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Elected by their peers, CSOs are voices of change.

Chief Science Officers elevate the student voice by bringing their peers and community leaders together to ignite new opportunities in STEM and innovation.

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CSOs foster a vibrant community.

We create change makers and leaders through mentoring, networking and collective action.

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CSO Elaina - Arizona College Prep

“Having two engineers as parents, robotics was a big part of my life growing up, and morphed into sharing, connecting, and communicating my passion for STEM to everyone around me.”

Accomplishments
I serve as the captain of our high school Vex robotics team and I'm the co-founder of Education Empowers, a nonprofit who shares our passion for STEM in the community and extends STEM and robotics opportunities to children lacking such.

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CSOs are students elected by their peers in grades 6-12 to be liaison for STEM and innovation in their schools and community.

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Marissa

Arizona

Cormac

Oregon

Hudson

Michigan

Abrar

Kuwait

Sonora Delegation

Mexico

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CSO Highlight

Meet CSO Mariana

My name is Mariana and I intend to create a Teen Science Cafe at my school. It will meet bi-weekly and I will invite guest speakers and supply hands-on explorations for participating students. I am dedicated to helping my school learn more about science and technology in creative ways. My desire is to make science a fun adventure for students of all ages. Hopefully, that will encourage them to make a difference in the world

From the CSO Blog

February 18, 2019 //

A Gift from STEM Sports

“I received the STEM sports kit free of charge via the Phoenix Suns. After the brief introduction at the Talking Stick Arena, I was given a kit. I presented the kit to my Chief Science Officer (CSO) at my school. CSOs are students who bring STEM to their schools. She jumped at the opportunity to bring… [read more]

February 15, 2019 //

Michigan Spring Cabinet Meeting

Michigan CSOs held a Spring Cabinet Meeting at Covenant Hospital. Chief Science Officers and Advisors had a tour of the Sim lab, interactions with many health professionals – respiratory therapy, nursing, radiology, pharmacy, security, clinical engineering, and many more. We are proud of this fantastic group of young STEM leaders! #svsu

February 11, 2019 //

CGUHS students want to bring science, business and schools together for fair

CASA GRANDE — Merlin D’souza, 15, and Chloe Buchanan, 16, love science. On March 2, they plan to share their enthusiasm for science with the community while bringing together students, businesses and learning institutions for a daylong science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics fair in Peart Park. “The STEAM fair is a full-circle event,” Buchanan… [read more]

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