This pilot program is designed to address the underrepresentation of alaska native students in science, technology, engineering and math fields and support the development of a diverse future…

This pilot program is designed to address the underrepresentation of alaska native students in science, technology, engineering and math fields and support the development of a diverse future workforce for NOAA line offices in the alaska region. Alaska fisheries science center will be partnering with staff from sealaska heritage institute, the juneau school district, chatham school district, wrangell school district, sitka school district, klawock school district, hoonah school district, and the juneau stem coalition to pilot a regional science fair to be held at the university of alaska southeast for alaska native high school students and rural southeast alaska students in may of 2023. Sealaska heritage institute has contracted with sanjay pyare PHD at university of alaska southeast to start an american indian science and engineering society college chapter beginning fall 2022. This chapter supports indigenous people in science fields, providing a national science fair, scholarships