#SoCaltech: George Ore

George Ore presenting a talk on neural networks during Noche de Ciencias 2023.

“My hope for Noche de Ciencias is that it opens doors. It’s the key to showing young students the scope of the world, creating an opportunity for our presentations to tickle their curiosity and turn into something that they really enjoy pursuing, that they can look back on and say, ‘It was this moment that started the cascade to get me where I am now.’ This year, we’re focusing specifically on underrepresented communities that are majority Hispanic. A lot of the communities we work with, they just don’t have the exposure to careers in STEM, so these presentations are helping to open doors for them. I think if I didn’t have that for me, I wouldn’t be here right now. I really want to make an impact on the local California Hispanic communities because that’s where I grew up. For me, this is giving back to my community.”

George Ore is a third-year electrical engineering major from El Monte, California. He is also the coordinator of “Noche de Ciencias,” or “Science Night,” a K-12 STEM outreach event organized by the Caltech Hispanic and Latino Association. This year’s Noche de Ciencias will take place on April 26 at Caltech and will involve science demonstrations and campus tours, including lab visits, for students from Warren High School and Thousand Oaks High School. 

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