The STEM Center is happy to announce a new member to our team, Emily Stanley. Emily earned a bachelor’s of science in biology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a master’s of science in zoology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She has 20 years experience in informal education and most recently was responsible for the…
Month: March 2020
Christine Darden
Christine Darden is a mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer who worked at NASA for almost 40 years. While working at NASA, she spent much of her time researching supersonic flight and sonic booms. Born in 1942, Darden’s parents encouraged her to pursue opportunities in higher education. In 1958, after graduating as her class valedictorian,…
Science Fair Judges Needed
Our annual Science and Engineering Research Challenge is March 28th. We need volunteers from our community to help judge innovative and amazing science and engineering projects. Judges can be SIUE students, faculty, and/or staff or community experts. This is a great opportunity to engage with local kids about science and learn a few new things! General…
Annual Starlab Contest
The STEM Center at SIUE is excited to announce its 2020 Astronomy Essay Contest! Once again we are offering StarLab experiences to winning elementary and middle schools for winning papers on our topic What Experiments Should Be Part of the First Human Mission to Mars? http://www.siuestemcenter.org/starlab-contest/ Winners of the contest will get a free planetarium show for their…