Eradicating Science Illiteracy at Its Roots
A Pioneering Platform for Early Education
The Junior Scientist Maker Program, an innovative public-private partnership, tackles elementary science illiteracy with a world-class team of experienced entrepreneurs, a 2022 MacArthur Genius Fellow, top educators, and researchers. We nurture young critical thinkers and emphasize early science education to build a scientifically literate America.
Program Partners
Global Tinker, a multi-award-winning children's media company based in New York, combines storytelling, educational pedagogy, and technology to prepare children for the 21st Century. Our diverse offerings include the global award-winning educational animated series, "The Paper Girls Show," graphic novels, digital applications, and comprehensive educational curricula.
Global Tinker
The Center for Inquiry-based Learning
The Center for Inquiry-based Learning (CIBL) is a nonprofit from Durham, North Carolina. CIBL specializes in interactive STEM education for K-8, offering STEM kits, activities, and teacher development for over two decades.
Spearheaded by 2022 MacArthur Genius Fellow Dr. Jenna Jambeck and environmental scientist Kathryn Marie Youngblood, and in partnership with the University of Georgia, Debris Tracker engages citizen scientists in tracking global plastic pollution, aiding research and policy development.
Debris Tracker
Team
MacArther Genius Fellow ‘22; Founder @ Debris Tracker; Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at University of Georgia. PhD, University of Florida.
Co-founder @ Global Tinker; 4x award-winning producer; Joan Ganz Cooney Wellbeing by Design Fellow @ Sesame Workshop; B.F.A. @ USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Associate Director @ Center for Inquiry-based Learning; NatGeo Certified Educator; NCSMT Center K-8 Educator Award; BA Marine Sciences @ Coastal Carolina University.
Co-founder & CEO @ Global Tinker; 4x multi-award-winning producer; Ex. Sony Pictures, Sesame Workshop; $1BN IPO @ Europe’s largest e-commerce brand; MBA @ UPenn.
Research Engineer @ University of Georgia New Materials Institute; Citizen Science Director @ Debris Tracker; BA Environmental Health Engineering @ UGA.
Advisors
Finance & Community Impact Advisor; General Manager @ Philadelphia 76ers; Duke University.
Educator Mentor; Enrichment & RTI Teacher; Specialty in international programming, Hunter College.
Pilot Program Advisor in Title 1 School Districts; Gifted Education Facilitator & Teacher; Radford University.
Research Advisor; Dir. of Research at Research Schools International; Columbia University.
Technology Advisor; Founder @ Chewed Pixel Studios; Ex. Wells Fargo, Sesame Workshop.
Creative Science Writing Advisor; Award-winning screenwriter; BA @ Johns Hopkins University.