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A team of interdisciplinary investigators from the University of California, Berkeley, proposes to conduct exploratory research on informal STEM learning among older adults through an 18-month pilot study, Investigating the Measurement of STEM Engagement and Advocacy in Older Adults. The researchers include faculty and staff from three campus units: the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute @UC Berkeley (OLLI); the Fung Fellowship for Wellness and Technology (the Fellowship), part of the The Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership in the College of Engineering; and the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), the university’s public science center. This project focuses on understanding older adult participation and engagement in informal STEM learning environments and develops new methods for measuring participation, engagement, and advocacy in this population. This project aims to: (a) develop and apply methods for measuring engagement in informal STEM learning (ISL) and STEM advocacy in older adults (50+ years of age); and (b) explore factors that lead to the engagement of this population in ISL and that moderate the outcome of enhanced STEM advocacy.