Festival Team

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Much of the planning and envisioning has been led by Waltham Public School youth at the Charles River Collaboratory! The youth below have not only planned the workshops but they also came up with the name and evnisioned the logo.

  • Festival Coordinator

    Joye Thaller [email protected]

  • Boston College Team

    Dr. Mike Barnett is a STEM Education Professor in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development
    Dr. Avneet Hira, Assistant Profesor of Engineering,
    Dr. Helen Zhang, Senior Reseach Associate, Lynch School of Education and Human Development

  • Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation

    Mr. Robert Perry, is the executive Director of the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation

  • Watch City Steampunk Festival is lead by Melissa Honig

    Much of the planning and envisioning has been led by Waltham Public School youth at the Charles River Collaboratory! The youth below have not only planned the workshops but they also came up with the name and evnisioned the logo.

    Youth Leaders and STEMFest Planners (all Waltham Public School Students!)

    Elio, Priya, Brennan, Emily, Sonia, Jona, Alex, Maggie, Robert, Uber, Besaury, Kaylee, Allison, Luke

    Alumni Leaders

    Aydin, John