We use materials science to enhance public understanding of STEM concepts and to share the excitement of these fields with K-12 audiences and the general public.
Melissa Hemling, a chemistry teacher at Beaver Dam High School and participant in our RET program from 2011-2012, has published one of the teaching modules she created in the Journal of Chemical Education. The activity, which was developed in cooperation with MRSEC IRG3 co-director Douglas Weibel and his group, details how to design and test …
On October 8, 2013, MRSEC Education Director Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel visited Bogota, Columbia to talk about working with teachers to inform their students and the general public about nanoscience, materials science, and nanotechnology. You can find the article about the days events here, and listen to a radio interview with Anne Lynn here.
The UW-MRSEC Education Group has been mentioned on Listverse.com’s “10 Amazing Man-made Substances” List for an introductory video of Memory Metal! The video stars Wendy Crone and illustrates the wonders of new materials and the importance of atomic structure.