As a Chilean native, Sebastián is very passionate about providing students from all backgrounds with the mentorship and guidance he received throughout his life.

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Sebastián is the Rowan University Biomedical Engineering Chair of Outreach & Community Engagement, the Biomedical Engineering representative for the College of Engineering DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Strategic Planning Committee, and Treasurer of the BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society) Council of Diversity.

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Sebastián is also committed to outreach initiatives that increase scientific literacy in STEM for high school students in South Jersey and beyond. Sebastián is the Founder & Project Director of BEAM (BioEngineering And Me), a virtual program that connects Rowan University students with high school students via virtual presentations and activities. To-date, 27 Rowan Engineering undergraduate students interacted with over 40 regional high school students and over 75 high school students nationwide through our annual 2-week virtual BEAM Summer Program.

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To provide South New Jersey high school students with in-person research opportunities, Sebastian is the Project Director of the RISER (Research Immersion in biomedical Science & Engineering at Rowan) Summer Program, a 6-week program that accepts 10-15 rising high school seniors to conduct in-person research in biomedical labs, culminating with student presentations during the annual RISER Summer Symposium. To-date, 39 high school students from South New Jersey performed cutting edge academic summer research and presented their work in front of nominating teachers, host labs, and family and friends.