Our exhibitors for the 2024 Regeneron ISEF have an array of resources for learning. Below you will find resources, links, and information from many of our exhibitors. They are excited to meet you in the STEM Innovation Expo!
San Fernando, CA
DIY Girls is a non-profit organization that creates opportunities for girls and gender-expansive youth to explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) in a supportive community designed to inspire exploration and positive confidence-building experiences that extend beyond these fields.
Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada
At Amino Labs, our mission is to make biotechnology learning and innovation accessible to everyone. Join Amino Labs to see for yourself how to create living art with colorful engineered bacteria and how genetic engineering works – no prior knowledge necessary!
Norco, CA
We are on a mission to promote onsite composting; cultivating vibrant communities in and above the soil, helping to create a world wide paradigm shift towards a regenerative and sustainable society.
Pasadena, CA
JPL is a research and development lab federally funded by NASA and managed by Caltech. We are a leader in robotic space exploration, sending rovers to Mars, probes into the farthest reaches of the solar system, and satellites to advance understanding of our home planet.
Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Zoo mission and vision: Through the passion of our team, the Los Angeles Zoo is leading the way in saving wildlife and connecting Angelenos to the natural world by providing exemplary animal care, delivering distinctive and diverse learning opportunities, and creating unforgettable experiences.
Creating a just and sustainable world where people and wildlife thrive, together. Saving Wildlife; Enriching Our Communities; Creating Connections to Nature.
San Pedro, CA
We are the only 24/7/365 safe haven for marine animals in Los Angeles County.
Over 8,000 animals have been given crucial veterinary care, food, and shelter by our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
Downey, CA
We are a hands on STEM museum located in the city of Downey; where we serve the surrounding communities through fun and engaging STEM programs and activities to ignite a community of critical and creative thinkers.
Fort Meade, MD
The National Security Agency leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both signals intelligence (SIGINT) insights and cybersecurity products and services and enables computer network operations to gain a decisive advantage for the nation and our allies.
Los Angeles, CA
Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) is a non-profit that has been bringing people to the River and bringing the River to the people since 1986. FoLAR has an outstanding environmental education program where students get fully immersed in LA River education and become LA River stewards. Along with the environmental education programs, FoLAR has monthly community events, restoration, annual film and art festival; RiverFest and the Annual Great LA River Clean Up.
Los Angeles, CA
The ABE Greater Los Angeles Area site of the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE-LA) works to support biotechnology education in the Greater LA area. Our program is centered around ABE’s engaging, hands-on biotechnology lab curriculum. Teachers receive free training on the curriculum, and once trained, we lend them the materials and provide the technical support they need to be able to implement the curriculum in their own classrooms. All training and materials are free to all teachers.
Huntington Beach, CA
We advocate for the full protection of the Bolsa Chica and educate our community about its ecological value.
Anaheim, CA
For more than 25 years, TGR Foundation has worked to create a world where opportunity is universal and potential is limitless. With an unwavering commitment to impact youth from under-resourced communities, its mission is to empower students to pursue their passions through education. TGR Foundation helps students learn, grow and prepare for their futures through signature programs focused on STEAM educational enrichment, health and well-being, college and career readiness and educator professional development.
Los Angeles, CA
Mobile Museums are unique educational spaces within customized tractor-trailers. They simulate scientific research environments. Join us aboard the La Brea Tar Pits Mobile Museum: Ice Age Discoveries to discover fossils, make scientific observations and travel on a journey to Ice Age Los Angeles!
Long Beach, CA
The CSULB Shark lab is a research lab that works to study the physiological and behavioral ecology of marine animals, particularly elasmobranchs, along California’s coastline. In addition to our research efforts, we are committed to outreach and education. Through various programs and initiatives, we engage with the community to increase public awareness and knowledge of beach safety and our oceans.
Los Angeles, CA
The Audubon Center at Debs Park’s mission is to inspire people to experience, understand, and care for the local natural world through community engagement that features a holistic, people-focused approach to conservation work.
Anaheim/Riverside, CA
Children’s Finance Literacy program exploring the A and M in stem learning. Helping children find their purpose through Art and science. Photography is not only a career but a science project to learn the use of light and optics to capture and create images (The scientific Hypothesis of how light works to create images).
Washington, DC
In support of America’s foreign policy, USAID leads the U.S. Government’s international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance. USAID is committed to evidence-based decision making. By partnering with higher education institutions and increasing the use of scientific research, tools, and analysis, USAID is improving global development outcomes.
Oakland, CA
MESA is a college and career prep engine that propels student diversity and achievement in science, technology, engineering and math. Our mission is to help underserved and underrepresented students achieve success in STEM studies and careers. We aim to see California’s STEM workforce reflect the diversity of its population.
Chicago, IL
The National Anti-Vivisection Society is a non-profit dedicated to advancing science without harming animals. Through the BioLEAP program we provide resources to K-12 teachers that promote humane education initiatives in the classroom such as replacing specimen dissection with non-animal learning tools.
Los Angeles, CA
Established in 2008 at UCLA, Bruin Vision Project serves to promote community awareness of local, national, and international healthcare needs. We provide eye-related services to the local underserved populations and encourage them to seek comprehensive examinations performed by eye doctors. Bruin Vision Project is a great place to meet others with similar interests and access valuable networking and educational opportunities.
Manhattan Beach, CA
Roundhouse Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization managed and operated by the nonprofit oceanic and environmental organization Oceanographic Teaching Stations, Inc. Located at the end of the Manhattan Beach Pier in southern California, our aquarium is open and free to the public. We offer a variety of ocean science programs to southern California schools, Out of School Time (OST) programs, and after school organizations.
Portland, OR
The Xerces Society is a science-based nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. Xerces staff works with partners including scientists, farmers, and land managers to protect pollinators, conserve endangered species, reduce pesticide use and impacts, advocate for policy change, and engage the public in protecting pollinators and other invertebrates.
Westwood, CA
We are UCLA’s premier student-led sustainability consulting firm. Our diverse team of consultants spans across 15 different majors from data science to architecture and beyond, united by a shared passion for the environment. In the past we’ve worked with Volvo and another top 3 car manufacturer in the world to craft facility-specific decarbonization strategies and extensive zero waste plans.
Washington, DC
Our mission is to empower young people to affect positive change in their communities. You can help build a better tomorrow. It starts right here. Right now.
San Pedro, CA
International Bird Rescue is a global conservation organization for birds in a changing world. Since 1971, Bird Rescue has responded to over 250 oil spills and other wildlife emergencies, caring for more than 160,000 birds on six continents.
Washington, DC
Science News Explores is an award-winning magazine from Society for Science covering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for curious minds ages 9 and up. Join us for a hands-on experiment showing how you can turn simple toys into a research question.
Malibu, CA
Malibu Foundation is committed to providing resiliency to the greater Santa Monica Mountains region, by utilizing nature based solutions. Malibu Foundation plants microforests and pollinator gardens to close gaps in tree equity and bring back biodiversity to Los Angeles at large.
Berkeley, CA
Project Planet Movement, Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to creating indigenous-focused, solution-oriented decolonial climate education projects. This includes our cultural hub, innovative solutions database, a Decolonizing Environmentalism course, workshops, and much more! We aim to bridge the knowledge gap between environmentalists, decision-makers, and front-line communities, in order to develop impact-based solutions that are rooted in the voices and experiences of BIPOC communities and in Indigenous knowledge systems.
Washington, DC
The National Geographic Society supports a diverse, international community of changemakers – National Geographic Explorers – who use the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
Irvine, CA
The Energy Coalition is a California-based non-profit providing clean energy education and programming through the Energy is Everything education program. Energy is Everything provides educators with standards-aligned, hands-on lesson plans and supplies to introduce students to environmental STEAM topics and clean energy careers, all at no cost.
Austin, TX
Oracle Academy, Oracle’s global philanthropic educational program, is open to educators around the world to advance technology education, skills, innovation, and diversity and inclusion. We offer academic institutions and their educators free teaching and learning resources – including curriculum, cloud, software, and professional development – that help them prepare students with knowledge, hands-on practice, and career-relevant skills.
Thousand Oaks, CA
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is one of more than 400 national park units across the country. The Santa Monica Mountains offer easy access to surprisingly wild places. Experience the famous beaches of Malibu or explore more than 500 miles of trails. The park abounds with historical and cultural sites, from old movie ranches to Native American centers.
Los Angeles, CA
The Black Math Collective’s mission is to empower underserved communities through Math Equity.
Los Angeles, CA
The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) include the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park/Mid-Wilshire, and the William S. Hart Museum in Newhall. We protect and share more than 35 million specimens and artifacts, the largest natural and cultural history collection in the western United States. But we also explore the nature and culture that surrounds us today, both in L.A. and the world.
Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Bat Rescue (LABR) is a nonprofit, volunteer driven organization that is dedicated solely to the conservation of native California species of bats through their rescue, rehabilitation, and re-release back into their native environment, and through public education and advocacy of all bat species.
Redmond, WA
Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Los Angeles, CA
America On Tech (AOT) is an award-winning nonprofit organization that provides free programs dedicated to empowering young people from underserved communities through technology education and career development. The programs range from a summer program, to afterschool programs where students can learn how to code through web design and web development learning the fundamentals of HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap and other tech tracks through our course offerings. The programs are free for high school students of eligible Los Angeles County high schools to join and we even pay students a stipend for completing the program.
Pasadena, CA
The Giant Magellan Telescope is the future of space exploration from Earth. Using seven of the world’s largest mirrors, the 25.4-meter telescope will produce the most detailed images ever taken of our universe. The telescope is under construction in Chile and anticipated to be completed in the early 2030s.
Long Beach, CA
The Aquarium of the Pacific displays about 12,000 animals and more than 100 exhibits that celebrate the planet’s largest and most diverse body of water, the Pacific Ocean. Its galleries represent the frigid waters of the Northern Pacific, the temperate Southern California/Baja region, and the warm coral reefs and lagoons of the Tropical Pacific. Our mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.
Hermosa Beach, CA
AIAA is non-profit 501(c)3 professional organization in aerospace. Los Angles Section is the location professional section covering the area of most of the LA City, Long Beach, South Bay, Topanga Canyon, Malibu, San Bernardino, Riverside. AIAA’s vision is to be the voice of the aerospace profession through innovation, technical excellence, and global leadership and the tagline is “Shaping the Future of Aerospace.”
Los Angeles, CA
SoLA Robotics is part of a growing educational technology pipeline for South LA kids. We’re South LA’s premier community-based, year-round, competitive robotics club, here to give your child the tools and confidence to delve into coding and robotics, and perhaps one day, pursue a career in STEM.
Van Nuys, CA
Emerald Bay Outdoor Academy is your adventure destination for science and outdoor education on Catalina Island! We are an overnight camp for school groups with curriculum focused on marine and earth sciences, character development, teambuilding, and outdoor skills.
Dallas, TX
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With approximately $16 billion in annual revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.
Sleepy Hollow, NY
The mission of the DNA Learning Center is to prepare students and families to thrive in the gene age. We envision a day when all elementary students are exposed to principles of genetics and disease risk; when all high school students have the opportunity to do hands-on experiments with DNA; and when all families have access to genetic information they need to make informed health care choices.
Los Angeles, CA
Pacific Battleship Center, a reputable 501(c)3 non-profit, operates programs that focus on igniting curiosity, connecting communities, and enhancing understanding of America’s role in maritime peace and prosperity. Battleship USS Iowa is a community platform leveraged for engaging and impactful programs. We focus our activities into three primary pillars: education, veterans, and community.
Los Angeles, CA
At Wildwoods, we are passionate about connecting people to nature. Our nature-based programs integrate outdoor education, science, and social-emotional learning and are designed for health, wellness, and community building.
San Pedro, CA
Tall ship based educational sailing adventures at sea with an emphasis on leadership training, experiential learning, and our ability to inspire youth to pursue careers in STEM-related subjects and the Maritime trades. As we enter 32 years, we envision a thriving community where every young person can look to the future with confidence and navigate successfully and responsibly in life.
Los Angeles, CA
Transforming California through the built environment into a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable place for all. Inspiring leaders throughout our communities to take action on climate change, public health, and environmental justice. Developing and empowering a diverse talent pipeline through training, mentorship, and direct engagement. Convening interdisciplinary perspectives and collaborating to create positive systemic change. Promoting innovative and impactful policy solutions to address the urgent environmental and social challenges of our time.
Los Angeles, CA
TreePeople is a local environmental nonprofit. TreePeople unites with communities to grow a greener, shadier, and more water-secure city in homes, neighborhoods, schools, and the local mountains. Our education department works with both educators and students to train the next generation of eco-conscious leaders.
Alexandria, VA
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. In doing this, the USPTO fulfills the mandate of Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, of the Constitution that the legislative branch “promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” The USPTO registers trademarks based on the commerce clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). Under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans.
Los Angeles, CA
Girls IN Focus is an innovative, in-person and online film program for girls and non-binary youth, ages 12-18. Girls IN Focus’s mission is to connect girls and non-binary youth globally with our trailblazing film programs and have them emerge as industry leaders. Taught by entertainment professionals, our four programs, both online and in-person, offer girls and non-binary youth from around the globe a supportive, unique environment to connect and collaborate, creating films together from concept to festival-ready films.