- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Qualcomm’s Thinkabit Lab Encourages Future Inventors To Integrate Sustainable Design https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1227481?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1227481?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1227481?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Qualcomm’s Thinkabit Lab Encourages Future Inventors To Integrate Sustainable Design&body=ESG News from Qualcomm https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1227481?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Education](/CSR-News/education) # Qualcomm’s Thinkabit Lab Encourages Future Inventors To Integrate Sustainable Design Aug 30, 2023 10:00 AM ET Campaign: [STEM Education](/news/campaign/stem-education) ![Luis, Thinkabit Lab student participant and summer camp intern from Porterville, California](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/thinkabit_qualcomm_080723kh2.png) ![Here’s a snapshot of our 2022 impact across the United States. Info graphic with statistics of their impact.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/impact_qualcomm_080423_0.png) ![Luis, Thinkabit Lab student participant and summer camp intern from Porterville, California](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/thinkabit_qualcomm_080723kh2.png?h=baa79151) ![Here’s a snapshot of our 2022 impact across the United States. Info graphic with statistics of their impact.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/impact_qualcomm_080423_0.png?h=bb84e776) > *“Engineering was not something that I thought was accessible to me and going through the Porterville program really opened my eyes. The Thinkabit Lab has really affected my growth and development. Qualcomm gave me the confidence to start dreaming about a career in engineering.”* > > *Luis, Thinkabit Lab student participant and summer camp intern from Porterville, California* [As published in Qualcomm's 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/2022-qualcomm-corporate-responsibility-report.pdf) Thinkabit Lab is our homegrown STEM engagement program that introduces students to the invention process through hands-on engineering activities. Since 2014, Thinkabit Lab has engaged students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds to wire circuits like an electrical engineer, code like a computer scientist and build and design IoT-themed inventions that address a real-world problem. These and other career exploration activities give students an idea of the variety of jobs that can be found at technology companies like Qualcomm, while helping them understand how they can use technology to shape a better world. This year, we added to our Thinkabit Lab curriculum, by: - Adding a new sustainability theme to our projects to encourage these future inventors to integrate a sustainability mindset as part of their design and invention process. - Revamping our Wearable Tech curriculum to expand across multiple IoT sectors. By utilizing sensors, students were able to create IoT devices that show how wearable technology can improve healthcare and public safety and make our lives more efficient. - Developing a guided experience for educators at all skills levels, providing them a suggested lesson flow, guided videos and instructional tips. This guide is easily accessible for educators to implement our free activities in their classroom or after-school program. - Incorporating a career exploration component using O\*NET resources and a lesson led by a Thinkabit Lab instructor. These materials help anyone who goes to our Learning Center to engage in STEM learning, even outside of our formalized programs. Here’s a snapshot of our 2022 impact across the United States: - **24** Sites\* across **7** states throughout the U.S. - **10,000+** Students Reached - **425+** Girls Reached through Wearable Tech Camps - **32** Week-long STEM Camps Reaching **1,000+** Students - **11** Newly Trained Instructors - **75** Educators Engaged - **48** Qualcomm Employee Volunteers - **121** Volunteer Hours \*Sites are defined as collaborating organizations that deliver the Thinkabit Lab program in either a virtual or physical capacity **Learn more in** [**Qualcomm's 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report**](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/2022-qualcomm-corporate-responsibility-report.pdf) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/H1Dw9Nj.png)](/profiles/qualcomm) ### More from Qualcomm ###### [STEM Next Opportunity Fund and Qualcomm Partner on Pilot to Bring AI Learning to Afterschool](/news/stem-next-opportunity-fund-and-qualcomm-partner-pilot-bring-ai-learning-afterschool) Dec 8, 2025 2:00 PM ET ###### [6G Foundry: Securing the Future of Mobile Connectivity](/news/6g-foundry-securing-future-mobile-connectivity) Jun 30, 2025 8:05 AM ET ###### [Qualcomm Signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics](/news/qualcomm-signs-rome-call-ai-ethics) Jun 26, 2025 1:05 PM ET ###### [Reduce IT Costs and Extend Device Lifespan With Snapdragon and Windows 11](/news/reduce-it-costs-and-extend-device-lifespan-snapdragon-and-windows-11) Jun 12, 2025 9:05 AM ET ###### [Qualcomm at 40: Here’s How We Drove Five of the Biggest Tech Revolutions](/news/qualcomm-40-heres-how-we-drove-five-biggest-tech-revolutions) Jun 9, 2025 9:05 AM ET ###### [Getting Ready for the Next Era of Wireless Connectivity: Global 6G Technology Standardization To Begin Soon](/news/getting-ready-next-era-wireless-connectivity-global-6g-technology-standardization-begin-soon) Jun 5, 2025 10:05 AM ET ###### [Qualcomm’s Board of Directors Appoints Christopher Young to Board](/news/qualcomms-board-directors-appoints-christopher-young-board) Jun 2, 2025 2:00 PM ET ###### [Qualcomm Celebrates 40 Years as an American Innovator](/news/qualcomm-celebrates-40-years-american-innovator) Apr 29, 2025 1:05 PM ET