{"id":678,"date":"2022-12-09T17:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T17:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=678"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:50:38","slug":"outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/about\/outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Faculty from the Department of Chemistry are actively involved in a range of public engagement activities which explain the relevance of our research to non-scientists and increase the involvement of underrepresented groups in STEM.<\/p>\n<h3>Beach Cleanups<\/h3>\n<p>The Fieser Research Group organizes three beach cleanups each year. In collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/healthebay.org\/\">Heal the Bay<\/a>, they compile data on waste collection to be used for policy development. To get involved\/volunteer, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/fieserlab.weebly.com\/beach-cleanups.html\">Fieser Group Outreach Page<\/a>. Photo credit: Maurice Roper, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/\">USC Wrigley Institute<\/a> photographer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/01\/usc-chemistry-outreach-fieser-hermosa-beach-clean-up-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/01\/usc-chemistry-outreach-fieser-hermosa-beach-clean-up-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/01\/usc-chemistry-outreach-fieser-hermosa-beach-clean-up-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/01\/usc-chemistry-outreach-fieser-hermosa-beach-clean-up-4-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Research Internships<\/h3>\n<p>Since 2010, USC and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cerritos.edu\/chemistry\/\">Cerritos College<\/a> have worked together to offer paid research internships to qualified Cerritos students. This 8-week, NSF-funded summer program introduces participants to USC&#8217;s ongoing laboratory research in energy and sustainability. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More at USC News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1338\/climbing-the-stem-of-success\/\">Climbing the STEM of Success<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3079\/community-college-interns-solar-research\/\">Underrepresented Community College Students Launch into Solar Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/01\/usc-chemistry-outreach-cerritos-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/01\/usc-chemistry-outreach-cerritos-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/01\/usc-chemistry-outreach-cerritos-1-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"parent":664,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-678","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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