RMSC STEM AMBASSADORS

RMSC STEM AMBASSADORS

To excite our community and increase STEM accessibility, in December 2024, we launched the RMSC STEM Ambassador program.

The goal of the Ambassador program is to impact and serve communities that may not be able or predisposed to visit museums. Continuing on the success of the Eclipse Community Ambassador Program, we’ll be de-centralizing STEM learning into communities, creating access for all.

Participants represent community organizations, businesses, or municipalities and serve people in the Greater Rochester region.

2025

Ambassadors were trained in basic astronomy, night sky viewing, and details about the upcoming NASA Artemis missions. For their organizations, Ambassadors were provided with equipment including binoculars, educational materials, tools for hosting star parties, and materials for activities.

On October 4, 2025, ambassadors celebrated International Observe the Moon Night with a region-wide star party. Over 650 members of the public could be seen looking up at the night sky through telescopes & binoculars.

2026

In 2026, we’re building on themes of scale, distance, and measurement from the macro of the Milky Way to the micro of the atom, making everyday math tangible through physical visualizations, music, and hands-on activities. This includes, but is not limited to, exploring the ratios used in baking, the variables that influence the weather, how math has been used culturally, and the critical math that sustains life, such as the beats-per-measure in CPR.

For their organizations, ambassadors received equipment, including pi cookie cutters, decibel meters, metronomes, fibonacci viewers, tanagrams, and several pies for Pi Day.