ASE VIRTUAL MIDSUMMER CONFERENCE

The ASE Midsummer Conference is a chance for ASE interns to learn about college preparation as well as how to get ready for the ASE Symposium on August 12th. (This is a required event for all ASE interns.)

LOCATION: Link to join Midsummer Conference sent directly to interns.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

8:30 AM - Introduction
8:45 AM - College Preparation Seminar - Skip Rochefort, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University
10:15 AM - Break
11:15 AM - Breakout STEAM Networks - Bios below
12:00 PM- Lunch Break
12:45 PM - Symposium Preparation Seminar - Stacey Johnson, Teacher Monitor & Teacher, Oaklea Middle School

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Skip Rochefort is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) at Oregon State University. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts (B.S. 1976) Northwestern University (M.S., 1978), and the University of California at San Diego (Ph.D., 1986). His research interest is in the areas of polymer engineering and science, with a passion for K-12 outreach for the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in Engineering. He has been an ASE mentor for 24 years!
Ms. Stacey Johnson is a science teacher at Oaklea Middle School. She has degrees from Oregon State University in Science and Math education (M.S., 2006) and Biology (B.S., 2005). She coaches three robotics teams as a member of the worldwide competitive First Tech Challenge robotics forum, and has been an ASE Teacher Monitor since 2015.

STEAM Network Session Leaders

Diana Gordon graduated from Linfield College with a BA in biology, subsequently earning an MAT from Lewis and Clark College (1993) and an MPH from Portland State University (2014). She taught Biology at St. Mary’s Academy in Portland, Oregon, from 1993 to 2000. In 2001 she joined the Tech Support team at Vernier Software & Technology as a biology specialist, leaving that position in 2004 to assume the position she currently holds – Education and Outreach Coordinator at OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center. In this capacity, she oversees the Center’s popular tour program, as well as a number of programs aimed at providing extracurricular hands-on science opportunities for students of all ages. Diana has been honored for her work with the National Association of Biology Teachers “Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year Award,” Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce’s “School to Career Business Partner of the Year Award,” and Saturday Academy’s “Creativity in Education Award.”