The 2023 event was held in a hybrid format on Thursday, August 10th (virtually, via Zoom) and on Friday, August 11th (in-person, at Cornell University).
Samiha Azgar
Virtual day of REACT 2023 (August 10, 2023) @ Zoom
Agenda
Virtual day (August 10, 2023) @ Zoom:
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM: Welcoming Remarks
Rachael Skye
9:35 AM – 10:35 AM: Life Sciences
moderator: Colby Gekko
- 9:35–9:50 AM Talk: Samiha Azgar, “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Across the Reproductive Lifespan”
- materials: presentation slides
- 9:50–10:05 AM Lab tour: Jack Crowley, Claudia Fischbach Lab & Warren Zipfel Lab
- materials: video
- 10:05–10:50 AM Activity: Quinton Wright & Tomisin Sodeinde, “Bone Remodeling Visualized with JENGA” (middle school) and Abigail Landers, “Inquiry-based Exploration of the Microbial World” (high school)
- Quinton & Tomisin’s materials: presentation slides, worksheet
- Abigail’s materials: presentation slides, worksheet
(10:50 AM – 11:05 AM: Break)
11:05 AM – 12:20 PM: Physical Sciences
moderator: Vaibhav Sharma
- 11:05–11:20 AM Talk: Jeffrey Kaaret, “Nonlinear Phononics: Using Spring Math in Modern Physics”
- materials: presentation slides
- 11:20–11:35 AM Lab tour: Joe Dill, Jena–Xing Lab
- 11:35 AM–12:20 PM Activity: Zhou Yang & Asad Bhuiyan, “Beat and Moiré, Emergent Patterns From Mismatch” (middle school) and Sam Bright-Thonney, “Teaching Your Computer How to Sing” (high school)
- Zhou & Asad’s materials: presentation slides, handout, worksheet “Beat Frequency”, worksheet “Lattice Periods & Angles”
- Sam’s materials: activity
(12:20 PM – 1:20 PM: Break)
1:20 PM – 2:35 PM: Earth & Space Sciences
moderator: Abigail Nason
- 1:20–1:35 PM Talk: Lyn Zemberekci, “Interdisciplinary Research and Technologies for Sustainable Infrastructure Materials”
- 1:35–1:50 PM Lab tour: Ben Keller, Experimental Cosmology Lab
- materials: presentation slides
- 1:50–2:35 PM Activity: Odalys Callejas, “Rock Iden” (middle school) and An Foster, “Photochemistry on Saturn” (high school)
- Odalys’ materials: presentation slides, worksheets, mineral identification guide, request science kit from CCMR lending library
- An’s materials: presentation slides
(2:35 PM – 2:50 PM: Break)
2:50 PM – 3:40 PM: Applications of Science
moderator: Rachael Skye
- 2:50–3:05 PM Talk: Avi Shragai, “Sound Waves in Superconductors”
- materials: presentation slides
- 3:05–3:20 PM Talk: Qi Tang, “Utilizing Kinetic Energy: Making Metal Productions akin to Cooking Mochi”
- materials: presentation slides
- 3:20–3:40 PM Panel discussion: “How I Got to College & Grad School”
In-person day (August 11, 2023) @ Cornell University:
Morning
- 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Welcoming Remarks: Rachael Skye @ Olin Hall 128
- 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Talk: Maya Martirossyan & Sam Bright-Thonney, “The Path to STEM” @ Olin Hall 128
- 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM Demonstration: Sam Bright-Thonney, “How to build a Digital to Analog Converter” @ Olin Hall 128
- 10:40 AM – 11:25 AM Activities (Life Sciences) @ Olin Hall 128
- Katerina Roth, “Food Chemistry and Emulsions” (middle school)
- materials: presentation slides
- Cole Roland, “A Bug’s Life and the Neurobiology Behind It” (high school)
- materials: worksheet
- 11:25 AM – 12:10 PM Activities (Physical Sciences) @ Olin Hall 128
- Tom Ugras, “The Significance of a Twist: Chirality and Light-matter Interactions” (middle school)
- materials: presentation slides, handout
- Joseph Grassi, “Cloud Chambers and Particles” (high school)
- materials: presentation slides, manual
12:10 PM – 1:10 PM: Lunch break & CNF Virtual Reality Tour @ Upson Hall 106
Afternoon
- 1:10 PM – 1:40 PM Lab Tour: Lyn Zemberekci, Bovay Lab @ Thurston Hall
- 1:40 PM – 2:10 PM Lab Tour: Teresa Porri, Biotechnology Resource Center Imaging Facility @ Weill Hall
- 2:10 PM – 2:40 PM Lab Tour: Jesse Hsu, Brett Fors Lab @ Physical Sciences Building
- materials: presentation slides
- 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM (transit)
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Facility Tour: CHESS
- 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Closing Remarks @ Olin Hall 128
Organizing team – Cornell REACT 2023
Rachael Skye (MSE)
Abigail Nason (MSE)
Bilal Azhar (MSE)
Colby Gekko (CCB)
Jena Shields (AEP)
Vaibhav Sharma (Phys)
(MSE = Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
CCB = Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
AEP = School of Applied and Engineering Physics,
Phys = Department of Physics)