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Sterinbach assists in teaching SciTech Student Learning Lab classes at TU's Center for STEM Excellence. The field trip program provides hands-on inquiry-based science activities for students in grades 3–12 that stimulate thought and actively engage participants.

Sterinbach joins the Center for STEM Excellence team as a member of the  Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps (CCCC), a year-long program that pairs young adults with organizations working on conservation in Maryland.

Originally from New York City, Sterinbach became interested in STEM education after seeing the inequities prominent in the NYC public school system. She is enthusiastic about working at TU's Center for STEM Excellence because of its mission to empower teachers and students to further engage with STEM curricula. 

Now, in her role as a CCCC Member at TUCSE, Sterinbach focuses on creating labs and loaner kits for the SciTech Student Learning Lab, Science is Elementary, and Maryland Loaner Lab (MDLL) programs that will allow students to see how science, especially climate science, applies to their daily lives.

"To be able to work with students learning about and acting on climate change gives me hope for our future," Sterinbach shares. "Environmental science is relevant to everyone, so I aim to show students how science can be fun and digestible!"