8TH ANNUAL APPLYING FOR PAID RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN STEM WORKSHOP AND DINNER
Who: STEM students, faculty and staff
When: Thursday, November 9th, 3:30 - 6:30 PM
Where: Hagfors Center 150 Augsburg University
- Workshop for students, staff, and faculty on identifying and applying for summer research opportunities
- Panel for students: Student and alumni experiences
- Panel for faculty and staff: Supporting equitable access and participation
- Community dinner for students, staff, and faculty
Panel for Students:
- Anahi Cantoran, Plant and Microbial Biology Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Minnesota, Alumna of Augsburg University (‘20, Biology, TRIO McNair Scholar)
- Tesnim Mohamed, Biology, Society, & Environment Undergraduate Student at the University of Minnesota, Transfer Student from North Hennepin Community College, LSAMP North Star STEM Alliance Student Administrative Assistant
- Barbara Sabino Pina, Clinical Laboratory Scientist at Mayo Clinic, Instructor with Science from Scientists, Alumna of Augsburg University (‘23, Biochemistry, Minor in Leadership Studies)
- Bjorn Solberg, Physics and Mathematics Undergraduate Student at Augsburg University, Transfer from Minneapolis College (AAS, Air Traffic Control), Summer 2023 Participant in the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI)
- Justin Third, Information Technology Undergraduate Student at Minneapolis College pursuing Software Development AAS and Cyber Security and Defense AAS, Automation Application Analyst, Fairview Health Services
- Semele (Sema) Zewde, Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Student at the University of Minnesota, Research Assistant in the Hamid Lab and Biochemistry Teaching Assistant
Panel for Faculty and Staff:
- Phil Engen, Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota National Science Foundation Materials Research and Science and Engineering Center (UMN MRSEC), http://www.mrsec.umn.edu/
- Gina Ristani, Program Manager, Diversity and Culture of Inclusion (DCI), The Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio), https://www.atp-bio.org/
- Kelly Vincelette, M.Ed., Community Outreach and Education Manager, The Hormel Institute, University Of Minnesota, https://www.hi.umn.edu/
ABOUT ATP-BIO
The Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio) aims to “stop biological time” and radically extend the ability to bank and transport cells, aquatic embryos, tissue, skin, whole organs, microphysiological systems (“organs-on-a-chip”), and even whole organisms through a team approach to build advanced biopreservation technologies.
The figure to the right captures the main societal benefits of ATP-Bio’s research. We also aim to
Build a more robust and diverse STEM workforce, especially in the growing number of fields needing biopreservation technologies.
Promote and deliver equitable and inclusive STEM education from middle school to graduate school and beyond.
Partner extensively with for-profit and non-profit organizations to commercialize ATP-Bio technology, drive new biopreservation research, and contribute to the workforce development and culture of inclusion goals of the Center.
Focus extensively on ethical and public policy considerations around biopreservation so that ATP-Bio’s technology can be effectively translated to public benefit.
Source and additional information: https://www.atp-bio.org/
ATP-Bio is also a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site. For more information on the ATP-Bio REU see: https://www.atp-bio-education.org/atp-bio-reu-program-2023. The page currently contains information from summer 2023, so stay tuned for updates.
Augsburg STEM Programs
Email: stem@augsburg.edu
Website: https://www.augsburg.edu/stem/
Location: 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone: (612) 330-1042
