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Campus & Community There is a Place for You Here’: Recruiting Local High School Students for Physics Lab Internships src=/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bacteria-scaled-e1707850721402-1.jpg class=block-image__image loading=lazy> </picture> </div> <div class=block-deluxe-page-hero__content> <div class=block-deluxe-page-hero__category-wrapper> <a class=block-deluxe-page-hero__category href=/section/campus-community/> Campus & Community </a> </div> <h2>'There is a Place for You Here’: Recruiting Local High School Students for Physics Lab Internships</h2> </div> <div class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-bar> <div class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-bar-reading data-word-count=> <span class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-bar-reading-label>Estimated Reading Time: <span class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-bar-reading-time></span></span> </div> <div class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-bar-group> <div class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-bar-reading-print> <button type=button class=block-deluxe-page-hero__print-btn onclick=window.print(); aria-label=Print this article> Print </button> </div> <div class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-bar-reading-share> <button type=button class=block-deluxe-page-hero__share-btn aria-label=Share this article> Share </button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <!-- Video Modal --> <div id=video-modal-deluxe-page-hero class=video-modal style=display: none; role=dialog aria-modal=true aria-labelledby=video-modal-title-deluxe-page-hero aria-hidden=true> <div class=video-modal__overlay> <div class=video-modal__content> <button class=video-modal__close aria-label=Close video modal title=Close video>×</button> <h2 id=video-modal-title-deluxe-page-hero class=sr-only style=display: none;>Video Player</h2> <div class=video-modal__iframe-container> <iframe id=video-modal-iframe-deluxe-page-hero src= frameborder=0 allow=accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share allowfullscreen title=Video content></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=block-block-area-narrow-post block-block-area-narrow narrow-block-area> <div class=acf-innerblocks-container> <section class=block-text data-width=wide data-margin-top=standard data-margin-bottom=standard> <div class=block-text__inner> <p>To second-year environmental engineering major Emma Kaputa, one good turn deserves another.</p> <p>As a student in the (SCSD), she was chosen for a six-week summer program that allows high schoolers to work as paid interns in Syracuse University physics labs. Kaputa wanted others to have the same positive research experience she had enjoyed, so, after her first year on campus, she returned to her former high school to recruit more students for the program.</p> <p>The program that left an impression on was <a href=/?s=Syracuse+University+Research+in+Physics+%28SURPh%29>Syracuse University Research in Physics (SURPh)</a>, which aims to inspire students to take up science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies and potentially pursue careers in those areas. About two dozen high schoolers have participated in the program over the past two years. They work on cutting-edge research in University physics labs alongside (A&S) faculty.</p> <p>, professor and chair of physics, leads the program. Assisting her have been Henninger High School science teacher Melanie Pelcher, economics master’s student Devon Lamanna ’23 and Yudaisy Salomón Sargentón, physics department operations specialist. Funding comes from the , the , A&S’s and the.</p> <figure id=attachment_196595 aria-describedby=caption-attachment-196595 style=width: 267px class=wp-caption alignright><img fetchpriority=high decoding=async class= wp-image-196595 src=/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bacteria-scaled-e1707850721402.jpg alt= width=267 height=277 /><figcaption id=caption-attachment-196595 class=wp-caption-text>Undergraduate researcher Emma Kaputa studied biofilm growth in a biophysics lab the summer before entering college.</figcaption></figure> <h2><strong>Working With Biofilms</strong></h2> <p>The program was devised by , an SCSD alumnus who is now a dual physics and economics senior at Syracuse. After joining Ross’ research lab, he recognized that other city school students might have the same dream to work in a science lab, while lacking a way to get a foot in that door. Together with Ross, he formulated the program as a way to facilitate the process.</p> <figure id=attachment_196621 aria-describedby=caption-attachment-196621 style=width: 200px class=wp-caption alignleft><img decoding=async class=wp-image-196621 size-full src=/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_4932Ruell-Branch-e1707859299499.jpeg alt=person with long braids looking ahead width=200 height=277 /><figcaption id=caption-attachment-196621 class=wp-caption-text>Ruell Branch originated the idea to recruit high schoolers for research internships.</figcaption></figure> <p>A grant recipient, Kaputa had already decided to attend Syracuse when she was selected for the internship. That first summer, she worked in assistant professor ’s exploring biofilms—slimy clusters of bacteria that colonize surfaces. She enjoyed the experience so much that she remained in the lab throughout her first year on campus. Eventually, Kaputa accompanied Patteson, a member of the BioInspired Institute, to SCSD’s Nottingham High School to help recruit the next cohort of interns.</p> <p><em></em><em>“</em>I learned so much that first year—science skills, poster presentations, networking. I benefitted a lot from the critical thinking that was required. It was fun to go back to the high school and encourage [my former classmates] to apply. I’m really glad to have had that door opened for me and I wanted to extend that to my classmates,” Kaputa says.</p> <h2><strong>A Published Scientist</strong></h2> <figure id=attachment_196601 aria-describedby=caption-attachment-196601 style=width: 260px class=wp-caption alignright><img decoding=async class=wp-image-196601 src=/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/lab-dishes-scaled-e1707851015462.jpg alt= width=260 height=321 /><figcaption id=caption-attachment-196601 class=wp-caption-text>Kaputa researched how bacteria colonize and spread on surfaces.</figcaption></figure> <p>Patteson calls Kaputa “a really bright and creative student who has made remarkable progress in our group.” She says the program makes it possible for high schoolers to experience real science scholarship. The work Kaputa and her lab mates did—characterizing the mechanical properties of colonies of bacteria—was in the American Chemical Society Journal, with Kaputa listed as a co-author.</p> <p>Kaputa’s continuing work in the lab came with additional opportunities. She presented at the BioInspired Institute’s 2023 annual symposium, winning the Most Social Impact award for her poster about the SURPh program. This semester, she will present about staining biofilms with fluorescence at the ’s annual meeting. She also mentored a new group of high school students in the biofilm lab.</p> <figure id=attachment_196596 aria-describedby=caption-attachment-196596 style=width: 492px class=wp-caption alignleft><img loading=lazy decoding=async class=wp-image-196596 size-full src=/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/emma-kaputa-w-poster-e1707850806780.jpg alt=young person presenting information at a poster at a poster session width=492 height=395 /><figcaption id=caption-attachment-196596 class=wp-caption-text>Kaputa’s summary of the SURPh internship program won the “Most Social Impact” prize at the 2024 BioInspired Symposium.</figcaption></figure> <h2><strong>Opening Doors</strong></h2> <p>“One of the program’s main goals is to open doors for people who might not otherwise get into science, so it was exciting for me to mentor other women in STEM,” Kaputa says. “I enjoyed being able to show them that there is a place for you here and that you can be successful here.”</p> <p>How does someone majoring in environmental engineering become deeply involved in physics research?</p> <p>“There is a lot of physics in engineering,” Kaputa says. “In the coming decades, being at the intersection of these fields will be critical to finding solutions to issues like climate change. I’m hopeful that having a background in multiple fields will give me a unique and useful perspective. It’s exciting to be at the forefront. Life sciences blended with math and physics-biophysics is everything I love.”</p> <p>It’s important that the interns are compensated, Kaputa says. “This being a paid position is a reason why someone might be able to do summer research. In some families, high schoolers are responsible for providing income, so they need to work over the summer. An unpaid role could be a huge barrier. Adding the paid internship element makes this a lot more accessible, and I think that’s amazing,” she says.</p> <p>Her advice for others contemplating a science lab internship at Syracuse: “When opportunity knocks, answer. Put yourself out there and show up both physically and mentally. 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