Lab day event
Remediated Sites
Decontaminating and Restoring an Environment
what you will learn
In this lab, students will learn how engineers from different disciplines work together to monitor and clean up sites that have become contaminated by pollutants.
Using the engineering design process, students will model an oil spill and conduct experiments using different clean up techniques they learn about in the lab.
Keynote Speaker
AnnaLaura Arredondo
Downstream Designs Engineer,
Chevron
Schedule
- 10–10:30am Introduction to Remediated Sites
- 10:30–11:30am Remediated Sites Lab Challenge
- 11:30am–12:15pm Q&A and Wrap-up
- 12:15–1pm Keynote Speaker: AnnaLaura Arredondo
Lab Days feature time for students to interact with college engineering students and professional engineers!
Meet our keynote speaker
AnnaLaura Arredondo
Originally from Mexico, AnnaLaura began her education with ESL courses at the College of Marin in California, then earned a Chemical Engineering degree at the University of Southern California.
While at USC, she interned at Schlumberger, launching her upstream energy career. After graduating, she joined Schlumberger in San Antonio, first as a field engineer and later as an IoT Edge engineer.
Eager to return to California, she moved on to SoCalGas to support a midstream hydrogen data project, then joined Chevron's Richmond refinery, where she oversees safe, efficient operations in the Bay Area. Her expertise spans water treatment, hydrocarbon separations for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, as well as innovation in biodiesel and hydrogen power. She believes in the power of both "kinetic" and "potential" energy—some learn rapidly, others persevere from disadvantaged positions—and that persistence enables everyone to achieve their goals.
what is a lab day?
Lab Days are live, virtual field trips.
Virtual field trip event
3 hours live, available later on demand
Event type
No-cost, hands-on live-streamed event
Your students will come together virtually with other classes all over the country to learn about a specific topic in engineering and complete their own related projects.
Participate live for the event — or attend as much as you can and watch the rest on demand.
WHY ENGINEERING TOMORROW
Labs are always conducted with no cost to schools, teachers or students.
Hands-on student activities get students excited and keep them engaged.
Cutting-edge instruction designed by professional engineers.
Unlock opportunities for kids all over the country.
