2024-25 KCGIP Students Mentor Future Scientists and Engineers.

Meet the 2024-25 KCGIP Oregon Pathways to Industry Research Careers (OPIRC) mentors. Mentors were selected based on lived experience, past experience with mentorship, and interest in supporting the next-generation of scientists and engineers. Mentors develop their mentorship and leadership skills through formal training and workshops prior to meeting with mentees, and receiving coaching from Stacey York, Sr Director of Professional Development & Workforce Readiness. 

Mentors meet with OPIRC mentees on a monthly basis, providing mentorship and advice on building a successful path to an industrial or national lab career. In addition to mentorship, OPIRC mentees are eligible for scholarships, specialized advising, and other career supports. 

OPIRC programming is supported through funding from the National Science Foundation and recently awarded Workforce Ready Grant.

"To be a good scientist, you must be curious. To be a good engineer, you must be a problem-solver. Remember that in your STEM journey, with all of its joys and upheavals, is designed to channel those traits, which I guarantee you have in abundance, toward a mission of improving people's lives. Develop your curiosity and problem-solving, take ownership of your education, and you'll be well on your way to success."