1 / 10

MRSEC IEG and Broader Impacts

MRSEC IEG and Broader Impacts. Ben Taylor Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary Education Group University of Wisconsin-Madison. UW MRSEC Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Structured Interfaces. IRG1 : New Semiconductors from an Unstable World

meryle
Download Presentation

MRSEC IEG and Broader Impacts

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. MRSEC IEG and Broader Impacts Ben Taylor Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary Education Group University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2. UW MRSEC Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Structured Interfaces IRG1: New Semiconductors from an Unstable World IRG 2: Molecular and Electronic Dynamics at Organic-Inorganic Interfaces IRG 3: Functional Liquid Crystalline Assemblies, Materials and Interfaces ICG: Interdisciplinary Computation Group IEG: Innovating through materials

  3. Mission, Philosophy & Focus • To increase the number and diversity of individuals knowledgeable about materials science and engineering. • Education, outreach, and human resource development require the same level of creativity and dedication as research. • Fundamental science and engineering concepts explored through cutting-edge materials science and engineering topics. A high-school friendly procedure for growing ZnOnanowires –RET participant E. Montalvo.

  4. Formal Education • Online Lab Manual • Kits • RET: Our K-12 efforts • Teacher workshops • Undergraduate research scholars Teacher professional development workshop IEG Kit Undergraduate Research Scholar

  5. Informal Education • Public outreach events • Materials Science field trips at the WID • Presentations at schools • Online materials WID field trip Liquid Crystal demonstration Engineering Expo 2013

  6. Research Experiences for Teachers • 6-week program • Laboratory experience • Professional development • Development of classroom materials • Target teachers working with underrepresented students • Partnership with Univ. of Puerto Rico 2013 RET program participants

  7. Research Experiences for Undergraduates • 10-week program • Laboratory experience • Professional development • Target students underrepresented in STEM fields • Partnership with Univ. of Puerto Rico

  8. Web-Based Educational Tools education.mrsec.wisc.edu • Video lab manual for materials science experiments • Resources for K-12, college, and outreach educators • Materials science and nanotechnology demonstrations

  9. Acknowledgments MRSEC Personnel and Collaborators College of Engineering National Science Foundation • NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Interfaces (DMR -1121288, DMR-0520527 and DMR-0079983) • NSF Wisconsin-Puerto Rico Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials Program [Wi(PR)2EM] (DMR-0934115) • NSF RET Site: Cross-Cultural Connections (EEC-0908782) • NSF Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (ESI-053253 and ISE-0940143) • NSF Internships in Public Science Education (DMR-0424350) This presentation is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the following DMR grants: #0424350 (IPSE), #0520527 and #0779983 (MRSEC), and #0934115 (PREM); ISE grants #053253 and #0940143 (NISE Net); and EEC grant #0908782 (RET) Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessary reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

  10. Thank You • Ben Taylor • bltaylor2@wisc.edu • 608-263-7128 • education.mrsec.wisc.edu

More Related