The REACT (Research and Education Activities for Community Teachers) program connects K-12 educators to current research at Cornell University. Led by graduate students, this two-day workshop includes presentations on research and the path to higher education, lab tours, and demonstrations. The goal of REACT is to show teachers how cutting-edge research is performed today, equip them with activities that can help them bring that research back to the community and their students, and foster relationships between educators and graduate students. REACT was started at University of Michigan in 2017, and has grown tremendously since. Our team visited the University of Michigan workshop in 2019 and started a Cornell branch of the program in 2020 to bring REACT to educators in New York.

The 2024 REACT workshop will take place on Friday, July 12 (virtual) and Friday, July 19 (in person).

Contact

Please get in touch if you would like to volunteer or to ask about attending this event in the future:
react@cornell.edu

Previous events

• REACT 2023
• REACT 2022
• REACT 2021
• REACT 2020

Organizing team – Cornell REACT 2024

Colby Gekko (CCB)
Rachael Skye (MSE)
Jena Shields (AEP)
Lyn Zemberekci (CEE)
Hongjin Du (MSE)
Reum Scott (MSE)
Katherine Wang (MSE)

(CCB = Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
MSE = Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
AEP = School of Applied and Engineering Physics,
CEE = School of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Sponsors – Cornell REACT 2023

Partnering Organizations

CCMR
CNF
CHESS
EYH
GRASSHOPR
PARADIM
SUPREME