Rice Civic Scientist Outreach
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Achievement
in math and science among America’s
school children is a point of serious concern for both education and business
leaders. One aspect of the Civic Scientist Program is a community outreach
initiative that addresses this problem by sending scientists and engineers from
Rice University
and the Houston
community, who have demonstrated leadership in science and in the public sphere,
to local middle and high schools. The goal of these visits is to present
science to underrepresented students in a way that educates and invigorates
them about scientific discovery and purpose. The scientists share information about
what ignited their interest in science, the trials and tribulations that led to
their success, what inspires them on a daily basis and the importance of
science in our society.
For more information on the program or if you are interested in participating as a class or speaker – please email Dr. Stacey Kalovidouris, executive director of Rice University’s Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, at CivicScientist@rice.edu or 713.348.3719.
For the Civic Scientist Outreach Flyer
Rice Civic Scientists:
- Ronda Alexander, Surgeon and Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
- Scott Basinger, Associate Dean of Opthalmology and Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine
- Dan Carson, Dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, Rice University
- Robert Curl, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Rice University
- Margaret French, Community Development Specialist and Science Communication Liaison for Bioscience Research Collaborative, Rice University
- Michael Gustin, Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University
- Alison Henning, Lecturer and Education & Outreach Coordinator in Earth Sciences Department, Rice University
- Steve Hovick, Post-doctoral Research Associate in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
- Jeff Jacot, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University
- Stacey Kalovidouris, Executive Director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Rice University
- Harry Kroto, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Florida State University
- Kirstin Matthews, Fellow for Science and Technology Policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
- Tony Mikos, Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University
- Carolyn Nichol, Lecturer in Chemistry and Executive Director of the School of Science and Technology, Rice University
- Laura Segatori, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
- Yousif Shamoo, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Faculty Director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Rice University
- Daniel Wagner, Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University
- Jennifer West, Professor and Department Chair in Bioengineering, Rice University
- Kenneth Whitney, Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
