STEM workshops for Chong Hwa High School students

UTAR STEM Outreach organised STEM workshops for 16 students from Chong Hwa High School on 24 November 2023 at Sungai Long Campus. A talk on chemical engineers was also conducted to provide the students with knowledge of careers related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The workshop was conducted by Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science academics, namely ChM Ts Dr Tee Shiau Foon, Dr Ng Law Yong and Dr Azlyana binti Ismail. The purpose of the workshops was to promote student interest and attitudes toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The workshops conducted for the students were (1) spray driving of milk powder, and (2) membrane characterisation using SEM.

Chong Hwa High School students who participated in the workshops

Students actively listening to the talk

Students conducting experiments at the workshops

Ms Chia Kea Li from the Division of Programme Promotion sharing information about the programmes available at UTAR