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2023 Panel: Life as a Scientist

2009 Adult Panel

2009 Adult Panel

Parents, teachers, and other interested adults play an essential role in developing young students’ interest in math and science. This morning session is designed to be an informative discussion between parents and prominent scientists regarding how parents can promote the participation of their children in science. Panelists will discuss their careers, education, and research experience, and will give parents suggestions for supporting their children as they pursue careers in science, medicine, and engineering. The panelists have varied backgrounds and experiences in academia and industry. The session will include a question/answer period to allow for further discussion of topics of interest. The Life as a Scientist panel begins at 9:00 am. Conference volunteers will be available to assist the students to their workshops after the keynote address.

2023 Adult Panel

Irene Liu

Dr. Irene Liu is a Science Editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Center for Conservation Media. A biologist by training, she now works with filmmakers to make films about bird and habitat conservation

Teresa Porri

Dr. Teresa Porri is a staff member at the Institute of Biotechnology’s Imaging Facility at Cornell University. She spends most of her working time taking high-resolution x-ray pictures of whatever interesting objects researchers want to see inside of, from fossils to computer chips. In college and graduate school, she studied chemistry, materials science, and engineering.

Hannah Baghdadi

Hannah Baghdadi is a Sustainability & Environmental Analyst focused on renewable energy in Corning's Global Energy Management (GEM) group. Prior to Corning, Hannah received her BS in Environmental Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She also worked in the Organic Robotics Lab at Cornell University as a Research Assistant.

ErinStache

Dr. Erin Stache is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University, starting in July 2020! She spent two years in the department as a Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow conducting research in the lab of Professor Brett P. Fors. She completed my PhD at Colorado State University in collaboration with Professor Tom Rovis at Columbia University and Professor Abby Doyle at Princeton University. Her research background has involved many areas of synthesis, such as photoredox catalysis, dual nickel and photoredox catalysis, and the development of photocontrolled polymerizations. The research in the Stache Lab unites areas of synthetic organic chemistry, photochemistry, inorganic materials, and polymer chemistry for new applications in materials science and synthesis. We apply new methods in catalysis to develop new polymerization strategies to access degradable polymers or materials with new properties A major focus of our research involves degradation or depolymerization to recycle commercial polymers, like Styrofoam or coffee cup lids. We use visible light, like sunlight, to convert these polymers into commodity chemicals, or return them to the original monomers, which can be infinitely repolymerized.

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