The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation is the home of the Charles River Collaboratory and host of the Collaboratory.
Dr. Michael Barnett, Dr. Helen Zhang along with Ph.D. students, masters students, and undergdraduate students from the Lynch School of Education work closely with the youth as they implement their work at the Collaboratory.
Dr. Avneet Hira from the Human Centered Engineering Department and Dr. Mobina Beheshti along with undgraduates work closely with the youth leaders and the museum to support the youth work.
Dr. Claudia Rinaldi is leading efforts to engage undergraduates at Lasell University as mentors and guides to support youth at the Collaboratory in exploring college and careers in the sciences and education.
EDC under the guidance of Dr. Jackie DeLisi and Dr. Megan Broadstone are serving as the external evaluators for the collaboratory and reporting on the impact and outcomes of the programs.
Waltham Public Schools is a core partner and supports the collaboratory in helping with recruitment, identifying participating students, communicating with families, and working with the instructional staff to ensure that we the programming is complimentary of the curriculum in the public schools.