Q-STEP

A new program, called Q-STEP, has been instituted on the Rutgers-Camden campus so as to increase the numbers of successful graduates in the sciences and mathematics and to enhance the level of their quantitative skills. A fundamental activity of the Q-STEP program is the creation of a community of scholars in the quantitative sciences. The community will provide a supportive social network, increased chances for group study and problem-solving, peer tutoring, and opportunities for early and consistent involvement in research. Two distinct groups will be targeted. Q-STEP Scholars will be entering freshmen, while Q-STEP Mentors will be more advanced students (in their junior year).

Q-STEP Scholars

Freshmen interested in majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics at Rutgers-Camden are invited to apply to become Q-STEP Scholars. Q-STEP Scholars will receive several benefits:

In turn, the Q-STEP Scholars will agree to participate in weekly problem-solving sessions and other required QSTEP activities.

There are a limited number of openings for the Q-STEP Scholars each year. When you apply, you will be asked to provide information which will be used to track you through the program. However, your answers to these questions will not affect your chances of getting into the program. All Rutgers-Camden freshmen who plan on majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics will have an equal chance to be admitted to the Q-STEP Scholars program.
To apply, go to: Scholar Application Form

Q-STEP Mentors

A limited number of positions are available for highly-qualified upperclassmen to tutor the Q-STEP Scholars. These individuals wil become part of the Q-STEP community and guide weekly review sessions for courses they have successfully completed at Rutgers-Camden

Applications will be accepted immediately and continue until this year’s openings are filled.

Steering Committee

Joseph V. Martin email / homepage		Q-STEP Principal Investigator Professor and Department Chair, Biology Hormone actions at neurotransmitter receptors, electroencephalographically-defined sleep and waking, computational models
Robert Evans email / homepage		Q-STEP Program Coordinator Associate Professor, Biology Botany, plant and fungal physiology, science education
Daniel Bubb email / homepage		Associate Professor and Department Chair, Physics Laser materials interactions and laser processing, self-organized criticality
Joseph Gerver email		Professor, Mathematics Calculus and discreet mathematics

Haydee Herrera email / homepage		Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Mathematics Geometry and topology

Alex Roche email / homepage		Associate Professor and Department Chair, Chemistry Synthesis and reactivity of fluorinated organic molecules, and their spectroscopic characterization (especially nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry), identification and measurement of biological molecules

Sunil Shende email / homepage		Associate Professor and Department Chair, Computer Science Algorithms and combinatorial optimization; computational game theory