Conn Center Outreach

Research Summer Camp & Science Fair Mentoring Survey

You are receiving this survey because you (or your child) took part in a Research Summer Camp or Science Fair Mentoring offered by the University of Louisville's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research. Your response will help to assess the effectiveness of this training and inform how future training activities are designed and deployed. Please complete one survey per participant.

Thank you so much for your insights!

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* 1. Please select the activities in which you participated:

Research Summer Camp 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Science Fair Mentoring 2010 - 2020

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Did your appreciation of environmental challenges that Conn Center addresses increase?

Yes

None of the above

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* 3. How would you rate the quality of your training?

1 = low

5 = adequate

10 = exceptional

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* 4. What are the new things you learned?

I learned about renewable energy fields of solar energy conversion, biofuels, solar fuels, energy storage, and energy efficiency.

I learned how to formulate research questions and test them in the lab.

I learned how to present a research question and data as a project.

This training improved skills I already had.

I found that energy science and engineering are not for me.

None of the above

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* 5. Did the training influence your choice of college major?

Yes, it did. I chose a STEM major.

Yes, it did. I chose a major not related to STEM.

Yes, it did. I decided not to attend university.

No, it did not. I was going to choose a STEM major anyway.

No, it did not. I was going to choose a non-STEM major anyway.

No, it did not. I was not going to attend university anyway.

I chose to take up environmental challenges in other ways.

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* 6. What were the outcomes of this training?

I participated in a science fair competition.

I won a science fair competition!

I was selected for a fellowship, scholarship, or other honor.

I published a paper or abstract on a renewable energy project or topic.

I chose a renewable energy-related field for my education and career.

I had a great time at Conn Center, but life has taken me on a different path than energy science & engineering.

None of the above

Other (please specify)