Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB IS A NONPROFIT HANDS-ON LABORATORY WHERE INQUISITIVE MINDS AND SCIENCE-ENTHUSIASTS CAN EXPLORE THE LIFE SCIENCES. WE ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE TO OBSERVE AND ANALYZE THROUGH DISCOVERY BASED LEARNING AND STEM ENRICHMENT.
SEAPERCH IS AN INNOVATIVE UNDERWATER ROBOTICS PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BUILD AN UNDERWATER REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE (ROV) IN AN IN-SCHOOL OR OUT-OF-SCHOOL SETTING. STUDENTS BUILD THE ROV FROM A KIT COMPRISED OF LOW-COST, EASILY ACCESSIBLE PARTS, FOLLOWING A CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES BASIC ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CONCEPTS WITH A MARINE ENGINEERING THEME.THE SEAPERCH PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT ROBOTICS, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) WHILE BUILDING AN UNDERWATER ROV AS PART OF A SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ENGINEERING CONCEPTS, PROBLEM-SOLVING, TEAMWORK, AND TECHNICALAPPLICATIONS.
IN 2017 THE CSL LAUNCHED OUR FIRST IGEM TEAM COMPRISED OF ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND COMPETED IN THE INTERNATIONAL GENETIC ENGINEERING MACHINE COMPETITION. IN IGEM, STUDENTS PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY BY TACKLING EVERYDAY ISSUES FACING THE WORLD. IGEM GIVES STUDENTS FROM PITTSBURGH'S HOMEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY BY TACKLING EVERYDAY ISSUES FACING THE WORLD SUCH AS TURNING AGRICULTURAL WASTE INTO BIOFUELS AND WORKING TO CURE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THE IGEM COMPETITION IS AN ANNUAL WORLD-WIDE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY COMPETITION WITH TEAMS REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES, CHILE, KAZAKHSTAN, SOUTH KOREA, EGYPT, SOUTH AFRICA, MEXICO, GERMANY, AND AUSTRALIAAMONG OTHERS. THESE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS WORK THROUGHOUT THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL TO BUILD GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SYSTEMS FOR THE COMPETITION. STUDENTS PARTICIPATING ON THE CSL'S TEAM WORK WITH CSL STAFF MENTORS TO TRAIN AND FINE-TUNE THEIR ESSENTIAL LAB SKILLS IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE IN THE IGEM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JAMBOREE, HELD ANNUALLY IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
THE DRONE ACADEMY IS A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH YOUTH IN GRADES 9-12 FLYING LESSONS TO SAFELY FLY THEIR OWN DRONES. FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE 16 AND OLDER, WE WILL TAKE THE TIME TO ORGANIZE STUDY AND TESTING SESSIONS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO PASS THEIR 14 CFR 107.71 EXAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Andre Samuel | PRESIDENT & CEO | 2 | $33,966 |
| Carrianne Floss | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Fries | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Seadler | CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Alka Patel | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Palmer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Lammie | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Kenya Boswel | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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