Since 2018, Sonia has organized the annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Innovation Outreach (STEM-Out) Mexico program, funded by the Provost's Global Faculty Awards, which provides training for UChicago graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in STEM communication and outreach in an international environment.
STEM-Out Mexico has opened opportunities for UChicago graduate students and postdocs to get formal training in how to develop and implement scientific curricula in an international setting. Sonia knows from her own experience the positive impact these opportunities have in the professional career of scientists. She has been able to strengthen her resume, develop new collaborations, attract resources, among other relevant impacts in her career.
“International collaborations have already resulted in a Mexican PhD student contributing to a research project in my lab, recruitment of a postdoctoral fellow, and generating new questions and approaches to research that would not have been possible otherwise.”
