9:00am - 9:30am: Check-In & Ice-Breaking Activities | Campus Center
9:30am - 10:30am: Welcome & Keynote Address | Jemez Rooms
10:30am - 11:45am: Workshop Session 1 | Assigned Classroom
11:45am - 12:45pm: Lunch and Group Photo | Campus Center
12:45pm - 2:00pm: Workshop Session 2 | Assigned Classroom
2:00pm - 4:00pm: Raffle & STEAM Fair | Jemez Rooms
Dr. Diane Oyen is a Computer Scientist and Team Leader of Artificial Intelligence Foundations at Los Alamos National Lab (LANL). She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico. At LANL, Diane develops machine learning methods for accelerating scientific discovery. She has applied these methods to analyze ChemCam observations on Mars, accelerate physics simulations, characterize malware for cybersecurity, and analyze information in technical images. Before joining LANL, Diane designed computer hardware in the semiconductor industry and taught high school math in Albuquerque. For fun, she has visited all 50 states and 5 continents. She can usually be found outside hiking and running; or inside remodeling her house.
A ) Plants, Water and Climate
with Sanna Sevanto
How do trees drink, what do they eat, and what happens when the water runs out? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll measure how quickly water moves through different kinds of tree branches, why some trees are thirstier than others and discover how their structures help them survive dry conditions. You will also learn how trees shape rainfall and drought patterns, and how plants keep our planet in balance.
B ) Microbes: The good, the bad, the ugly
with Jeri Timlin
Dive into the hidden world of microbes! You’ll use real microscopes to spot the tiny organisms all around us and see how they infect cells. Then, you’ll run your own mini-experiment to count cells and test how antimicrobials and antibiotics fight back.
C ) Everyone Can Code: Drones
with Kate Sallah
Take flight with code! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll use block coding to program a real drone to zip through obstacles and land safely on target. Work with your team to test, tweak, and perfect your flight path!
D ) Discover the power of isotopes, one card at a time
with Sarah Lu
Think you can handle the heat of radioactive science? In RAD Ratings, you’ll play an interactive card game where you battle it out using the science of radiation, decay, and half-life. Strategize your moves, weigh the risks, and see who can master the science of radioactivity first—while discovering the pioneering women who helped shape the field of radiation science!
E ) Polymer Power
with Leah Appelhans
Get ready to mix, stretch, and squish your way into science! In Polymer Power, you’ll create your own polymers — the science behind everything from slime to sports gear — and test how changing their structure changes their strength and stretchiness. You’ll see chemistry in action as you discover what makes some materials bouncy, bendy, or super strong!
F ) Pizza Party! A 3 Act Math Task
with Lisa Jackson
Help the host of a pizza party figure out how many servings of pizza she has for her party.In this workshop you will watch a short video, share your wonderings, and collaborate to solve a real life situation. What information might you need? Is there more than one way to figure out how many servings of pizza are in two and half pizzas? A fun, hands-on experience that will strengthen how you use and think about math in everyday life! WARNING : You may leave with a strong craving for pizza!
