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OUR 9TH ANNUAL STEM CONFERENCE IS MARCH 8, 2025
Check Back in January for updated information and to register
Held at Saint Mary’s College, Moraga CA
2024 OVERVIEW 
Our eighth STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Conference will be held on March 16,2024 at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, CA. We welcome 6th through 8th grade girls* who are interested in learning about STEM to participate in three out of fourteen interactive STEM workshops, meet career professional women, hear exciting speakers, and network with like-minded girls*.
Simultaneously, parents are invited for a morning session, including a student panel addressing STEM education, the social and academic challenges of high school, Q&A, and a campus tour.
CLICK HERE to register for the parent program. 9-11am
Our ambassadors (high school students) provide leadership, volunteer training, and manage logistics on the day of the event.
2024 STEM CONFERENCE DETAILS:
Date: March 16, 2024. (Saturday)
- The conference was limited to 200 6th to 8th grade girls*.
*Conference is designed for individuals who identify as female.
CLICK HERE for a conference flyer - To donate, please use the DONATE button found above. Put “STEM” as a priority.
CLICK HERE to see Awesome Experiences from last years 2023 STEM Conference at Saint Mary’s College
A list of 2024 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS:
CLICK HERE for further details of our exciting workshops and the expert presenters.
- Be a Beekeeper!
- Cool Chemistry
- Engineers, Structures & Earthquakes
- Experiments in Space – Where No One Can Hear You Scream
- Exploring the Human Brain
- FBI Evidence Response Team
- Green Plants Make Rubber Tires
- Heart Matters: The Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Examination
- Learn Architecture with LEGOS
- Fun Math Festival
- Why SPATIAL is Special
- Greenhouse Gases and the Warming Earth
- Build Your Own Power Plant with Renewable Energy
- Robotics a-CAD-demy: Bring Your Imagination Alive with CAD
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OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR 2024
Dr. Sonya Schuh, Saint Mary’s College Professor of Biology, is a passionate teacher, scientist, artist, proud mother, athlete, environmentalist, and STEMinist. Dr. Schuh’s research includes areas of reproductive and developmental biology and toxicology. She explains, “My research focuses on uncovering the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as bishphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, found in cosmetics, personal care products, and plastics on embryo development, stem cells, and human health. These ubiquitous chemicals are everywhere and used in a wide variety of daily products, are found in over 93% of people, and they’re virtually unregulated here in the U.S., with several multi-million dollar industries producing and using them. Unfortunately, it’s a clear case of ‘profit over people’ that we’re working hard to expose and change.”
Dr. Schuh and her rare all-woman undergraduate research team were recently featured in a 4-part series on HBO Max titled “Not So Pretty.” The Schuh team has since filmed another upcoming documentary on plastics and fertility, and have published six manuscripts on their research in various high impact science journals, with this work being presented all over the state and country.
PREVIOUS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR THE STEM CONFERENCE
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Some pictures of prior workshops at Saint Mary’s College
