All Hands on Deck: An Integrated Approach to Career Development- Part I
FSST Presentation
1. The Foundation for Student
Science and Technology
Brad Bass, PhD
Director
Student Ambassador Program
2. • Motivate tomorrow’s leaders in STEM
– Connect ideas and people
• Connect you to me
– Invest in your career development
– Programs that emulate real-world STEM
challenges
• Improve your chance of success in STEM
3. • FSST PROGRAMS
– Online Research Co-op Program
– The Journal of Student Science and Technology
– Student Research Opportunities
– Ambassador Program
– Student STEM conferences
• Improve your chance of success in STEM
5. • Independent, inquiry-
based research
• Matches students with
top researchers
• Collaboration between
FSST & federal Science
and Technology Cluster
• Credit available to
Ontario secondary-
school students
• Lauren Sykes
• Email:
coop.liaison@fsst.ca
7. Research Co-op Schools 2015-16
• All Saints Catholic S.S.
• Archbishop Denis O'Connor C.H.S.
• Bishop Allen Academy
• Chatham-Kent Secondary School
• Collège catholique Samuel-Genest
• Downsview Secondary School
• Dunbarton High School
• É.c. Saint-Dominique-Savio
• É.s.c. Algonquin
• É.s.c. Pierre-Savard
• É.s.c. Saint-François-Xavier
• É.s.p. De-La-Salle
• École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont
• Father Bressani Catholic H.S.
• Galt Collegiate Institute
• Garth Webb Secondary School
• Grimsby Secondary School
• Holy Cross Catholic S.S.
• Lisgar Collegiate Institute
• Meadowvale Secondary School
• Richmond Hill High School
• Sir Winston Churchill C. & V.I.
• St. Anne's Catholic School
• St. Marcellinus Secondary School
• Stayner Collegiate Institute
• Stratford Central Secondary School
• The Woodlands Secondary School
• Virtual Learning Centre (VLC)
• Wallaceburg District S.S.
• Woburn Collegiate Institute
9. Mentor Locations/Institutions 2015-
16
• Balsillie School of I.A.
• Baycrest Health Sciences - RRI
• Brock University
• Carleton University
• CFIA - Animal Diseases R.I.
• Child & Family Research Institute
• Concordia University
• INRS Institut Armand-Frappier
• Lakehead University
• Laurentian University
• McMaster University
• National Research Council Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• Northern Ontario School of Medicine
• Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
• Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre
• Saint Mary’s University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Calgary
• University of Lethbridge
• University of Ottawa
• University of Regina
• University of Saskatchewan
• University of Toronto - St. George
• University of Toronto Mississauga
• University of Waterloo
• University of Windsor
• UQTR
• Western University (UWO)
• York University
10. Some Areas of Study Through 2014-15
• Molecular Genetics
• Cardiology
• Physical Chemistry
• Geological Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Epigenetics
• Economics
• BioMedical Science
• Nutrigenomics
• Neuroscience
• Economic Geography
• Nanotechnology
• Microbiology
• Kinesiology
• High Performance
Computing
11. • Opportunities for grades 11 & 12 students to
work with leading Canadian scientists in the
student’s field of the choice.
• Recognition of student achievements with
possible scholarly publication in The Journal of
Student Science and Technology.
12. The JSST
• Articles
• Engagement with
prominent researchers
• Resources for teachers
• Art ‘in’ Science
• Insights from students’
research experiences
13. Common Types of Manuscripts for
Research Co-op Students
• Scholarly publication dedicated to high
school and university student research
– Literature Review
– Research Proposal
– Original Research Article
• Overseen by a professional editorial board
and a student editorial board
16. Ambassador Program
• Opportunity for students passionate about
STEM
• Engage with other students to promote FSST
programs
• Organize conferences
• Leadership development
• Speak to the Ambassadors
18. University Research Experience in Complex Systems
BUILD VIRTUAL SYSTEMS
FOR THE STUDY OF
Ecology
Geography
Economics
Ethics
Psychology
Medicine
URECS
Brad Bass, PhD
cobweb.ca@gmail.com
t: @COBWEBproject
