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Pratim is the Research Chair of STEM Education and an Associate Professor of Learning Sciences at the Werklund School of Education. His research interests include epistemology, open science and open coding, creative experiences in STEM education and computational modeling and thinking. He is the recipient of NSF CAREER Award (2012) for his research on integrating agent-based modeling and programming with K-12 STEM education. He directs the Mind, Matter & Media Lab.

Marie-Claire is a science teacher educator and science education researcher studying identities, language and belonging in all kinds of STEM environments including science classrooms, mentoring programs, teacher-scientist collaborations, online science journalism and public experiences of scientific art and creativity. She has published in wide range of journals including the Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. Marie-Claire leads the Werklund Science Educators Network and teaches courses in secondary science teaching methods and STEM education.

Dr. Kim’s work is focused on using scientists’ resources and tools (especially Earth Sciences) for the research and development of learning resources and tools using technology. Her research work is carried out in collaboration with teachers and students as design partners, and by observing their interactions, discourse and artifacts

Molly Segal produces stories for radio and podcasts from Alberta’s Bow Valley. Molly works from her home office overlooking the Rocky Mountains, which she spends her spare time exploring by ski, on foot or by canoe. She’s worked for CBC stations in Halifax and Calgary, producing news and current affairs stories. Her work has aired on more than a dozen national CBC Radio One programs, including The Current, The Sunday Edition, The Doc Project, Tapestry, Out in the Open, World Report, and The World This Weekend.

Alycia is entering her second year of the after-degree Bachelor of Education program in the Werklund school of Education at the University of Calgary. Her first degree is a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and her main interests were in aquatic palaeontology and academic research.

Alycia’s non-academic time expenditures include acrylic abstract art, everything related to fish, recreational slo-pitch and belly dance. She is a member of the Calgary-based collaborative group, Nightingale Dance, which explores the expression of modern and feminist themes through belly dance performance.

Hebah is entering her second year of doctoral studies at the Werklund School of Education. She is interested in design thinking in engineering education. She is working on data analysis for Radio EpiSTEMology team projects.

Kaylee is entering the second year of the after-degree Bachelor of Education program in the Werklund school of Education at the University of Calgary.

Diali is a PhD student in the Learning Sciences PhD program.