Kaitlin delivered the keynote address in ACT-SO award ceremony and shared her experiences as a scientist and STEM outreach and education volunteer. Kaitlin received her Mentor Award from Paul Kearns, Argonne Director.
A celebration to honor mentors and mentees who participated in the Argonne ACT-SO High School Research Program (ARP) was held on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, The ARP unites early-career Argonne researchers with motivated and enterprising African-American high school students to pursue groundbreaking independent research projects at Argonne.
ACT-SO has been a program of the DuPage County chapter of the NAACP chapter for the past 39 years. Now in its sixth year, the Argonne ACT-SO High School Research Program (ARP) provides mentors and facilities to help African-American high school students complete high-level research projects for a region and national competition.
(Images by Wes Agresta/Argonne National Laboratory)
