Outreach

Summer Research Experience for High School students: We work with several local High Schools, such as Brooklyn Technical High School (BTHS), The City College High School for Math Science and Engineering, and others with whom we have already developed long lasting interactions. Students are encouraged to participate in statewide and national competitions such as INTEL, ISEF, and NYSEF. The HS students present their results at the summer-end Poster Presentation.

Our Summer Interns Are:

2023

  • Josuel Perdomo - Manhattan International High School

2022

  • Kadier Jaret Abrajan Basurto - Manhattan International High School

2019

  • Teodora Dragic - Brooklyn Technical High School
  • Sarah Kugelmas - Horace Greeley High School
  • Maribel Loja - Manhattan International High School
  • Amy Lopez - Manhattan International High School
  • Benjamin Shin - Hunter College High School
  • Kimberly Zamora - Manhattan International High School

Former IDEALS Postdoc, Dr. Thor Garcia, spent the summer working with the high school interns. He is currently a teacher at Manhattan International High School.

2018

  • Ange Louis - Brooklyn Technical High School (Class of 2019)
  • Felipe Santamaria - Regis High School
  • Keylin Escobar - Brooklyn Technical High School
  • Mahniz Reza - Newcomers High School

2017

  • Ange Louis - Brooklyn Technical High School (Class of 2019)
  • Diamond Mensah - The City College High School for Math Science and Engineering
  • Maya Antwi - The City College High School for Math Science and Engineering

2016

  • Marva Tariq - Brooklyn Technical High School (Class of 2017)

Chemistry Major at Smith College

IDEALS-Columbia MRSEC Partnership: CUNY Undergraduates admitted to the Columbia MRSEC REU Program.

2023

  • Amy Lopez - CCNY
  • Miguel Samuel - CCNY

2022

  • Anthony Calderon - Lehman College
  • Leslie Tolentino - Lehman College

2021

  • Ishraq Nihal - Hunter College
  • David Roman - Lehman College

2020

  • Scarlyn Perez - Lehman College
  • Francesca Soddu - CCNY

2019

  • Jireh Garcia - CCNY
  • Jennifer Guzman - Lehman College

2018

  • Ariella Himelstein - CCNY
  • Jaylene Salas - CCNY

Recruitment Activities: IDEALS Faculty and Students participate in visits to universities and conferences at which they disseminate activities of IDEALS and promote interest in the Center to potential incoming students.

Two IDEALS Fellows, Baseemah Rucker of Hampton University and Janel Rivera-Cancel of Pontifical Catholic Univeristy of Puerto Rico, made recruiting trips during the 2022-2023 academic year to their undergraduate alma maters to recruit for our Research Experience for Undergraduates Program as well as PhD programs at CUNY.

Outreach to the community: our students will develop materials science demonstrations and displays to exhibit in the ASRC Center for Discovery and Education (CDE). Our students serve as ambassadors and help the ASRC engage the community by hosting schools and other community groups to visit the ASRC-CDE.