Q-STEM Research
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Phone: (718) 482-6071
QSTEM@lagcc.cuny.edu
We’re thrilled to offer a unique opportunity for students to learn research skills, conduct paid research or participate in discipline specific internships. These opportunities are designed for curious minds eager to delve into STEM research and learn essential professional skills. This opportunity happens twice during the academic year. The winter session starts Mid-December, and the summer sessions starts Mid-June. Eligibility and Application Open to All LaGuardia STEM Students. Students can do research as early as their first year at LaGuardia.
Benefits of Research
Research Students
- Mentorship: work one-on-one with a faculty mentor
- Real-World Projects: Apply your newfound knowledge and skills to a research project that contributes to the work being conducted
Research 101 – Preparatory Learning
- Intensive Research Methodology: Dive into the research methods, understand the ethics of experimentation, and learn to communicate in science research
- Skill Acquisition: Equip yourself with critical skills such as data analysis, scientific writing, and presentation techniques
All students
- Visits to Queens College: Tour of research facilities at Queens College where you will meet and connect with faculty. Lab Technique workshop where you will learn lab skills specific to your discipline taught by Queens College faculty.
- Science Communication: Work with Irondale’s STEM to STEAM Exact Communication curriculum that helps students develop communication and presentation skills. Students learn how to do effective science communication to a variety of audiences.
- Workshops: Student attend a variety of workshops to develop academic and professional skills. Workshops are scheduled both at LaGuardia and at Queens College.
Research 101
Students work with a group based on their discipline of interest. They learn basic lab skills, how to read journal articles and understand the nature of faculty led research. They learn to develop an inquiry-based hypothesis, collect data and present their findings to a group of student peers and faculty. Students will also participate in workshops to build study and time management skills and also presentation skills to prepare them for discussing STEM research to general audiences at conferences and symposiums
Student in Research 101 will also be able to participate in the Q-STEM visits to Queens College for a Lab Crawl, where they can visit several labs and meet with faculty conducting research in their discipline. They will also be able to participate in a Lab Technique day at Queens College where students can learn lab specific skills that would be applicable for their discipline.
Students who participate in Research 101 will be given priority for doing faculty-led research during the following research round.
Q-STEM Research and Preparatory Academy
Q-STEM Research is broken up into two parts, the preparatory academy where students learn specific research skills and the research project in faculty labs. Students in the Q-STEM Research and Preparatory academy also participate in workshops to build discipline specific skills, presentation skills to prepare them for discussing STEM research to general audiences at conferences and symposiums. Student will also complete the CUNY CITI training in the responsible conduct in research. Student in conducting research will also be able to participate in the Q-STEM visits to Queens College for a Lab Crawl, where they can visit several labs and meet with faculty conducting research in their discipline. They will also be able to participate in a Lab Technique Day at Queens College where students can learn lab specific skills that would be applicable for their discipline. Students will receive a $2,500 stipend for full participation in this activity.