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The Foundation for Student Science and Technology
Brad Bass, PhDDirector
Student Ambassador Program
• Motivate tomorrow’s leaders in STEM
– Connect ideas and people• Connect you to me
– Invest in your career development– Programs that emulate real-world STEM
challenges• Improve your chance of success in STEM
• FSST PROGRAMS– Online Research Co-op Program– The Journal of Student Science and Technology– Student Research Opportunities– Ambassador Program– Student STEM conferences
• Improve your chance of success in STEM
Research Co-op
• Independent, inquiry-based research
• Matches students with top researchers
• Collaboration between FSST & federal Science and Technology Cluster
• Credit available to Ontario secondary-school students
• Lauren Sykes
• Email: [email protected]
Research Co-op Schools 2015-16
Research Co-op Schools 2015-16• All Saints Catholic S.S.• Archbishop Denis O'Connor
C.H.S.• Bishop Allen Academy• Chatham-Kent Secondary School• Collège catholique Samuel-
Genest• Downsview Secondary School• Dunbarton High School• É.c. Saint-Dominique-Savio• É.s.c. Algonquin• É.s.c. Pierre-Savard• É.s.c. Saint-François-Xavier• É.s.p. De-La-Salle• École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont• Father Bressani Catholic H.S.• Galt Collegiate Institute
• Garth Webb Secondary School• Grimsby Secondary School• Holy Cross Catholic S.S.• Lisgar Collegiate Institute• Meadowvale Secondary School• Richmond Hill High School• Sir Winston Churchill C. & V.I.• St. Anne's Catholic School• St. Marcellinus Secondary School• Stayner Collegiate Institute• Stratford Central Secondary
School• The Woodlands Secondary School• Virtual Learning Centre (VLC)• Wallaceburg District S.S.• Woburn Collegiate Institute
Mentors 2015-16
Mentor Locations/Institutions 2015-16
• Balsillie School of I.A.• Baycrest Health Sciences - RRI• Brock University• Carleton University• CFIA - Animal Diseases R.I.• Child & Family Research Institute• Concordia University• INRS Institut Armand-Frappier• Lakehead University • Laurentian University• McMaster University • National Research Council Canada• Natural Resources Canada• Northern Ontario School of Medicine• Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
• Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre• Saint Mary’s University• University of British Columbia• University of Calgary• University of Lethbridge• University of Ottawa• University of Regina• University of Saskatchewan• University of Toronto - St. George• University of Toronto Mississauga• University of Waterloo• University of Windsor• UQTR• Western University (UWO)• York University
Some Areas of Study Through 2014-15
• Molecular Genetics• Cardiology• Physical Chemistry• Geological Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Epigenetics• Economics• BioMedical Science• Nutrigenomics
• Neuroscience • Economic Geography• Nanotechnology • Microbiology • Kinesiology • High Performance Computing
• Opportunities for grades 11 & 12 students to work with leading Canadian scientists in the student’s field of the choice.
• Recognition of student achievements with possible scholarly publication in The Journal of Student Science and Technology.
The JSST• Articles• Engagement with
prominent researchers• Resources for teachers• Art ‘in’ Science• Insights from students’
research experiences
Common Types of Manuscripts for Research Co-op Students
• Scholarly publication dedicated to high school and university student research – Literature Review– Research Proposal– Original Research Article
• Overseen by a professional editorial board and a student editorial board
Special Issue Vol 8, No 2
The Goals of the JSST
Ambassador Program
• Opportunity for students passionate about STEM
• Engage with other students to promote FSST programs
• Organize conferences• Leadership development
• Speak to the Ambassadors
University Research Experience in Complex SystemsBUILD VIRTUAL SYSTEMS
FOR THE STUDY OFEcologyGeographyEconomicsEthicsPsychologyMedicine
URECSBrad Bass, PhD
Univ. of Toronto
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