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Talent: Science Story
Social Impact: STEMing Creativity, Growing Innovation Director: Katherine Majkrzak Open to Miss and Teen candidates from anywhere in Minnesota Competition Date: January 9, 2021, 2 p.m. Centennial Middle School, 399 Elm St, Lino Lakes north of the Twin Cities, just off 35W |
Miss Chain of Lakes Rachel Eron is currently completing her double degree in industrial/systems engineering and computer science at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She is president of the Minnovate Industry Readiness Program, and lead the 3D Printing Core Team through the Institute for Engineering in Medicine. Rachel 3D printed a prosthetic arm for a young boy who was missing a hand. She won a biomedical innovation challenge by inventing a product to combat deep vein thrombosis. As a student intern, she saved a manufacturing company over $20,000 with her school project. She will start her engineering career as an incoming global quality software engineer at Beckman Coulter in Chaska, Minnesota.
Rachel strives to improve the sense of community through her volunteer work and encourages young people to value the potential of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Her social impact initiative is STEMing Creativity, Growing Innovation. As part of her work, she helps students appreciate how fun it is to solve problems when you have the foundational education in STEM. She wants everyone to know that whether you become an engineer or work in a trade such as plumbing or construction; problem solving abilities are valued in whatever you choose to do. She has judged science fairs and set up events encouraging science experimentation. Her talent at Miss Chain of Lakes demonstrated some key concepts in physics in an entertaining way. In her social media, she shares safe and easy science projects to try at home, important developments and historic figures from STEM fields, and fun ways to explore STEM. When Rachel isn't solving engineering problems, she enjoys being active in sports. She is on the Minnesota Loons underwater hockey national team. She was a competitive figure skater for fifteen years. She also does rock climbing and scuba diving. |
