UTAR STEM Outreach organised STEM workshops for 26 students from Olive IGCSE
Centre on 12 July 2023 at Sungai Long Campus. The workshops were held to
spark excitement and create awareness about science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects among school students,
educators, parents and the community.
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The workshop was conducted by Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and
Science academics Dr Ong Chuan Fang, Dr Yeo Heng Giap Ivan and Dr Wong Hong
Mun. Dr Ong conducted an activity where the students get to experience the
setting-up of surveying equipment while Dr Wong did a demonstration of the
Stirling Engine. Meanwhile, in the workshop, Dr Yeo introduced the students
to mathematical modelling known as the SIR Model for the spread of an
epidemic.
Overall, the students were exposed to STEM-related activities and
motivated to pursue studies in STEM-related fields.
The students with
trainers
Representatives
from the Division of Programme Promotion giving an introduction of the
programmes offered by UTAR
Dr Ong guiding
the students while setting up the surveying equipment
Dr Wong
explaining the usage of Stirling Engine
Students being
introduced to SIR Model by Dr Yeo
Dr Wong
demonstrating the Stirling Engine
Students taking
turns to experience the surveying equipment
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