GASSSS
Employees can contribute their science and engineering skills by participating in the GASSSS (GA Scientists/Engineers Supporting Science/Engineering for Students) program. Employees are reimbursed for purchases.
Chapter One
Employees can volunteer as on-line reading tutors to at-risk 1st graders via the Chapter One program. The tutoring is done from your desk for 30 minutes per week, and includes the reading of science stories.
Education Resources
GA scientists have developed education modules, education presentations, hands-on materials, posters, and have published articles.
Funding Guidelines for Non-Profits
The Foundation provides a limited number of grants, mostly to regional science related non-profits. Guidelines for requesting support are provided here..
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The General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation
The General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation has been actively involved in improving K-12 science and engineering education since 1992 by providing outreach support to GA employees, funding STEM non-profit organizations, and developing educational resources.
The Foundation supports employees to engage in education outreach via the GASSSS program, where they can receive a charge number for up to 9 hours as well as reimbursement for up to $500 in STEM purchases per calendar year. For additional information, see the GASSSS Details and Application Form on the GASSSS web site.
If you are a GA employee and want to participate in education outreach but don’t know where to start, click here.
If you are a teacher or science educator and would like a GA employee to work with your class/school/program, you can place your request on the GASSSS Matchmaker site or you can contact Dr. Larry Woolf to communicate your request to GA employees.
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Outreach Materials
The Foundation has created a resource room to support employees involved in education outreach and the GASSSS program. Please visit A20/2008 to see many different types of educational resources available to employees or visit the Outreach Materials site. -
The General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation received the San Diego Section of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Outstanding Corporate Contribution to the Community Award for 2024.
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following GA employees who have recently completed a GASSSS activity: Andre Pate, Cecilia Juarez; Magaly Juarez; Evan Brown; Oscar Gutierrez, Yangyang Yu, Katherine Kucharski, Kevin Williams, Jason Floquet, Koan Ng, Grace Jiang, Brennan Lutkewitte, Travis Moyer, Anna Sophia Warren Rorrer, Kyely Than, Jason Hong, Laura Tran, Chandana Sengupta, Christina Tran, Kas Ebrahim, Eric Brooks, Tracy Schmidt, Joe Connell, Ben Peuker, Matthew Myrhum, Zachary Simon, Andrew Hnat , Thomas Dittmann and Timothy Fasel, Natalio R. Panzarini, Zebediah Krantz, Stephen De La Cruz, Kevin Cardinal, Donna Mirabella, Carla Slater Kettrick, Daren Wade, Paul Ferrell, James Rudden, Michelle Colatutto, Delmi Lugo, Anna Sophia Rorrer Warren, Jennifer Adkinson, Roselynn Conrady, George Katsanis, David Duncan, Levi Parsell, Timothy Bleakley, Breanna Bergado, Ignatius Widjaja, Doug Seybert, David Eldon, Bryce Kelford, Clayton Shallcross, Timothy Bleakley, Joshua Pine, Aaron Sathrum, Stevie Jacobson, Robin Jacobson, Veronica Begay, Nina Langley, John Zinck, Teresa Konopka, William Welch, Julia Folkl.