ASER overview

The PORTSfuture Program ASER Student Summary Project is an exemplar of STEM engagement. Each year, PORTSfuture collaborates with DOE EM and site contractors to work with two local high school classes to distill the U.S. Department of Energy Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) for the PORTS site into a summary document. The project runs throughout the academic year.

Students hear presentations from PORTS site cleanup experts, participate in a site tour, attend the Ohio University college student expo in Athens, Ohio, and receive other educational information related to the site history, site cleanup activities, and STEM careers. The students create poster presentations about what they learned during the year and exhibit them at the Annual ASER Student Summary Expo at the end of the school year. ASER Student Expo guests included school personnel, DOE EM leadership, site contractors, and other stakeholders. The Expo includes a ceremony where PORTSfuture and DOE EM recognize teachers and students and certificates of completion are provided to each student.