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

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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-Madison

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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

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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 ZnO nanowires –RET participant E. Montalvo.

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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

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Informal Education• Public outreach events• Materials Science field trips at the

WID• Presentations at schools• Online materials

Liquid Crystal demonstrationEngineering Expo 2013

WID field trip

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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

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Research Experiences for Undergraduates

• 10-week program‒ Laboratory experience‒ Professional

development• Target students

underrepresented in STEM fields

• Partnership with Univ. of Puerto Rico

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Web-Based Educational Tools• Video lab manual for

materials science experiments

• Resources for K-12, college, and outreach educators

• Materials science and nanotechnology demonstrations

education.mrsec.wisc.edu

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AcknowledgmentsMRSEC Personnel and Collaborators

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)

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

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Thank You

• Ben Taylor• [email protected]• 608-263-7128• education.mrsec.wisc.edu