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A group of five high school students on a STEPCon (Science and Technology Education Partnership Conference) tour are gathered in the world's largest indoor atmospheric processes chamber at the UC Riverside CE-CERT Atmospheric Processes Laboratory. The students are intently focused on a researcher in a blue jacket, who is enthusiastically explaining a concept with his arms raised, standing near a laptop. The massive chamber is dramatically lit by arrays of intense cyan/blue UV lights

CE-CERT Hosts STEPCon and Open House 2025

CE-CERT successfully hosted its annual Open House and STEPCon 2025, welcoming over 1,170 students and community members for immersive tours of its world-class labs in air quality, clean energy, and sustainable transportation.
By Sara Salsgiver |

CE-CERT Hosts High School Tours at STEPCon 2024

Can hands-on learning spark a passion for solving global challenges? CE-CERT believes it can. As part of our participation in STEPCon 2024, we hosted over 60 high school students for lab tours, giving them a firsthand look at the technologies driving sustainability. Each year, STEPCon brings together thousands of students from grades 4-12 across the...
By Sara Salsgiver |
students at ecocars booth for stepcon 2023

Inspiring the Future: CE-CERT Hosts STEPCon 2023

On October 5th, CE-CERT organized STEPCon 2023, the premier student STEM conference in the Inland Empire. The event engaged 4th to 12th graders with hands-on experiences, exhibits, and presentations, bringing STEM fields to life.

CE-CERT collaborates for another successful 2022 STEPCon

On October 6th, 2022 CE-CERT collaborated with the Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership (STEP) for another successful annual STEP Conference (STEPCon)! 80 high school students from across the Inland Empire visited 3 of our laboratories to learn more about the different academic and career pathways they can take. Many students were interested in taking an...
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