Instructors Recognized for STEM Projects

Instructors Matthew Lincoln and Amanda Carlisle were recognized by the Beaufort County Police Activities League for their participation in the 2017 Summer STEM camp. The nationally recognize summer camp provides a four-week STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) camp for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.

Amanda Carlisle, lead instructor for science, used hands-on activities to discuss how science can help solve crimes. In her sessions, the students compared handwriting samples to identify the author of a message and used thin-layer chromatography to help identify the differences in ink pens. Lisa Hill, dean of the Arts and Sciences division, said she is grateful to Carlisle for representing BCCC and assisting with this educational opportunity for the youth of Beaufort County. Carlisle’s experience in criminal forensics is another example of the important role STEM plays in our world.

Matt Lincoln, lead instructor for the mechanical engineering technology, worked with middle school students on a variety of STEM activities. They used 3D modeling software to design a vehicle, learned how to use a 3D printer, and were able to print out smaller vehicles. They used some small engineering car kits in which the students would design and build a car and race them in the end. Ben Morris, dean of the Business and Industrial Technology division and BC- PAL board member, said that the support of highly skilled instructors, such as Carlisle and Lincoln, are very important to exposing youth in our area to various career opportunities in the STEM fields.