{"id":7622,"date":"2019-09-25T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/chemistry\/?p=7622"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:53:00","slug":"underrepresented-community-college-students-launch-into-solar-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/2019\/09\/25\/underrepresented-community-college-students-launch-into-solar-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Underrepresented Community College Students Launch into Solar Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/USC-Cerritos-College-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/10\/USC-Cerritos-College-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"students and professor\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Through the USC-Cerritos College Summer Research Internship in Solar Energy, community college students gain firsthand experience in searching for sustainable solutions. From left, Cerritos College Professor of Chemistry Jeff Bradbury and Cerritos College students Ariel Ramirez, Diala Alhousari and Rachelle Elhessen. 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