STEM SPEAKER SERIES
The STEM Speaker Series provides high school students with the opportunity to meet and interact
with university students, faculty members, and/or working professionals in STEM fields. See topics
for May and June below.
Robotics
May 20, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Grade 8-12
Our guest speaker for May is Paige Tuttosi, who is a PhD student at SFU’s School of Computing
Science. Paige’s current research interests are human computer/human robot interaction,
technology aided language learning and general social good uses for AI. Her talk in May will
introduce the field of robotics with a focus on technology design for human-computer/human-robot
interactions. Join this talk to learn more!
REGISTER HERE
Health Sciences
June 3, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Grade 8-12
Our guest speaker for June is Dr. Malcolm Steinbeig, who is an Associate Professor and the Director
of Public Health Practice at SFU. Dr. Steinberg is also a Physician Epidemiologist with the Division of
STI/HIV Prevention and Control at the BC Centre for Disease Control. His talk in June will introduce
the field of public health and its importance. Join this talk to learn more!
REGISTER HERE
HOUR++ OF CODE
The Hour Plus Plus of Code event features various one-off workshops for school-age students to
learn how to code and implement popular digital tools. Between May to June 2023, we will be
offering multiple online workshops on various topics ranging from user interface and experience
design, programming logic foundations (in Python and Java), mobile app development, and game
development. Please review the overview and requirements document for each workshop before
registering. Not sure if coding is for you? Join us for these workshops and let us change your mind!
Intro to Git
May 25, 2023 | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Grade 10-12
REGISTER HERE
UX & UI Design
June 1, 2023 | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Grade 10-12
REGISTER HERE
Turtle Graphics in Python
June 3, 2023 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Part 1 | Grade 8-12
June 3, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Part 2 | Grade 8-12
REGISTER FOR PART 1 HERE REGISTER FOR PART 2 HERE
Python Programming
June 10, 2023 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Part 1 | Grade 8-12
June 10, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Part 2 | Grade 8-12
REGISTER FOR PART 1 HERE REGISTER FOR PART 2 HERE