Past Events
Pike Middle School
Seventh grade students from Pike Middle School visited the NRC September 18, 2009. They were introduced to nanotechnology and experienced several activities to learn about nanotechnology. Students participated in hands-on demonstrations, lectures, and cleanroom tours. They also toured the Nanooze exhibit. While at the NRC they learned about ferrofluids, hydrophobic properties, shape memory alloys, and size dependent properties.
National Society of Black Engineers
The NNIN brought its Showcase for Students to the NSBE annual convention in March 2009 at the Las Vega Convention Center. The Showcase presents a one-day workshop entitled Nanotechnology: Education, Research, and Career Opportunities. The program focuses on introducing underrepresented undergraduates to nanotechnology and the career and educational opportunities available. The morning consists of lectures and the afternoon hands-on activities and demonstrations. Demos include an AFM, STM, SEM, microfluidics, carbon nanotubes, among others.
National Science Teachers Association
The NNIN exhibits each year at the NSTA Annual Meeting. The 2009 meeting was held at the New Orleans Convention Center in March 2009. This is the fifth year that we have exhibited at NSTA.
Attendees learn about NNIN lesson and receive resources to use in their classrooms. The NNIN RETs help at the booth and explain how nano can be part of the secondary science curriculum.
Dekalb County Science Teachers Professional Development Program
DeKalb County science teachers participating in a summer professional development program at the district’s Fernbank Science Center had a day-long workshop at NRC. They experienced hands-on lessons which helped them understand how nanotechnology can fit into the science curriculum.
Morrow Middle School
Morrow Middle School’s field trip to the NRC was filled with lots of activities to learn about nanotechnology. Students participated in hands-on demonstrations, lectures, and cleanroom tours. While at the NRC, they learned about allotropes of carbon, ferrofluids, hydrophobic surfaces, size dependent properties and size and scale.
StrongRock Christian Academy
Middle school students from StrongRock Christian Academy (Henry County) visited MRC January 16, 2009. During their visit, they learned about semiconductors, had a presentation by a GT researcher and made edible chips.
Gwinnett School for Mathematics
The Gwinnett School for Mathematics, Science and Technology school had its annual firled trip to the NRC. This trip is an introduction to nanotechnology and includes demos (SEM and AFM) as well as information on cutting edge research occurring at GT.
Asylum Research Workshop
On February 1, 2008 Asylum Research provided a one day workshop on Atomic Force Microscopes to students from Gwinnett School for Mathematics, Science and Technology. Approximately 100 students and teachers visited the MiRC for this exciting workshop which allowed students to learn about the Atomic Force Microscope and use the nanomanipulator, which is a haptic device that allows the user to "feel" the surface as the AFM cantilever moves over it. Students also toured the MiRC Cleanroom and visited research labs.
Asylum Research manufactures scanning probe and atomic force microscopes used in nanoscale science and technology research. These microscopes are used to "see" surfaces at the nanoscale as well as measure surface properties.
The Gwinnett School for Mathematics, Science and Technology is a newly developed charter school whose mission is to encourage student learning through an integrated curriculum concentrated on mathematics, science and technology. The school's course of study is focused on three primary areas: bioscience, engineering, and emerging technology.
Cedar Grove High School
Cedar Grove High School in DeKalb County had Nanotechnology Day. The chemistry class of Ms. Ayesha Denny (GT NNIN 2007 RET) explored the science behind several currently available nanoproducts. Their results were presented in posters with models of the nanoscale properties of the products.
Austin Road Middle School
Austin Road Middle School's annual eighth grade field trip was to the MiRC. Students participated in hands-on demonstrations, lectures, cleanroom tours, and research lab tours. While at the MiRC, they learned about self-assembly, carbon nanotubes, currently available nanoproducts, ferrofluids, hydrophobic surfaces, size and scale, and microchips among other aspects of nanotechnology.
Centennial Place Elementary School
Centennial Place Elementary School's fifth grade class visits the MiRC for their annual field trip. As a neighbor to our campus, we are always happy to see our fifth grade friends and introduce them to the world of nanotechnology.
NanoCamps
Each summer, the NNIN site at the MiRC offers the week-long summer camp "Nanotechnology Explorations." We also support the Women in Engineering's Technology, Engineering, and Computing Camp for middle school girls.
NanoFans
NanoFans (Focusing on Advanced Nanobio Systems) is a biannual forum at MiRC which bring together the medical/ life sciences/ biology and nanotechnology communities. The goal of the program is to reach out to biomedical/ life science researchers to inform them of the opportunities nanotechnology can offer them in the advancement of their research.
Materials Research Society Nano-Education Symposium 2008
At the spring 2008 Materials Research Society Meeting, NNIN/MiRC co-chaired the symposium "The Role of Life-long Education in Nanoscience and Engineering." Additional co-chairs were the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network, National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering, and European Commission's Convergent Science and Technologies. The program featured a half-day tutorial and two days of presentations on four topics:
1. How developing nanoscale science knowledge should be included in nano-education efforts.
2. Current and developing methodologies at colleges, universities, and informal science venues.
3. Current perspectives and methods at government and industry centers and facilities.
4. Global integration of programs developed for nanoscale science and education.
