2009 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference

1. December 9, 2009 2009 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference Wanda E. Ward, Ph.D. Acting Assistant Director Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) National Science Foundation (NSF)

2. STEM Education Mission and Goals Mission: Enable Excellence in STEM Education to Support the development of a diverse & well-prepared STEM workforce Goals To prepare the next generation of STEM professionals To prepare the next generation of STEM professionals To promote rigorous research and evaluation on STEM education and the workforce To increase technological, scientific and quantitative literacy To increase technological, scientific and quantitative literacy To broaden participation in STEM

3. Advancing Career Development Opportunities Thematic Framework for Education Coordination STEM Education Research, Policy, and Practice Broadening Participation to Improve Workforce Development Furthering Public Understanding of Science & Advancing STEM Literacy Enriching the Education of STEM Teachers Fostering Cyberlearning to Enhance STEM Education Promoting Learning Through Research & Evaluation

4. EHR’s Programs Division of Graduate Education GRF GK-12 IGERT SMP (new) Division of Human Resources Development LSAMP CREST TCUP AGEP ADVANCE GSE HBCU-UP RDE EHR Division of Undergraduate Education Noyce NSDL S-STEM EASE SFS MSP ATE (CCE) CCLI STEP Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings ISE ITEST DR-K12 REESE

5. Research and Evaluation Career Development Teacher Education Nano Education Science Literacy Broadening Participation Cyberlearning Student Grades 7-12 Undergraduate and Graduate Education Minority Serving Institutions/ Underrepresented Populations Public Understanding

6. Serving Students in Grades 7-12 http://www.nclt.us/ http://nanosense.org/index.html

7. CCLI-Bringing Nanotechnology into the classroom: From a Doctoral Institution to four and two Year Colleges Clarkson University and SUNY College at Old Westbury NUE (in Engineering)-Teaching Nanosystems Engineering to Early College Students with Active Learning Experiences Louisiana Tech University Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Undergraduate Source: http://www.latech.edu/coes/nanosystems-engineering/ Source: http://www.clarkson.edu/about/index.html

8. ISE-Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) Museum of Science in Boston Nanotechnology: The Convergence of Science and Society Oregon Public Broadcasting ISE-Earth & Sky Nanoscale Science and Engineering Radio Shows Earth and Sky, Inc ISE-Too Small to See Cornell University DragonflyTV GPS: Investigating the Nanoworld Twin Cities Public Television Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Public Understanding Source: http://www.nisenet.org/nanodays Source: http://www.toosmalltosee.org/ Source: http://www.dftvpress.org/

9. ATE (Advanced Technological Education) supports: Curriculum development Professional development of college faculty and secondary teachers Career pathways to 2-year colleges and from 2 to 4-year colleges Matriculation between 2-year and 4-year programs for K-12 teachers ATE-Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization Pennsylvania State University Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Education of Technicians Source: http://www.cneu.psu.edu/default.htm

10. Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Tuskegee University’s Center for Advanced Materials Center for Nanomaterials Characterization Science and Processing Technology at Howard University Center for Nanobiotechnology Research at Alabama State University Louis Stokes Alliances of Minority Participation (LSAMP) Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Broadening Participation Source: http://www.alasu.edu/crest/default.aspx?id=2 Source: http://ehrweb.aaas.org/HBCU/index.php

11. Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) From Hectares to Nanometers: GK-12 Multidisciplinary Explorations of Functional Nanoscience and Tropical Ecosystems at the University of Puerto Rico Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Life Chip at University of California-Irvine Nanoscale Science and Engineering Programs: Graduate Students Source: http://www.upr.edu/

12. 2009 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees’ Dialogue Discovery/Cutting- Edge Research and Practice Partnerships STEM Education for the Future: Nanoscale S&E Bridging Formal and Informal Public Engagement

13. “Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been.” --- President Barack Obama April 27, 2009

14. Source: http://www.immediart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=61_63&products_id=277 “Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been.” --- President Barack Obama April 27, 2009 Source: http://sensingarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nanotechnology-nanotube-image-sm.jpg Source: http://laudyms.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/risks-of-nano-technology/ Source: http://www.bowlesphysics.com/nano/nano3.jpeg Source: http://www.mahoningjvs.k12.oh.us/bpa/banks/more%20info%204.htm Source: http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/membrane409x299s.jpg