Creating Inclusive STEM Research Labs in Chemistry Session begins at 1PM ET/12PM CT/11AM MT/10AM PT. Please configure your audio by running the Audio Set Up Wizard: Tools>Audio>Audio Set Up Wizard. Why does inclusion matter in chemistry labs? Respond below with the textbox tool (4 th icon on the vertical toolbar to the left) Featuring: Jared Kneebone Graduate Researcher, Chemistry, Neidig Group, University of Rochester Danielle Daniels STEM Specialist Kearns Center University of Rochester

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Exposing RCSD Students to Chemical Research, Summer 2015 Jared L Kneebone and Michael L Neidig CIRTL Webcast – 30 March 2016

Our Initiative and Goals Collaboration with the Kearns Center was initiated as an outreach component of Prof. Neidig’s NSF CAREER award Program objective: to open opportunities for RCSD students to participate in real-world chemical research at a pivotal point in their educational careers - before they finish high school Provided the opportunity to engage in vertical mentoring in the lab and to support independent exploration outside the lab 4

Our Research Group: What do we do? Because of the systems we study, we do chemistry in a different way than how students do labs in high school (ie bench work in the open air) Broadening of student’s knowledge, diversifying their skill sets, and deepening their appreciation for how diverse chemistry can be. 5 inert atmosphere gloveboxes cryogenic spectroscopy

Daihlia and Derek in the lab Neither Daihlia nor Derek took a chemistry class before this past summer My favorite question, week 1: what’s an electron? Final weeks: planning and performing reactions from scratch 4 Daihlia Beckford East High School, 12 th grade Derek McNeil Vanguard Collegiate HS, 11 th grade

Background influencing this summer’s project 7 Previously reported reaction: Daihlia and Derek’s research question: does this reaction proceed just as easily without the Rigorous exclusion of air and moisture?

This summer’s project 8 Daihlia and Derek’s research question: does this reaction proceed just as easily without the rigorous exclusion of air and moisture? Their work resulted in clean reactions and we can now study their products further We have plans to have Derek back with us this coming summer

Final research showcase – poster time! 9 What were they able to take away from the summer? 1.) development of oral presentation skills of research background, results, and conclusions 2.) demonstration of technical skills while guiding others in new mentoring roles 3-day Cool Chemistry short course with RCSD Upward Bound students

Highlights of ‘Cool Chemistry’ course Day 1 – polymeric materials (making superballs) Day 2 – chemistry and color (acids, bases, and color indicators) Day 3 – Cryogenics: who doesn’t like freezing things to liquid N 2 temperature (-321 o F) and observing the physical effects? 10

I was type shy because it was a new scene to me. And I’m hanging with older people that do this. That do the chemistry life. And I’m just coming in there I feel like the newbie or something because I didn’t know anything about chemistry. Just elements and stuff. But they tried to help me feel more comfortable, especially Jared. He broke things down and I still have that notebook that I reference sometimes. About stoichiometry and stuff, that really helps. Derek – When asked what it was like joining a community of scientist in the lab.

They were more professional and I’m like, wow. They talk about it like it’s a piece of cake. It’s like speaking a new, different language to other people. Especially like how science is for me, the chemistry. Sometimes when people ask me for help outside of that class and I’ll say “You have to balance the equation for this” or “it’s because it has a negative charge because it has to balance out” people ask me “what are you talking about?”. Derek – On the language of scientist

It somewhat reinforced, but, at the same time it changed my mind. Because I wasn’t really thinking about chemistry as much. I want to try something with chemistry or something more in the medical field, like biochem. Derek – On his future plans

Lab Notebook Copy of poster Full Size Poster (off screen)

This opportunity strengthened my knowledge in science. I want to be a pathologist so this really helped me a lot to focus on more science, give me a broader perspective and helped me focus on science in general. Dailiah – On why she wanted this internship

My favorite part of the internship was the presentation. After being in the lab at least three hours a day, for two to three days a week… After having the experience, making the presentation and speaking out loud and knowing that I learned something over the summer was my best part. Dailiah – Her favorite part of the internship

I’m taking basic chemistry. I’m doing tremendous in that class. It helped me a lot because I can talk about stuff I already know. I can communicate with my teacher on a level the other kids can’t. Dailiah – How the internship helped her in class

All of us really connected with each other because we all appreciate science. There were a lot of times that I didn’t know what to do and they would just come on over and help me out. Like I said, I didn’t understand basic chemistry and they would give me worksheets to help me understand what they were talking about. Or they would break it down to a level they knew I could communicate with them. Dailiah – On the lab environment

I didn’t expect there to be so many females in the lab, at all. There were a lot and I added to that community also. I feel like I gained a lot over the summer. Dailiah – Part of the community

April CIRTLCast Series: Creating an Inclusive STEM Teaching Environment April 6: Preparing for the College Students of Tomorrow in Biology Featuring Jennifer Brisson, Sina Ghaemmaghami, and Danielle Daniels, University of Rochester April 13: Preparing for the College Students of Tomorrow in Engineering Featuring Danielle Daniels, Tom Howard, and Douglas Kelley, University of Rochester April 20: Improving Outcomes in Chemistry Through Holistic Instruction for First- Generation, Low-income, and Minority Students Featuring Beth Olivares and Danielle Daniels, University of Rochester April 27: Leveraging Authentic Teaching and Research Practices for Successful NSF and NIH Proposals Featuring Beth Olivares and Wendi Heinzelman, University of Rochester