Inclusive and Just Pathways to Clean Energy - Alabama Energy Transformation Initiative
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This program educates and trains students about clean energy practices and career opportunities. We provide educational outreach for energy technology/management and workforce training for both high school and college students. In recruiting student participants, we focus on low-income and racial/ethnic minority students from Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and schools from Tuscaloosa and majority-minority Alabama counties. For our initiative, we rely on a cross-sector collaboration including Energy Alabama (a nonprofit org), researchers, Alabama Industrial Assessment Center, and other educational institutions. Our initiative builds a regional network to provide energy entrepreneurship training for students underrepresented in STEM, and therefore, support their career opportunities in clean energy fields.
We are 1 of 18 organizations winning the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize (IEIP). This American-Made Challenges prize supports the Biden-Harris Administration Justice40 initiative to put environmental and economic justice at the center of America's net-zero economy by 2050. IEIP is designed to enhance climate investment benefits to disadvantages communities and, at the same time, inform equitable research, development, and deployment within the U.S. Department of Energy.
We are 1 of 18 organizations winning the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize (IEIP). This American-Made Challenges prize supports the Biden-Harris Administration Justice40 initiative to put environmental and economic justice at the center of America's net-zero economy by 2050. IEIP is designed to enhance climate investment benefits to disadvantages communities and, at the same time, inform equitable research, development, and deployment within the U.S. Department of Energy.
Fluid mechanics for elementary school students
via high-speed flow imaging using smartphones & tablets (JPAR grant)
The purpose of the study is to explore multiple ways in which STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics) can fit into 3rd to 5th grade elementary education and investigate student learning from an after-school program centered around fluid mechanics. Fluid mechanics has been a college-level or above subject, while there are many interesting phenomena around us (e.g. diffusion of tea) which can be captured via smartphones or tablets equipped with high-speed cameras and explained in terms of scientific fundamentals. We aim to combine science, visual phenomena, picture/video taking, editing skills, creative writing, and exhibition to make students interested in the STEM field.
This project is selected as the recipient of the Joint Pilot for Arts Research (JPAR) Grant at UA.
This project is selected as the recipient of the Joint Pilot for Arts Research (JPAR) Grant at UA.
Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) at UA
GradSWE is a support community and advocate for graduate women in STEM. GradSWE provides academic and professional development opportunities and mentorship. Dr. Kim is the GradSWE Faculty Mentor.
GradSWE at UA is part of the SWE national organization. Resources and opportunities are available for you! Join GradSWE as a member or as an officer!
GradSWE at UA is part of the SWE national organization. Resources and opportunities are available for you! Join GradSWE as a member or as an officer!