Abstract
This paper is for applied research scientists and any scientists who train students to do research. It consists of two parts: (1) an open door hands-on research training program that helped garner a US Presidential Award for Mentoring and election as Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); (2) a Covid-19 Pandemic virtual research training program that provides readings and You Tubes for the students followed by an opportunity to develop new research ideas. The co-authors of this paper are the students who pioneered the virtual program. In the hands-on program of 263 students who reported their career outcomes to Steve, 52 achieved doctoral degrees and became professors and researchers, 62 became M. D.s or M. D.-Ph. D.s, 33 became dentists, 17 pharmacists, 97 became scientists in research and/or education and 2 became lawyers. Many of the students co-authored lab published papers, abstracts and national poster presentations. The program’s success resulted from an open door policy that invited all interested students to try their hands at research, regardless of their grade point averages, and organizational components that recruited advanced students to help train new students. Universities and other organizations often look favorably on student mentoring in tenure and promotion decisions. Many students can possibly result in more good publications. Readers can determine, by examining the student co-authored papers in the reference section of this paper, if this expanded student-involved program leads to “good publications,” as AAAS and the NSF/White House review committee suggested it did.
Highlights
In an invited Commentary presented in the October 2019 issue of the Newsletter of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), NSTA Reports, Steve Oppenheimer presented “ The Value of Recognizing the Efforts of All Science Students.” [1]
This paper presents two award-winning programs [4, 5] to the applied science research community, as previously it was only known by some educators
It is important to present this information to scientists if we are to inspire many more youngsters into choosing applied research careers. This approach has been recently lauded in the literature and is one reason for Steve’s receipt of a U.S Presidential Award for mentoring (PAESMEM) and his election as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) [6]
Summary
In an invited Commentary presented in the October 2019 issue of the Newsletter of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), NSTA Reports, Steve Oppenheimer presented “ The Value of Recognizing the Efforts of All Science Students.” [1]. Steven Oppenheimer et al.: Applied Science Research for All Part 1 Pre-College Level research scientists can influence the future of applied research education at early levels when youngsters are not yet sure of their future careers. By the time they enter college, their career choices are often already decided [3]. It is important to present this information to scientists if we are to inspire many more youngsters into choosing applied research careers This approach has been recently lauded in the literature and is one reason for Steve’s receipt of a U.S Presidential Award for mentoring (PAESMEM) and his election as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) [6]. Good pre-college science experiences help youngsters choose science majors in college [3]
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