Livia Lambert has aspirations of joining the science field and
study human and animal behavior. The EBCI tribal member and senior
at Cherokee High School will represent her Tribe and school as a North
Carolina delegate to the Congress of Future Science and Technology
Leaders event being held in Lowell, Mass. near Boston on June 29
July 1.
"It's a program to give people as much guidance as they can
if they want to go into the science and technology programs in life,"
said Lambert of the event which is being hosted by the National
Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists.
Lambert has already been accepted to six of the eight colleges
she has applied to, and she's awaiting word next month on the other
two before she'll make her final selection of a school, but she's
already pretty certain what her field of study will be. "I'm very
interested in human behavior and animal behavior and those types
of sciences. I just haven't decided which I'll study yet, but for
sure in that area."
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FUTURE
SCIENTIST: Livia Lambert, an EBCI tribal member and senior
at Cherokee High School, has been chosen to serve as a North
Carolina delegate to the Congress of Future Science and Technology
Leaders event being held in Lowell, Mass. near Boston on June
29 July 1. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather)
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She's very much looking forward to her trip in June for the
science opportunities as well as other reasons. "I've never been
to Boston before, and I've always wanted to go so I'm super-excited
about that. Anytime I get to go to a big city, I love it."
According to information from the National Academy of Future
Scientists and Technologists, "The purpose of this event is to honor,
inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who
aspire to be scientists and technologists, to stay true to their
dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources
to help them reach their goal."
Lambert said she's looking forward to hearing the speakers at
the event and learning about all the different fields of science
and technology. "I'm always excited to learn more. I like the engineering
and editing of computer science. I don't have a ton of experience
in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
area, just what I've learned through high school, so whatever they
have to offer will be good."
Lambert was nominated for the opportunity by Susan Reiser, UNCA
lecturer and associate dean of natural sciences. Reiser has been
Lambert's instructor in an Introduction to Multimedia and Computer
Science class that she took as part of a joint program between UNCA
and Cherokee High School.
Richard Rossi, National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists
executive director, commented, "This is a crucial time in America
when we need more nimble-minded and creative scientists and technologists
who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially.
Focused, bright and determined students like Livia Lambert are our
future and she deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give
her."
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