STEM Mentorship

STEM Mentorship Lab is like a field trip that comes to you every week. Real scientists, engineers, and other STEM professionals will visit your school and help you do an awesome project. One of these adults will be your mentor and your biggest supporter, helping you learn about a topic of your choice.

About STEM Mentorship Lab

Our students do great work. Mentees in this program win thousands of dollars in prizes each year from the Rochester Regional STEM Fair, Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair, and eCybermission competitions.

Our students are supported by our community. Mentors are often young professionals and university students who have fun helping their mentees. They are recruited by Oraculi, a local non-profit organization founded by Rochester Public Schools alumni. Read more.

Our mentors are great at research AND great at relating to students. This article published by Mayo Clinic highlights one of our award-winning mentors. Read more.

Our students are financially supported. Oraculi offers need-based scholarships to mentees. These scholarships cover project supplies and registration fees for the Rochester Regional STEM Fair and the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair.

Contact Us

Lucy Krüesel
Rochester Public Schools
STEM Mentorship Coordinator
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Josh Halverson
Rochester Public Schools
STEM Fair Director
(507) 328-4053 | Email

Sydney Lundell
Oraculi
Managing Director
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School Advisors

Virtual Mentees
Lucy Krüesel
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Dakota Middle School
Janae Monnet
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John Adams Middle School
Deb Las
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Tim Cahoon
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John Marshall High School
Melissa Erickson
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Kellogg Middle School
Taryn Upmann-Grunwald
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Willow Creek Middle School
Simon Warmkagathje
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Partners

Oraculi

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Mayo Research Fellows' Association (MRFA)

Rochester Community Education

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