Meet Aksiin Storer! He first joined ANSEP in 2012 and is currently pursuing his B.S. in Fisheries and Marine Science degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This summer, he is interning with the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Little Port Walter where he is researching chinook salmon. Below is a journal entry from […]
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This year, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is proud to announce the largest-ever graduating class of its full-time, academic year Acceleration Academy opportunity. Twenty-eight students from the Anchorage, Bethel, Matanuska-Susitna and residential campuses earned their high school diplomas when they graduated this past weekend. Along with their degree, the 28 students will be leaving Acceleration Academy […]
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At the ANSEP Middle School Academy, students are given the opportunity to explore their passion for STEM and work alongside experienced educators and professionals. ANSEP’s Middle School Academy aims to inspire students in grades 6-8 to pursue careers in STEM by offering hands-on experiences, interactive learning, and a supportive community. This month, ANSEP’s Middle School […]
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Brandon Bachman is Yup’ik, grew up in Haines, Alaska and his family is from Kwigillingok. In 2012, he first joined ANSEP as a high school student and completed his computer build. The following year, he participated in ANSEP’s Summer Bridge component and then immediately began attending UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage as a University Success […]
Alaska Airlines, a longtime strategic partner of ANSEP (Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program), is offering a new opportunity to ANSEP middle and high schoolers through hands-on simulations that will introduce students to the aviation industry and the diverse career opportunities that exist for them through the pursuit of a STEM education. Strategic partners like […]
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Funding to support ongoing permafrost research, K–12 education collaborations Dr. Sarah Evans, a quantitative hydrogeologist and an assistant professor in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES), has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF’s CAREER is a foundationwide activity that offers the NSF’s most prestigious […]
At the AISES National Conference earlier this month, ANSEP Vice Provost and Founder Dr. Herb Schroeder was awarded the Educator Partner Service award! This award recognizes a program for their AISES advocacy and their excellent guidance, leadership, and expertise to support indigenous students and professionals in STEM! What started in 1995 as a scholarship program for university students, […]
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For a 10-th grader Beck Nordlum, this school year marks a new educational opportunity: taking high-school classes and getting college credits toward a bachelor’s degree simultaneously. Originally from Kotzebue, Nordlum is participating in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Acceleration Academy component — a program that allows students to complete their high school graduation […]
Twenty years ago, Sam Bailey envisioned a career spent in classrooms, inspiring and guiding curious students through the fascinating and frustrating universe of mathematics. Instead, Sam fueled his passion for teaching – and learning – as supervisor of Alyeska’s brilliant-and-busy automation engineering team. Sam’s team is responsible for automation aspects of Alyeska’s operations, on the […]
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This summer, 21 students from across Alaska are participating in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Summer Bridge opportunity, which places recent high school graduates in paid science, engineering or business internships with ANSEP strategic partners. Over the course of 10 weeks, students are preparing for college and future STEM careers by getting hands-on, […]
