STEM Pipeline Partners Program

STEM-P3 aims to facilitate meaningful STEM outreach opportunities in the greater Memphis area by UofM STEM faculty, to broaden the impact of their work, and assist K-12 STEM teachers and students toward further success. Teachers: please review the list of offerings (for any level K-12 unless otherwise specified) and reach out according to the instructions below.

Reservation Instructions

To reserve one of the experiences below, please fill out this form *at least 2 weeks in advance*, providing ALL of the following information:

Your name, title/grade-level taught, school name, school address
Contact phone numbers for you AND for your school's main office
Which faculty member/experience you'd like to set up, # of students you'd like to involve
Which weekday(s), time & duration (and range of dates, if limited) would be workable for you

A UofM STEM Ambassador (undergraduate student representative) will then reach out to you by phone to confirm a scheduled day & time. Thank you!

  
  Faculty Offerings

  Faculty Offerings

      Faculty Name & Dept
      Offering(s)
      Expected Duration
      Availability & Notes
    
        Carl Herickhoff
        Biomedical Engineering
      
      Medical ultrasound imaging: presentation/Q&A + live demonstration
      45–60 minutes
      Available up to three times per semester
    
        Farhad Jazaei
        Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering
      
      Water resources management & microplastic pollution: presentation/Q&A
      45–60 minutes
      Offered once per semester at University Schools and White Station High School
    
        Gary Bowlin
        Biomedical Engineering
      
        (A) Tissue or vascular engineering: presentation/Q&A

        (B) Small-group laboratory visit to observe processes in practice
      
      45–60 minutes (Option A or B)
      Lab visits subject to space and scheduling availability
    
        Pegah Farshadmanesh
        Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering
      
        (A) Earthquake engineering presentation with hands-on LEGO tower building and shake-table testing (K–12)

        (B) Bridge and structural engineering design exploration with guided computer lab activity (Grades 6–12)
      
        (A) 60–90 minutes (with two STEM Ambassadors)

        (B) 45–60 minutes
      
      Available up to three times per semester at University Schools and White Station district schools
    
        Logan Sirbaugh
        Engineering
      
      Active transportation and urban pedestrian/bicyclist safety: presentation with interactive workshop activities
      45–60 minutes
      Offered up to three times per semester; scheduling limited to Monday mornings or Fridays
    
        Firouzeh Sabri
        Physics & Materials Science
      
      Nanomaterials, space materials, and aerogels: presentation/Q&A (Grades 9–12)
      45–60 minutes
      Available once per semester on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays
    
        Ben Keller
        Physics & Materials Science
      
        (A) Astronomy & cosmology: presentation/Q&A

        (B) Supercomputers: presentation/Q&A

        (C) Solar telescope session observing sunspots
      
        (A) 45–60 minutes

        (B) 45–60 minutes

        (C) 30 minutes
      
      Up to four sessions per semester; solar observations dependent on clear weather (Tuesdays or Thursdays)