STEM Outreach
Members of the Hersam Group have strong personal commitments to diversity, outreach, and professional development.
Nathan talks to high school students about nuclear reactors at NU Splash
Lindsay demonstrates an experiment at NU Splash
Some of our favorite outreach activities include:
- Mentoring visiting undergraduate students each summer as part of the MRSEC Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- Volunteering with the Junior Science Club and Coding Club of the Pedersen-McCormick Boys & Girls Club organized by the Materials Science Student Association (MSSA)
- Teaching classes to Chicagoland high schoolers with Splash at Northwestern (which was co-founded by a Hersam group member!)
Group members lead and actively participate in a number of Northwestern-based organizations, including:
- Materials Science Umbrella Society (MSUS), which serves as the graduate student chapter of MRS, AVS, and Material Advantage
- Materials Science Student Association (MSSA)
- Materials Science Alliance for an Inclusive Community (MATSAIC)
- Northwestern Postdoctoral Association (NUPA)
- Society of Women Engineers, NU Graduate Division (GradSWE)
- Women in Science and Engineering Research (WISER)
- McCormick Graduate Leadership Council (MGLC)
- Graduate Leadership and Advocacy Council (GLAC)
- Splash at Northwestern
- Science Policy Outreach Taskforce (SPOT)
- Science Club at Northwestern
- Mentorship Opportunities for Outreach Engagement (MORE)
- Jugando con la Ciencia (JCLC)