Conference Chairs
Katherine Herbert, Ph.D., Montclair State University (Lead Chair)Alexander Rudniy, Ph.D., Drew University
Bo Shen, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology
Jason Wang, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology
Local Arrangement Chair
Elena Moise, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of TechnologyBreakfast [8:30 AM-9:10 AM]
Welcome [9:00 AM-9:10 AM]
Katherine Herbert and Alexander Rudniy
Keynote Session
[9:10 AM-9:30 AM]
Haimin Wang, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Space Weather Sciences and NASA MIRO Center at New Jersey Institute of Technology
[9:30 AM-9:50 AM]
Shuai Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Data Science Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology
[9:50 AM-10:05 AM]
Katherine Herbert, Ph.D., Professor, School of Computing at Montclair State University, Director, Montclair State University Computer Science Education Hub, Associate Director, Montclair PRISM, Principal Investigator, NSF Research Experiences for Teachers DATA3 Program
[10:05 AM-10:50 AM]
Rebecca Goldstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning, College for Education and Engaged Learning at Montclair State University
Coffee Break [10:50 AM-11:00 AM]
[11:00 AM-12:00 PM]
Fred Haise, Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot
Lunch [12:00 PM-12:45 PM]
[12:30 PM-12:45 PM]
Michael Kirk, Principal Investigator of NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) and Research Scientist in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
[12:45 PM-2:00 PM]
Space Weather and AI in Action in the Classroom - Internationally Published Lessons Recognized by ACM SIGCSE for Their Excellence
- [12:45 PM-1:15 PM] Tracing Code through History and Time: Unplugged Computing Across the K-16 Classroom - Ted Samaraf (Franklin School District), Margaret Menichella (Passaic School District), Esther Douglass (Hillsdale School District)
- [1:15 PM-2:00 PM] AI in Orbit: Learning How to Use Microbits for AI and Space Weather Activities - John Brown (Passaic School District)
Four Sessions
- Student Poster Presentations - Bo Shen, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Observing the Sun with North Jersey Astronomy Group - Kevin Conod and New Jersey Astronomical Group and Katherine Herbert, Montclair State University
- Research in K-12: Opportunities and Benefits for Students - Lynn Hazelman (Paterson School District), Caroline Salters (East Orange School District), Grace Sanvictores (Hudson Montesorri School)
- Using AI in Education: A Discussion with Computer Science Higher Education Faculty - Alexander Rudniy, Drew University
K-12 Student Poster Session Presentations
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Advanced Refuse Segregation Under Solar Flares: Designing Space-Weather-Resilient Infrastructure
Kalyani Asok, Vihaan Rustogi
Hudson Montessori School -
Being A Data Scientist: Predict Injuries in High School Sports
Jeremiah Paneto, Socratece Philippe
Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology -
How Solar Weather Affects Phone Signals on Earth
Christopher Desruisseaux, Akeelah English, Isaiah-Obed Hilaire, Yaa Yeboah
East Orange Campus High School -
Low-Cost Real-Time HAB Prediction Buoy for the Hudson River
Matthew Goncharov
Hudson Montessori School -
Predicting My Preferences
Keshaun Riley, Loic Toni
Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology -
Saving Teachers' Time with Local AI
Manuel Escobar, Jake Ellengold, Daniel Winter
North Valley Regional High School -
Skin Tones Representation in Media
Solomon Adu Boahen, Zahra Boakye, Christine Kolamou, Manuel Moran
Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology -
Space Weather Effects on Agriculture
Afsheen Kirupakaran, Rea Ramavat
Hudson Montessori School -
Unseen Danger: Monitoring Air Pollutants
Cosette Bowles, Alice de Medeiros, Indira Gokhale Natu
Hudson Montessori School -
Using Logistic Regression Models To Predict Coronal Mass Ejection Events
Maddox Bacon, Aaron Trachtenberg
Hudson Montessori School -
Vexbots for the Rest of Us
Gennaro Hazelman
Pompton Lakes High School
Closing [2:45 PM-3:00 PM]
Katherine Herbert and Alexander Rudniy
