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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MRSEC IEG and Broader Impacts
Ben TaylorAssistant Director, Interdisciplinary Education GroupUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUW MRSEC Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Structured InterfacesIRG1: New Semiconductors from an Unstable WorldIRG 2: Molecular and Electronic Dynamics at Organic-Inorganic Interfaces IRG 3: Functional Liquid Crystalline Assemblies, Materials and InterfacesICG: Interdisciplinary Computation GroupIEG: Innovating through materials2Mission, Philosophy & FocusTo 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 ZnO nanowires RET participant E. Montalvo.3Formal EducationOnline Lab ManualKitsRET: Our K-12 effortsTeacher workshopsUndergraduate research scholars
Teacher professional development workshop
IEG Kit
Undergraduate Research Scholar4Informal EducationPublic outreach eventsMaterials Science field trips at the WIDPresentations at schoolsOnline materials
Liquid Crystal demonstrationEngineering Expo 2013
WID field trip
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Research Experiences for Teachers6-week programLaboratory experienceProfessional developmentDevelopment of classroom materialsTarget teachers working with underrepresented studentsPartnership with Univ. of Puerto Rico
2013 RET program participants
6Research Experiences for Undergraduates10-week programLaboratory experienceProfessional developmentTarget students underrepresented in STEM fieldsPartnership with Univ. of Puerto Rico
7Web-Based Educational ToolsVideo lab manual for materials science experimentsResources for K-12, college, and outreach educatorsMaterials science and nanotechnology demonstrations
education.mrsec.wisc.edu8AcknowledgmentsMRSEC Personnel and CollaboratorsNSF 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)National Science Foundation
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. College of Engineering
9Thank YouBen [email protected]
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