BrightPath Young Black Scholars LEAP Program

Dr. Wagenseil and Dr. Weisensee helped BrightPath host the Young Black Scholars LEAP Program at WashU from Oct 8 – Nov 12, 2022. Six different McKelvey Engineering Faculty presented 1.5 hours of hands on learning activities in their areas of research on Saturday mornings. Presenters included Dr. Barani Raman, Dr. Patricia Weisensee, Dr. Young-Shin Jun, Dr. Marcus Foston, Dr. Spencer Lake, and Dr. Alvitta Ottley and graduate and undergraduate students from their labs.

Learning about locusts used for neural engineering in Dr. Raman’s lab.
Learning about water filtration for environmental engineering in Dr. Jun’s lab.
Learning about biopolymers for environmental engineering in Dr. Foston’s lab.
Learning about data presentation for computer science in Dr. Ottley’s lab.