Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering • Clemson University
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Dr. Alba-Rubio has a huge interest in increasing the engagement of underrepresented groups in science and engineering. She has participated in several outreach programs, such as the Women in STEMM Day of Meetings (WISDOM), Latino Youth Summit, and EXCEL that the University of Toledo offered to Toledo Public Schools. Both graduate and undergraduate students in the group are also engaged in these programs. These provide them with valuable teaching experience while visiting students had the opportunity to interact with a diverse pool of students.
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Dr. Alba-Rubio also visited rural migrant schools to reach out to underrepresented groups in Ohio's rural community. She set up experiments related to the catalytic conversion of biomass. Children of migrant farm workers are in direct contact with nature and biomass and enjoy learning the myriad of products that can be obtained from it. Most Ohio migrant farm workers are of Hispanic descent, and the PI—being Hispanic—provided demonstrations in both English and Spanish languages. She expects to serve as a role model to encourage the participation of members of this underrepresented group in science.
"Color the Scientists – Women in STEM in Upstate South Carolina" Coloring Book
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2154386.
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As part of her NSF CAREER award, Ana C. Alba-Rubio and Pooja V. Kumar have created a coloring book titled "Color the Scientists – Women in STEM in Upstate South Carolina." This book has illustrations and biographies of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and aims to change students’ perceptions of scientists. Printed copies will be distributed at primary schools in the region.
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This coloring book is licensed via CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (2024). You are free to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format). Under the following terms:
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Non-Commercial: You might not use the material for commercial purposes.
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