20th Annual Jack Kilby STEM Day 10/25/2024

Join us for the Annual Jack Kilby STEM Day!

Keynote Speaker

Barton will be announcing the our Keynote Speaker for 2024 soon.

For more information, please contact the JKSD committee at (620) 792-9200 or JKSTEMDay@bartonccc.edu

Event Details

When - October 25, 2024
Time - 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where - Barton Community College Campus (Maps)
Who's invited - All high school juniors and seniors, plus High School students with appropriate IEPs, high school instructors, staff, and administrators.
Cost - JKSD is FREE for all attendees, but registration is required.

Registration:

Teacher/Sponsor Registration will open in August.
Student Registration will open in Sept. We look forward to seeing you.

Schedule of Events:

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration/Check in (Fine Arts building)
9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. - Welcome Assembly (Fine Arts Auditorium)
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Session 1 - Keynote Speaker (Fine Arts Auditorium) OR Breakout Session 1
10:25 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. - Session 2 - Keynote Speaker (Fine Arts Auditorium) OR Breakout Session 2
11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. - Session 3 - Lunch/Tour and Breakout (Keynote has breakout with faculty)
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Session 4 - Breakout and Lunch/Tour

Breakout Session Pathways

Students will choose from the pathways described below. Within each pathway, students will select two breakout sessions.

Pathways are either:

Blue Path: Keynote / Breakout 2 / Lunch & Campus Tour / Breakout 3
Gold Path: Breakout 1 / Breakout 2 / Keynote / Lunch & Campus Tour

Breakout Session Activities:

Complete information will be available by August 2024. Breakout session activities are being updated as information becomes available.

Amanda Alliband;

TBD

Amy Betz;

TBD

Ashley Burdick; Careers in Animal Care

Learn about what it takes to be a zookeeper, about the many different positions there are at the zoos and other animal care facilities and meet one of our animal education ambassadors.

Brandon Steinert; Fantastic Photons for Fabulous Photos: A Photography Lighting Crash Course

Learn to use light to Take better photos! Learn to make portraits eye-catching, flattering, and/or dramatic.

Charlotte Cates;

TBD

Cherish Robinson: Besides toys, how can we use 3D Prints Everyday?

3D printing is something that has a wide variety - toys and other consumer goods, industrial, automotive, medical, movie props, etc. We will look briefly and the history, then how it's changing our world. We will discuss where to find models, how to modify them, plus create new models.

Curtis Rose; Esports, Gaming and Education

Learn about esports and how gaming is enhancing the learning experience. Get a hands-on experience with how VR can be used in STEM classrooms.

Dr. Michael Oetken; Creating a Bold Future with Augmented Reality

This session explores the transformative potential of augmented reality (AR). Discover how AR will revolutionize industries from healthcare to entertainment, enhancing every day experiences with immersive, interactive technology. Learn about cutting-edge advancements, future trends, and practical applications poised to redefine our interaction with the world. get insights into the challenges and opportunities in the rapidly evolving AR landscape and how K-State is leading the charge in this exciting field.

Eric Smith;

TBD

Heartland Farms;

TBD

Jason West; Cancer Drug Discovery and Development from Start to Finish

Highlighting the key milestones of taking a drug from inception/initial discovery to clinical use.

Kelly Getty;

TBD

Kim Stewart & Eric Deneault; Building the Future: Hands-On STEM in Construction, Engineering Design, and Manufacturing

Dive into the practical side of STEM with focused, application-based learning in Construction, Engineering Design, and Manufacturing Technology. Students will learn about problem-solving skills and creativity, discovering boundless opportunities to impact the world through inno9vative construction, engineering, and manufacturing solutions.

Lindsay Holmes & Lawrence Weber;

TBD

Mandy Kern; Bird Watching - Merlin and other cool nature apps.

375 of the 450 bird species found in Kansas have been documented at Cheyenne Bottoms. Merlin is a great citizen science tool used to identify and document birds. Tablets will be provided for student use. Students will ID birds using mounts, photos set up along a nature hike, and live birds witnessed on Barton Campus, and using bird song calls. As time allows, we will delve into some other great apps like iNaturalist, Seek and Star Chart.

Mark Freeman;

TBD

Melissa Nelson:

TBD

Nicolette Lindstrom; Indispensable: Is a Career in Pharmacy Right for You?

Pharmacists play an important role in helping people get the best results from their medications. In this session you will learn what it takes to be a pharmacist, how the sciences play an integral part, and walk through a day in the life of a hospital pharmacist. With over 100+ career pathways to choose from come learn if pharmacy is right for your!

Dr. Oleg Ravitskiy; Virtual Human Dissection. Table 10 Enables Anatomage Bodies to Function as Living Humans

Body, an angioplasty as you guide a wire and balloon through the arteries into the heart or remove structures one at a time and watch the breathing heart while performing an ECG.

SSG Aaron Parr;

TBD

Tyler Schiffelbein; The Power of the Mind

Learn how our cognitive blindness can greatly affect how we perceive what goes on what goes on around us.

Vanessa Pearce, Andy Kleinsasser & Bryan Baerg; A Day in the Life of a Meteorologist

Explore the world of weather including what causes storms, identifying clouds and storm features and the role of a meteorologist.

Renae Skelton;

TBD

2024 JKSD Sponsors

Invention - $ 5,000.00 Donation

Inspiration - $2,500.00 Donation

Exploration $1,000.00 Donation

Dennis & Jann Sherman
AVON From Cherish

Curiosity - $500.00 Donation

Interested in Donating?

Contact Lindsey Bogner at (620) 786-1141 at the Barton Foundation to become a sponsor and have your name or business listed here.