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WHAT IS "MEET A SCIENTIST"?

Meet a Scientist events are generally focused on showcasing the diversity of career paths and career options within Earth, Environmental and Climate sciences to children attending elementary through high school. 

If you are an educator or program coordinator who works with children from elementary to high school ages, we would love to partner with you!

Interest form

BY THE NUMBERS

17

Events

3

Languages (Spanish, French and English)

3

Countries

California Academy of Sciences

EVENTS

Types of events that we have previously run, plus testimonials!

STUDENT CAREER PANEL

Current graduate students in Stanford's School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, and occasionally at other institutions, speak about their career paths with students.
Testimonials:
“Your talks have allowed our kids to see becoming a scientist as a very real possibility”-6th grade teacher

STANFORD LABS VISIT

Students from other educational institutions come to the Stanford University campus and meet with graduate students working in the environmental sciences to tour their labs and hear about their work

CLASSROOM VISIT

One Stanford scientist visits a class at a local school and talks about a topic of interest to the class.  Topics can include career trajectory,  their current and former scientific research, and hurdles they've encountered during their scientific career.

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