Science ATL
Georgia Chief Science Officers
The Georgia Chief Science Officers initiative develops a cadre of diverse STEM student leaders in middle and high schools across the state.
Middle and high school students · 2024-25 program year
From scienceatl.org/cso ↗About this program
The Georgia Chief Science Officer Program has been folded into the new STEM Forward Program
Georgia Chief Science Officers (CSO) is a STEM leadership development program for middle and high school students, enhancing students’ leadership, communication, and project management skills. Students are empowered to lead STEM/STEAM initiatives at their schools and in their communities. CSOs build relationships with STEM industry mentors and connect with companies and careers in their region. In 2024-25, the program includes 80 students from 29 schools in Atlanta, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Marietta City, Paulding and Rockdale counties.
The program is part of the CSO International consortium, led by the SciTech Institute in Arizona. Georgia CSOs are joining more than 1000 other CSOs in Arizona, Oregon, Michigan, New York, Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, Mexico, Kuwait, and Kenya.
Georgia Chief Science Officers is a program of Science ATL, engineers of Atlanta Science Festival, and was launched in 2018 with funding from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Special thanks to our current funders: UPS, Cox Enterprises, Cousins Foundations, and NCR Foundation.
Questions
Who is the Georgia Chief Science Officers program for?
Georgia Chief Science Officers (CSO) is a STEM leadership development program for middle and high school students, enhancing students’ leadership, communication, and project management skills.
How many students are in the program?
In 2024-25, the program includes 80 students from 29 schools in Atlanta, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Marietta City, Paulding and Rockdale counties.
When was the program launched?
Georgia Chief Science Officers is a program of Science ATL, engineers of Atlanta Science Festival, and was launched in 2018 with funding from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Details
- Who
- Middle and high school students
- When
- 2024-25 program year
- Where
- Atlanta, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Marietta City, Paulding and Rockdale counties, Georgia
Run by
Science Communication FellowshipThe Science ATL Communication Fellowship is designed to help close the communication gap between scientists and the public.Atlanta Science FestivalOur flagship initiative, Atlanta Science Festival, has brought engaging informal science learning experiences to more than 500,000 people in the metro region.
STEM JourneysThe STEM Journeys program exposes students underrepresented in STEM to the multitudes of STEM fields and careers right here in Atlanta!