Sofi Sanabria-Guillen (sofi@csep.ucsb.edu)	CSEP	Grad students and postdocs act as research mentors for UCSB sophomore/junior undergraduates interested in biomedical research over the course of 24 months, starting with a 10-week summer research program. Research mentors create a summer research project for their intern. They also participate in mentor training sessions and various program activities including helping their intern create a poster and final talk at the end of their summer research program. This is a 24 month scholar program intentded to prepare interns for entering a PhD program (interns are with their home lab at UCSB except for their second summer which they do at an extramural lab site).	on campus	$1,000	https://csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/programs/marc
18	McNair Scholars Program	year-round (10-15 hrs/week) (8 week summer research internship)	year-round (starts Spring quarter)	first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented UCSB students	Veronica Fematt (vfematt@ucsb.edu)		As a graduate mentor, you will support first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented students seeking to apply to grad school. You will be responsible for facilitating weekly seminars, revising McNair curriculum, leading discussions, holding office hours, and grading assignments. You will also work with the McNair staff with outreach and recruitment and attend biweekly meetings. Graduate mentors are preferred to have first-hand experience in understanding the issues that these students encounter. This is a more time-intensive mentorship program but has the potential for great impact!	on campus	25% time $24.46/hr full fee remission	https://mcnair.ucsb.edu/
19	GSDS: Graduate Students for Diversity in Science	year-round		underrepresented students, CSU undergrads and grads	gsdsucsb1@gmail.com		Graduate Students for Diversity in Science is composed of an interdisciplinary group of young scientists at UCSB. The cornerstone of the group lies in recognition of cultural heritage and diversity of many exceptional scientists who have set foundations through research in their respective disciplines and across many boundaries. The group aims to promote underrepresented group participation in the sciences and foster an inclusive atmosphere that celebrates diversity. GSDS tackles this using a combination of lecture series and outreach events.	on campus	volunteer	http://gsds.mrl.ucsb.edu/
20	WiSE: Womxn in Science and Engineering	year-round		elementary - high school students, undergrads	ucsb.wise@gmail.com		Graduate student led campus organization for women and gender minorities. WiSE often holds outreach events for elementary - high school students and also runs a mentorship program for undergrads.	on campus	volunteer	https://www.wise.ucsb.edu/
21	SACNAS: Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science	year-round		undergrads	ucsb.sacnas@gmail.com Ofelia Aguirre (aguirre@ucsb.edu)		Undergraduate and graduate campus organization for Chicano, Hispanic, and Native American students. SACNAS often holds events targeted towards undergrads applying to grad school (e.g., personal statement workshops, grad student panels, etc...). Grad students can volunteer to help out with the workshops. A great, low-time commitment way to help the next generation of students navigate the grad school process!	on campus	volunteer	http://www.ucsbsacnas.org/
22	GradGuide			STEM undergrads	gsrc@graddiv.ucsb.edu	Graduate Student Resource Center	A new mentorship program for grad students targeted towards undergrad students in STEM interested in applying to graduate school. Grad students can volunteer to help design workshops, be on the board, and participate as workshop speakers.	on campus	volunteer	https://www.gradpost.ucsb.edu/life/life-article/2023/01/10/new-student-organization-for-grad-students-grad-guide
23	STEM Pals	~2 hrs	3 letters	4th-6th graders	Carly Haack (carlyhaack@ucsb.edu) Kendall Hines (kendallhines@gmail.com)		Grad students volunteer to correspond with a San Diego 4th-6th grader. Over the course of three letters, you will answer the student's questions about science, your job, and anything else that might come up (e.g., your favorite food, your hobbies, etc...). A fun, low-time commitment way to inspire young students to pursue a career in STEM!	virtual	volunteer
24	RMP: Research Mentorship Program	6 weeks	summer (June - August)	high schoolers around the world	Teresa Holden (teresaholden@ucsb.edu)	UCSB Summer Sessions	Grad students may submit up to 2 projects (up to 2 students per project) that have a hands-on component (lab, field, computational, theory, etc...) suitable for a high school student.	virtual/on campus	$1200 per project per student (max $4800)	www.summer.ucsb.edu/rmp-mentors
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