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When I think back On all the c*** I learned in high school Its a wonder I can think at all ... Kodachrome , Paul Simon (1973) Kickoff Deep engagement of high school students in authentic STEM research Close mentoring by expert


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When I think back On all the c*** I learned in high school It’s a wonder I can think at all … ...

Kodachrome, Paul Simon (1973)

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Kickoff

Deep engagement of high school students in authentic STEM research Close mentoring by expert researchers Nina Arnberg, Jessica Barron, Raja GuhaThakurta, Alexandria Leckliter, Ana Rodarte (UCSC SIP team)

Classroom Unit 2, University of California Santa Cruz Sunday, June 10, 2018

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Jerry Nelson (1944–2017) Corky (2002–2017) Shivaji Bhattacharya (1960–2010)

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Introductions and Thanks

Core of Administrative Team Alexandria Leckliter Ana Rodarte Jessica Barron Nina Arnberg Raja GuhaThakurta Project/Application Management System Bob Stillerman Workshops for Interns Roman Reggiardo Administrative Support (UCSC) Division of Undergraduate Education Division of PBSci Educational Partnership Center Scott Brandt (Vice Chancellor Research) External Support SPHERE network – Emily Clark Google Shuttle Yamindira Kanagasundaram Angela Garcia Rigoberto Gonzalez Tracy Freeman Mentor Human Resources Elani Zissimopoulos Finances Shereda Julian Laboratory and Field Work Safety Lisa Wisser Donna Riggs Steve Loveridge UCSC Conference Services Michael Luttrell Christine Marez Deanna Seitz Housing Alejandra Fuentes Bryan Diaz Andrea Rosas Rosemary Garcia SIP Buddies Alinne Gonzalez Nathan Villavicencio Alysha Evans Nikhila Kadiyala Brian Sangalang Oscar Parra Chiara Marley Sinclair Liang Ian Van Steen Stefani Himes Maritza Martin Tyler-Marie Deveau Partners: Student Recruitment & Support Ashley Allston (College Track) Lis Bensley (Georgiana Bruce Kirby Prep.) Chris Bischof (Eastside College Prep.) Anita Chetty (Harker School) Emily Clark (Castilleja School) Abdul Duso (College Track) Melissa Gunn (Yerba Buena High School) Rene Jimenez (Peninsula Bridge) Annie Millar (Ceiba College Prep.) Gerardo Miranda (Watsonville High School) Kelly Neal (Downtown College Prep.) David Stahl (N. Monterey County High School) Jocelyn Swisher (Peninsula Bridge) Rebecca Ward (Alisal High School) Judy Wong-Chen (Eastside College Prep) Strategic Planning and Support Maggie Johnson Jeff Dean & Heidi Hopper Asha & Ramachandran Guha Mudita Jain & Vineet Gupta Gordon Ringold Vikram Sahai Lillian Soohoo & Tony Debs Inken Sparkman Madhukar Thakur

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  • Cutting-edge authentic STEM research projects
  • Close mentoring by PhD students, postdocs, faculty
  • Symbiotic
  • Distributed format
  • Events calendar
  • Daily shuttle
  • Campus housing

ABOUT SIP

Program Overview

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ABOUT SIP

2018 Program Stats

  • 167 interns: 94 girls, 73 boys
  • 69 high schools
  • 3 interns from southern CA
  • 6 out-of-state interns
  • 76 projects
  • 15 subject areas
  • 691 completed applications
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Markers of SIP’s Success

  • Growth (from 3 interns in 2009 to 167 interns in 2018)
  • Many returning interns and mentors
  • Generous support for the program
  • Success in Siemens and Intel competitions
  • Lead-author posters at scientific conferences
  • Co-authors on peer-reviewed scientific journal articles
  • Placement in top colleges

ABOUT SIP

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Anthropology

MENTOR INTROS

ANTHRO

➔ 6 interns

2 projects

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

➔ 35 interns

15 projects

MENTOR INTROS

ASTRO

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Biomolecular Engineering

MENTOR INTROS

BME

➔ 10 interns

4 projects

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Chemistry and Biochemistry

MENTOR INTROS

CHEM/BIOCHEM

➔ 18 interns

9 projects

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Computational Media

MENTOR INTROS

  • COMP. MEDIA

➔ 12 interns

5 projects

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MENTOR INTROS

CS/CE

➔ 14 interns

7 projects

Computer Science/Engineering

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MENTOR INTROS

EEB EEB

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

➔ 6 interns

3 projects

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MENTOR INTROS

EE

➔ 10 interns

5 projects

Electrical Engineering

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Environmental Studies

MENTOR INTROS

ENVS

➔ 2 interns

1 project

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Earth & Planetary Sciences

MENTOR INTROS

METX EPS

➔ 4 interns

2 projects

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Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology

MENTOR INTROS

METX MCD BIO

➔ 10 interns

5 projects

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MENTOR INTROS

METX

➔ 4 interns

2 projects

Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology

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MENTOR INTROS

OCEAN SCI

➔ 2 interns

1 project

Ocean Sciences

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MENTOR INTROS

PHYSICS

➔ 8 interns

3 projects

Physics

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MENTOR INTROS

PSYCH

PSYCH PSYCH

Psychology

➔ 26 interns

12 projects

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Daily Life at SIP: The Schedule

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DAILY LIFE AT SIP

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Daily Life at SIP: Events Calendar

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DAILY LIFE AT SIP

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Daily Life at SIP: Getting to Campus

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DAILY LIFE AT SIP

North Shuttle South Shuttle

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Daily Life at SIP: Getting to Campus

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Daily Life at SIP: Lunch Options

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Daily Life at SIP: The Dorms

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Daily Life at SIP: The Dorms

DAILY LIFE AT SIP

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Daily Life at SIP: The First Day

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Daily Life at SIP: The SIP Office

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DAILY LIFE AT SIP

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Daily Life at SIP: The SIP Office

Week #1–#2 Thimann 323 Weeks #3–#10 Porter College B building

DAILY LIFE AT SIP

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Daily Life at SIP: SIP Staff Support

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DAILY LIFE AT SIP

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  • Computational resources
  • Office space
  • Human resources

SAFETY / RESOURCES

Safety

  • Lab and field work safety training

Resources

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Projects Requiring Safety Training

  • CHE-01
  • CHE-02
  • CHE-03
  • CHE-04
  • CHE-05
  • CHE-07
  • CHE-08
  • CHE-09
  • CHE-10
  • EEB-01
  • EEB-02
  • EEB-03
  • ELE-01
  • ELE-02
  • ELE-03
  • ELE-04
  • ELE-05
  • MCD-01
  • MCD-03
  • MCD-04
  • MCD-05
  • MET-01
  • MET-02
  • OCS-01
  • PHY-02
  • PSY-11

The following SIP projects require lab, field work, or human subjects safety training: **Email certificate of completion to jbarrong@ucsc.edu**

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SAFETY / RESOURCES

SIP Residential Staff

Coordinator for Residential Education (CRE) Alejandra Fuentes

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SIP Residential Staff

Andrea Rosas Residential Assistant (RA)

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SIP Residential Staff

Bryan Diaz Residential Assistant (RA)

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SIP Residential Staff

Rosemary Garcia Residential Assistant (RA)

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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  • UCSC undergraduates serving as added campus resource for SIP interns
  • Students currently working on STEM-related research
  • Facilitators of group and individual intern academic advising sessions
  • Guides to help with the transition to UCSC
  • Support system outside the research environment
  • Available to provide feedback on presentations

SIP Buddy Program

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SIP Buddy: Alinne

Third year student majoring in Bioengineering who works in a molecular genetics lab as a media maker. First-generation college student from LA County. Has tutored life science to middle school students and chemistry to high school and UCSC students. Plans to attend graduate school and become a science teacher.

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SIP Buddy: Alysha

Human Biology and Psychology major. Grew up in New York and San Diego. STEM peer mentor

  • n campus and also work for a doctor here in

Santa Cruz. Love talking about science and medicine, as well as natural medicine. Enjoy doing and exploring many activities, such as drawing, reading, dancing, and yoga. Very open to exploring many different activities/interests and I look forward to getting to know you all.

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SIP Buddy: Brian

Rising fourth year undergraduate student from San Jose double majoring in Human Biology and

  • Sociology. Currently doing research on

developmental genetics in the MCD Biology department under Dr. Jordan Ward. Likes to play sports, explore new places, and make music in his free time. Hopes to become a doctor one day and work within underserved communities.

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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MCD Biology major and Theater Arts minor going into her third year at UC Santa Cruz. Currently involved with undergraduate research at the Jordan Ward Lab. Enjoys eating sushi, scuba diving, surfing and staying active.

SIP Buddy: Chiara

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Rising junior from Berkeley majoring in Computer Science. Has participated in Vex Robotic competitions, UCSC Hackathons, and worked on Arduino engineering projects. Enjoys biking and exploring the many hiking trails on campus.

SIP Buddy: Ian

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Third year MCD Biology major with a passion for biology and organic chemistry. Enjoys running, painting with watercolors, gardening, and cooking. Loves Thai, Mexican, and Japanese food. Friends and family are her main source of motivation and support. Loves animals and petting a dog or cat will make her day.

SIP Buddy: Maritza

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Current fourth year student majoring in Physics and Chemistry who is also interested in studying materials science. Enjoys getting boba and playing online/board games with friends during his free time.

SIP Buddy: Nathan

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Second year student majoring in MCD Biology who is also a member of UCSC’s competitive acappella team. Moved to the US from India to attend the

  • university. Currently conducts research in

Professor Hinrich Boeger's lab. Her dream is to become a physician and potentially work for Doctors Without Borders.

SIP Buddy: Nikhila

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Current senior majoring in Computer Science. Has been an active member of on-campus

  • rganizations like:Cal Teach, the Society of

Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the Multicultural Engineering Program. Will be working with the Genomics Institute for the Human Cell Atlas this summer. Goals include working as a software engineer and going to graduate school to study high performance distributed computing or computational social science.

SIP Buddy: Oscar

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SIP Buddy: Sinclair

Majoring in Computer Science and Philosophy. Enjoys coding, reading philosophy, running on the track, and dancing. Working for SIP along with an additional summer camp this summer.

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Fifth year student from the Bay Area studying Geology, Cognitive Science, and Philosophy. Currently works as a tutor and volunteers in a Geochronology lab on campus. Enjoys having philosophical discussions, going

  • n long drives, reading about ancient

mythologies, writing poetry, and traveling. Learning how to develop video games and edit videos. Hopes to one day work at NASA as an astrobiologist and science communicator.

SIP Buddy: Stefani

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Second year Biochemistry and MCD Biology major who is a member of the Zúñiga research lab. Works on campus as a tour guide as well as a shift lead for the SUA food pantry. Enjoys volunteering at the Homeless Garden Project, drinking tea with friends, exploring UCSC, and finding cute puppies to pet in her free time.

SIP Buddy: Tyler-Marie

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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SIP Buddy Request Form

SAFETY / RESOURCES

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Returning Interns’/Mentors’ Perspective

  • Emily Debs (returning intern)
  • Ronit Dey (returning intern)
  • Michael Saccone (returning mentor)

ADVICE FOR INTERNS

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Keys to Success

  • Take ownership – it’s your research project
  • What you put in is what you get out
  • Understand the broader context of your research
  • Teamwork and collaboration are important
  • Make efficient use of your mentor’s time
  • Act professionally

ADVICE FOR INTERNS

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  • Submitting papers to the Regeneron, Synopsys, and
  • ther nationwide/statewide science competitions
  • Contributing to meeting abstracts and journal papers;

presenting at meetings

  • Letters of recommendations from mentors

POST-SUMMER

Follow Up

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  • Julia Carrillo
  • Felisa Diaz
  • Arturo Infante II
  • Lucy Karabedian
  • César Palomino
  • Max Payne
  • Damian (Matteo) Rivas
  • All students interested in riding the South Shuttle (between Salinas,

Castroville, Watsonville and UCSC)

See SIP staff after presentation

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Thanks! Questions?