Professional Development
Nanotech Symposium
For Educators and Journalists
Friday, October 26
Join us for a lively journey into the mysterious world of the very small, and take part in provocative discussions concerning nanotech's very big potential impacts. This is a day of continuing education and enrichment with top researchers and experts skilled at communicating science and technology to lay audiences.
Take advantage of a wealth of knowledge from top researchers like Harvard University's George Whitesides and Eric Mazur, MIT's Robert Langer, and the Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing's David Tomanek. David Rejeski, executive director of the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, presents the latest public opinion findings, and Sam Lipson (Cambridge Public Health Department) and Dhimiter Bello (Northeastern University) discuss environmental health and safety issues.
Teachers will find a full menu of classroom activity workshops for incorporation of standards-based nano concepts into science and engineering classes.
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Registration and coffee
9:00 - 9:10 a.m. Welcome and orientation
9:10 - 10:00 a.m. Nano 101 with George Whitesides
10:15 -11:15 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions:
Finding Significance: A Briefing for Journalists with George Whitesides
Apples to Atoms: Introduction to the Nanoscale Teaching Workshop
Synthesis of FerroFluids Chem Lab Teaching Workshop
Nanoscale Thin Films Teaching Workshop
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.:
Group One - Eric Mazur - Guiding Light with Nanowires
Group Two - Lunch
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.:
Group One - Lunch
Group Two - Eric Mazur - Guiding Light with Nanowires
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Nanotech and Public Awareness with David Rejeski
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
Nanotechnology and Society: Managing Risks and Benefits Panel with Sam Lipson, Dhimiter Bello, and David Rejeski
Buckyballs and Nanotubes: Nanomaterials for the Future with David Tomanek
Manipulation of Light in the Nanoworld Teaching Workshop
Nanoventure: Exploring the Societal Impacts of Nanotechnology Teaching Workshop
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. The Promise of Nanomedicine with Robert Langer
4:15 - 5:00 p.m. Reception and Resources
For more information, contact Lisa Regalla: 617-589-4485, lregalla@mos.org.
Co-sponsored by the Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing at Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts/Lowell, and the University of New Hampshire; and by the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at Harvard and M.I.T.
"Quantum Corral" image courtesy IBM.
| Format | Workshop |
| Grades | 6 – Adult |
| Author | Strategic Projects Department |
| Source/Publisher | n/a |
| Location | Museum of Science — Museum of Science, Boston |
| Website | Nanotechnology at the Museum of Science |
| Duration | 8 hours |
| Documents | Symposium_Program_as_of_10-22-07.pdf |
| Reservation | Register by phone: 617-723-2500 |
| Fee | $25.00, includes parking, continental breakfast, lunch, reception, Certificate of Attendance, and Exhibit Halls admission (the Museum is open until 9:00 p.m. on Fridays). |
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- Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
- The Center for the Science of Nanoscale Systems and their Device Applications is a National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. It is headquartered at Harvard University, and includes as major partners M.I.T., the University of California at Santa Barbara, and the Museum of Science, Boston ... (details)
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- Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing
- The Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) is a National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. It is based at Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, and the University of New Hampshire. The center partners with the Museum of Science, Boston ... (details)
