STEM School Outreach Program
As part of the IEEE ComSoc WICE ‘International Women’s Day 2025 Exemplary Contest’, the IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC conducted a School STEM Outreach Program for young girls who had freshly entered Class 10. It was conducted at L’ecole Chempaka School - Silver Rocks. As with all fields, women are severely underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and this discourages young girls from pursuing STEM careers. Despite the significant contributions women have brought over the years, there continues to be a lack of acknowledgement of the same. Through this STEM Outreach Program, speakers were able to explain what STEM exactly is and why, specifically female students, must choose STEM. The age group chosen for this session is one that is at a crucial step of choosing which path to follow.
The session was led by a team of IEEE members - Alfy Joseph Kunjumon, Arun Aravindakshan, Meghna J Pai, Aakash Anand, Fathima Meera, and Mahreen Zuraiq. All the 6 speakers were ComSoc members. The speakers gave various talks regarding STEM with a focus on Women in STEM. The program was attended by 65 young girl students.
There was an engaging and interactive session with a project demonstration of a drone made by Arun. There was an engaging session of IoT (Internet of Things) where the students were given microprocessors, sensors etc. and were familiarized with their uses. A few other projects were also displayed. The students were asked various questions during each session, and rewarded for the same.
It was a wonderful program with active participation by the students throughout. By the end of the program, the students were highly motivated to take up STEM career paths.
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- TC 9/2170 - 1, Silver Rocks
- Sreekariyam, Edavacode Rd, Edavacode
- Thiruvananthapuram,, Kerala
- India 695017
- Building: Mango
Speakers
Alfy
Introduction to IEEE and ComSoc
He is a 3rd year Electronics and Communication Engineering student at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. He is also the Chair of IEEE SCT SB.
Biography:
3rd year ECE student at SCTCE and Chair of IEEE SCT SB
Mahreen
What is STEM?
She is a 1st Year Computer Science and Engineering student at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. She is also the Secretary of IEEE Comsoc SCT SBC.
Biography:
1st Year CSE student at SCTCE and Secretary of IEEE Comsoc SCT SBC
Fathima
Women in STEM
She is a 2nd year Electronics and Communication Engineering student at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. She is also the Women in Communications Engineering representative of IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC.
Biography:
2nd Year ECE student at SCTCE and WICE IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC
Aakash
Why should you take up STEM?
He is a 3rd year Electronics and Communication Engineering student at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. He is also the Vice Chair of IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC.
Biography:
3rd Year ECE student at SCTCE and Vice-Chair of IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC
Arun
Internet of Things and Project Demo
He is a 3rd year Electronics and Communication Engineering student at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. He is also the Chair of IEEE RAS SCT SBC.
Biography:
3nd Year ECE student at SCTCE and Chair of IEEE RAS SCT SBC
Meghna
STEM
She is a 3rd year Electronics and Communication Engineering student at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. She is also the Chair of IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC.
Biography:
3rd Year ECE student at SCTCE, and Chair of IEEE ComSoc SCT SBC
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A School STEM Outreach Program to motivate and inspire young female students to get involved in STEM and pursue STEM careers.
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