We are a student-led organization called STEAM Labs, a team of high school students passionate about STEM, dedicated to making science, technology, engineering, and math more accessible to elementary and middle school students. Through public hands-on lab events and interactive learning showcases, we aim to inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love for STEAM in the next generation. As of now, we are taking focus on science and art experiments centering research we are currently doing and/or published. Steamlab was established based on publication: https://nhsjs.com/2025/coating-drierite-with-methylene-blue-for-oxygen-indication/
STEAM Labs was founded by ConnectSTEM students who wanted to translate their own STEM experiences into meaningful learning opportunities for younger students.
As they graduated and continued into college, the founders remained connected to both ConnectSTEM and STEAM Labs, continuing to contribute as alumni leaders.
Their continued involvement reflects a central part of the ConnectSTEM ecosystem: students can grow from researchers into founders, college students, alumni mentors, and organizational leaders who create opportunities for the next generation.
Founder · ConnectSTEM Alumna
Case Western Reserve University
Alumni Leadership, STEAM Labs
Founder · ConnectSTEM Alumna
Rice University
Founding Director, STEAM Labs
Founder · ConnectSTEM Alumnus
Rice University
Founding Director, STEAM Labs
Founder · ConnectSTEM Alumna
Augusta University
BS/DMD Program
Founding Director, STEAM Labs
All four founders continued their connection with ConnectSTEM after high school and remained involved with STEAM Labs as alumni leaders.
Their continued involvement demonstrates how student-led initiatives can grow beyond graduation into sustained mentorship, organizational leadership, and service to younger students.
Leadership did not end when high school did.
We host science nights, after-school clubs, and public events for k-12 students nationwide. When participating in our events students can expect to learn about science, participate in science experiments, and while doing so make fantastic art. As of now, we are taking focus on science and art experiments centering around oxidation and reduction reactions. In our latest project, students create paintings that undergo a chemical reaction, changing their colors in real time.
STEAM Labs has been recognized for its innovative approach to science education and community engagement. We are grateful for the support of our sponsors and partners who help us bring hands-on STEM experiences to students across the nation. Through grants and community funding, we continue to expand our programs and reach more students with our interactive science events and educational initiatives.
“STEAM Labs Blend Science with Creativity”
The Korea Daily featured STEAM Labs’ hands-on STEM outreach, describing student-led Science Night activities that combined chemistry and art through methylene-blue experiments for younger students.
The coverage documents STEAM Labs activities with elementary-school students and describes student leadership involved in expanding these programs. Anna Han is identified in the article as a student leader involved in STEAM Labs activities.
The article documents the activities described; it does not independently verify every STEAM Labs founder or director.
STEAM Labs International received the Gold Impact Award at the 2026 USA Youth Leadership Summit in recognition of its youth-led community and educational impact.
RESEARCH → STEAM LABS → COMMUNITY PROGRAMS → EXTERNAL RECOGNITION → ALUMNI LEADERSHIP
The Gold Impact Award belongs to STEAM Labs International. It is not an award received by ConnectSTEM itself.
