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How to Prepare Researchers for Working with Public Audiences. Science Museums : Karine Thate & Carol Lynn Alpert - Museum of Science University-Based Research Centers : Andrew Greenberg – University of Wisconsin-Madison Heather Armstrong – University of New Mexico
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How to Prepare Researchers for Working with Public Audiences Science Museums: KarineThate & Carol Lynn Alpert - Museum of Science University-Based Research Centers: Andrew Greenberg – University of Wisconsin-Madison Heather Armstrong – University of New Mexico Government Science Agencies: Rick Borchelt – NIH National Cancer Institute
Updated Partnership-Building Guidein Catalog, under ‘Tools and Guides,’ and in NanoDays Kits
Workshop Guides and ‘Packages’in Catalog under ‘Tools & Guides’
Sharing Science Workshop & Practicum Graduate students explore science communication and education “I had to go for an interview in the evening, and the workshop experience helped me communicate my work better.” - Workshop participant “It made me to think about my research from a different perspective.” - Workshop participant
REU Science Communication Workshop Prepare undergraduates for success in graduate study
REU Science Communication Workshops “Significant improvement in confidence and communication skills” - UMass Donahue Institute for Research and Evaluation “I wish all the professors and research people would take part in such a workshop. It makes you aware that no matter how great your results are, they don’t mean anything if you can’t communicate them to others.” - REU student participant
Andrew GreenbergREU Program Director 2010-2011 REU SCW Dissemination Experiment
“Train the Trainers” Workshop: Summer 2012 The Center for Nanotechnology/NNIN University of Washington Lurie Nanofabrication Facility/NNIN, U Michigan, Ann Arbor Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems UC Berkeley Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science. UC Berkeley Institute for Electronics & Nanotechnology/NNIN Georgia Tech Engineering the Grid North Carolina State University NNIN/The UCSB Nanofabrication Facility UC Santa Barbara TX Institute of Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials & Structures for Aerospace Vehicles (TiiMS) Texas A&M University
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Workshop Guides and ‘Packages’in Catalog, under ‘Tools & Guides’
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