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CHALLENGE THEM WITH RIGOROUS, AUTHENTIC, INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. CONTINUED ON SCHEUDLE O....ACCELERATE THEIR INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AN IMMERSIVE, TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE. CREATE AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE BASED ON COLLABORATION. BUILD A SUPPORTIVE, DIVERSE, LIFE-LONG COMMUNITY OF SCIENTISTS AND LEADERS. 0 0 2594824 634075 1719641 IN 2023, 204 TEENAGERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER SCIENCE PROGRAM. THREE GROUPS OF 36 DID RESEARCH IN ASTROPHYSICS: EACH TEAM OF THREE IMAGED A NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID AND ANALYZED THEIR IMAGES TO PREDICT ITS FUTURE ORBIT. TWO GROUPS OF 36 DID RESEARCH IN BIOCHEMISTRY: EACH TEAM OF THREE MODELED AN ENZYME FROM A FUNGAL CROP PATHOGEN AND DESIGNED A SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR AS A POSSIBLE SAFE FUNGICIDE. ONE GROUP OF 24 USED CHEMOSTAT DEVICES TO EVOLVE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN BACTERIA AND ANALYZE THE RESULTING MUTATIONS. 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STELLAR SERVICES INC BUSINESS IS OWNED BY RICHARD BOWDON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 218883 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES THE RESPONSIBILITES TO MANAGE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS TO STELLAR SERVICES, INC., A PERSONAL SERVICES CORPORATION OWNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD MAINTAINS OVERSIGHT OVER THE WORK PERFORMED BY STELLAR SERVICES, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION WENT THROUGH A LEGAL NAME CHANGE AND MERGED WITH A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION SSP INTERNATIONAL, INC. ON FEBRUARY 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ALL ALUMNI, FORMER FACULTY, AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES NAMED BY THE BOARD ARE DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT THE GENERAL TRUSTEES. THREE OR FOUR TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY TO STAGGERED THREE YEAR TERMS. 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