Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the National Science Foundation for sponsoring this project and the El Paso Independent School District for working alongside the University of Texas at El Paso to create the best possible learning opportunities for students. I particularly want to acknowledge the following individuals, who made the program possible.
Scientists at the University of Texas at El Paso: Drs. Karine Fenelon, Lixin Jin, Wen-Yee Lee, Jacen Moore, Juan Noveron, Adeeba Raheem, Rachid Skouta, Bill Tseng, Charlotte Vines, and River Xiao.
Personnel at El Paso Independent School District and high schools: superintendent Juan Cabrera, deputy superintendent Ivonne Durant, Dr. Cynthia Ontiveros, Lynn Gill, Katherine Mullane-Elrick, Dr. Carla Gonzales, Minnie Graves, Joyce LaMarre, Laron Sharp, Laura Carrillo, and Arlene Perez.
Graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Texas at El Paso who served as research or teaching assistants for the project: Adriana Rayas Tanaka, Adriana Ortiz, Aditya Akundi, Alejandra Ponce, Alejandro De Luna Tarin, Alex Granillo, Alma Escobosa Salas, Alma Loya, Alyssa Cardona, Andres Rodriguez, Anna Carolina Barbosa, Anna Ortiz, Bernardo Zuniga, Britanny Payan Baca, Cameron Wilson, Chilluru Venkata Vishnu Vardhan, Christine Santa-Cruz, Colin Knight, Diana Villavicencio, Eduardo Peru, Erica Landrau-Cribbs, Francisco Arriaga, Goutham Chalamasetty, Jaime Cano, Joanne Moyer, Jorge Moreno, Karen Olivas, Karla Singh, Katherine Kirtley, Kassandra Suhey Borrego , Kevin Suarez, London Alarilla, Luis Barrera, Luis Sierra, Maria Elena Martinez, Maricarmen Vizcaino, Mary Esmeralda Fuentes, Mason Arbogast, Marcos Zamora, Martin Chacon, Mariana Urzua Alvarado, Mauricio Issa, Mayra Flore Montoya, Melanie Straight, Michael Hwang, Michelle Peters, Miriam J. Alvarez, Monica Guardado, Olga Soto, Oliver Servin, Paola Mayela Gama Trevino, Pablo Elias Castrjon Ponce, Penelope Garcia Fernandez, Rebecca Bossie, Robert Morales, Samantha Natera, Sebastian Pace, Steven Morse, Tariqul Islam, Valeria Gonzales, Valerie Acuna, Vanessa Navarro, Vania Ochoa, Viridiana Corral, Yamile Urquidi, Yi-Yu Liao, and Zachary Parada.
A special thank-you goes to Dr. Elena Izquierdo for providing insights in school collaboration; Dr. Penelope Espinoza for conducting quantitative analysis for the project; Dr. Wolff-Michael Roth for providing advice on project design ideas, and Dr. Kenneth Tobin for providing advice on project management, data analysis, and publications for the project.
This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL 1322600. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.