Promote #DiversityInSTEM

2020 QUEST ANNUAL STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

The symposium is the premier event for Quest students to showcase their research to the community.  

Audience: High school and undergraduate students with a particular focus on students from underrepresented groups in STEM. Besides students, anyone interested in STEM are welcome to celebrate young scholars with us! Please register here to join the virtual event. 

Tentative Schedule:

• Session 1:
  • Welcome
  • Keynote Address by Dr. McCarthy
  • Student Presentations (Math & IT)
• Break:  STEM Jeopardy with Prizes
• Session 2:
  • Student Presentations (Computational Science & Drug Design)
  • Awards Ceremony
• Session 3:
  • Motivational Talk by Dr. Minkara

Quest's Summer 2020 Research Groups:

• Designing New Cryptosystems: Implementation in Python 
• Computational Investigation of Rare Monogenic Diseases
• Literature Review of Synthesis and Characterization of Nicotinic Ligands
• Analysis of COVID-19 Data Using C++

Our group this summer consists of 28 students, four faculty, and one research assistant. Around 31 percent of our team belong to one or more of the groups identified as underrepresented in STEM. 

 We can do better! We want to do better! We are dedicating this symposium to minority students. Our goal is to reach out to more students who are from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.

This event will not only give Quest an opportunity to celebrate young scholars, but also to provide our community the chance to listen and learn from speakers from academia who are excellent role models, mentors and advocates for diversity and inclusion.

ABOUT QUEST STUDENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE 

Quest Student Research Institute aims to achieve excellence in research by promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM and equity in access to research opportunities and mentorship. We particularly strive to provide opportunities for minorities, women, disabled, Deaf/HoH, and low-income students.

Quest Student Research Institute:

1. Provides research opportunities for high school and undergraduate students under the guidance of higher education professionals, primarily in STEM and education, to meet the current and future challenges of our nation
2. Promote, organize, and conduct seminars and symposia addressing current issues in STEM and education
3. Plan and arrange scholar and student exchange programs among institutions of higher learning and disseminate knowledge through scholarly publications

DONATIONS

All summer research internships at Quest are at no charge to all participating students. Currently, there are no administrative costs and 100% of donations are used for programs and services. Also, all of us who are organizing this event are working on a voluntary basis with no monetary compensation.

All gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. Tax ID: 84-1848919.

$100 - We have prepared an excellent STEM jeopardy competition for the event, and will be using the $50 to award the winners of the game as an incentive.

$500 - To make this event accessible to all, we would like to hire American Sign Language Interpreters for our Deaf/HoH participants.

$300 - We will be recognizing our young scholars with one Young Scholar Award per research group.

$900 - This additional $900 will be utilized for the online services we use to advertise and stream this event. This will enable us to reach a much diverse audience.

Thank you for your support!