The CaSTL Center hosted the Girls in STEAM Conference on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. The day was packed with varied hands-on workshops led by women and men in science, technology, engineering. Over 100 middle and high school girls (grade 6-12th) throughout orange county participated, and was given the opporunity to learn about STEAM careers led by CaSTL's Director of Outreach, Education and Diversity - Dr. Danielle Watt. Participants engaged in mulitiple activities, enjoyed a hosted lunch and took lab tours that focused on experiements and observations in reserach such as:
- Chemistry - Tickling molecules w/ lasers
- Chemistry - Making the invisible visible with IR light
- Chemistry of chocolate
- Chemistry of acids and bases
- Biology - Isolating DNA from living samples
- Computer coding - Mobile apps
- SciArt - Exhibit incorporating biology and artificial intelligence
- Materials Science - Making polymers
- Physics - Properties of liquid nitrogen
- Engineering - Design Challenge
The CaSTL team and our fabulous volunteers would like to thank all those that particiapted in the 2019 conference.