Science Outreach: Schools of New Mexico
Selected Science Outreach Activities
San Juan High School Students and Teacher visit Neural Diversity Lab
Feb 10/24 - Ethan Wilson and Krishna Patel
West Mesa High School
September 18th - Ethan Wilson and Jessica Belmares-Ortega
San Juan College High School
December 08 - Using 3D printed tools for neuroscience research (Krishna Patel)
Albuquerque Academy High School March 03rd (In collaboration with the science teachers Meg Reese, Miranda Fleig and Stephanie Good Krishna Patel and the FlyGuy
San Juan College, Community College, Farmington March 01 (in collaboration with Dr. Veronica Evans, Professor Biology) Aisha Hamid, Ethan Wilson, Fernando Figueora, Krishna Patel and the FlyGuy
Kirtland Central HighSchool, Farmington March 01 : Aisha Hamid, Ethan Wilson, Fernando Figueora, Krishna Patel and the FlyGuy
Albuquerque Academy High School Feb 28th and March 03rd (In collaboration with Ms. Me Reese Science Teacher) Krishna Patel and the FlyGuy
2022
Sep 19/20 Jemez and Zia Pueblo Youth Festival “This is our resilience” (Jemez Pueblo)
Sep 23 Jemez and Zia Pueblo Professional Development Day. Our lab participated in the science outreach events and demonstrated neuroscience modules for the classroom
March 17-19 Pueblo Brain Science: Building Diversity in Neuroscience, 3 days’ workshop at UNM. Please read more in the workshop
August Pueblo Brain Science, Zia Pueblo elementary school outreach event. Students participated in hands-on activities and tracked fruit fly behavior using 3D printed echoscopes
June3/4 Three days Zia-Jemez Education Retreat. We presented fruit fly classroom modules and hands-on activities. I also gave lectures and conducted session with the educators of Zia and Jemez Pueblos.
May 05 Hands-on activity both at New Mexico STEM girls
June 11 Hands-on activity both at NM Expo science Fest, Fair grounds, NM
April 01/02 AISES student lab visit
April 01 AISES regional meeting speaker
Feb 23 Neuro Connect - NM MESA Science Outreach (Virtual)
May 29 2020, Florida Atlantic University, Summer Integrative Neuroscience Program (REU) Virtual
University of Oregon
2016 Public talk in Science Factory, children museum and exploration dome
2015 Public outreach on neuroscience and fruit flies, Bijou Arts Cinema
2015 Outreach for Southern Idaho Community College students
2015 Outreach for SAIL students in the Doe lab at University of Oregon, Eugene
2015 Outreach at Junction city high school
2014 Outreach for Oklea middle school students in Doe lab at University of Oregon, Eugene
2014 Outreach at Junction city high school
2014 Outreach for Lane Community College Eugene students
2014 Outreach for LEAP students in Doe lab at University of Oregon, Eugene
Selected International
Founder and president of JKScientists, An organization for Science and Education Outreach
Selected science and Outreach activities Kashmir 2018
(Women’s college, Nawakadl) (Women’s college, Kothi Bagh)
(Islamic University of Science and Technology) (Amar Singh College)
Central University of Kashmir)
Insect neuroscience workshop at University of Kashmir, J&K, India 2015