I'm reaching out because BME will be hosting a tent at Purdue Spring Fest on April 18th (9 AM - ~4 PM), and we're looking for a few grad students to help represent our department through interactive demos and outreach. The idea is to showcase simple, engaging demos of your research (or anything BME-related!) that can resonate with a general audience, especially kids and families. Spring Fest is very much a community, family-friendly event with hands-on, interactive activities-think along the lines of slime-making, simple experiments, or visual/interactive displays rather than formal presentations. If helpful, you can check out examples of past demos/activities here: https://ag.purdue.edu/springfest/spring-fest-at-home-activities-demos.html These are a good reference point-they're fun, accessible, and not academically heavy, but still grounded in real science (e.g., simplified demos from your research, making popping boba, extracting DNA from strawberries). Logistics: * We'll have 2-3 hour shifts so no one is there all day * Aim for ~3 demos running at a time * Open to both grad and undergrad involvement * Very informal, outreach-focused environment You're also very welcome to do an activity with your lab mates or friends! If you're interested, you can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14vqGJRtZsJ0pM5Io_U-w-KneuRf3aUmkcjUVmwiI7QE/edit?usp=sharing<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F14vqGJRtZsJ0pM5Io_U-w-KneuRf3aUmkcjUVmwiI7QE%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C02%7Cbmegradstudents-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C07fb9ddcc74c4b8745f908de8ab3dfbf%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639100702317785316%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=80gTl5vSp2UU67RvcErSaUzE0%2B4yRf65KG5wCY7TYJE%3D&reserved=0> Even a short shift would be super helpful, and it's honestly a really fun way to share your work with the community. Let me know if you have questions or want to brainstorm demo ideas, I'm happy to help! Thanks so much :) Best, Samantha Mata Robles, B.S. BME PhD Candidate Biomedical Engineering Linnes Lab & Health TechQuity Lab Purdue University (she/her/hers) Let's Connect!<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_samanthamatarobles_%26d%3DDwMF-g%26c%3DeuGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM%26r%3DFskl7XajZKicXFsPsV4-Z9mOMicYP4pZFhqsR8fk7HM%26m%3DsHeRgXaHzwxmeE-5kYIB9NLoikIZyG4FYD_7QxTLoaZeJdg8YYK2VZGnpWg4crp2%26s%3D3sS328L1RyYhIiBBKoziXcRd9ktt8ZdYbRqJAfvzmHM%26e%3D&data=05%7C02%7Cbmegradstudents-list%40ecn.purdue.edu%7C07fb9ddcc74c4b8745f908de8ab3dfbf%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C1%7C0%7C639100702317807124%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KvXNsjHoibXgtzWyGcSMIWJ9EINX38D%2F5rWyRCyZtsE%3D&reserved=0>