NERO: Nanoscience Education and Research Outreach

该奖项为一项为期3年的持续奖励提供资金，以支持路易斯安那科技大学在David Mills博士指导下的名为“Nero：纳米科学教育和研究拓展”的教师研究经验(RET)站点计划。Nero项目将把路易斯安那理工大学生物科学学院、生物医学工程项目和微型制造研究所的工程师和科学家与路易斯安那州、阿肯色州南部和得克萨斯州东部的农村学校系统联系起来。该计划的目标是：1)让初中和高中教师及其学生通过实习和暑期研究经验/技术研讨会开展研究，并通过学年计划进行后续跟踪；2)指导教师编写材料，将他们对研究过程的更多了解转化为课堂学习经验；3)在教师、研究人员、K-12学生和研究生之间建立持久的关系；4)加强与教师、学生和社区之间的科学和工程交流以及科学研究过程；以及4)提高K-12学生从事STEM职业的兴趣。联合资金由NSF EPSCoR计划提供。

This award provides funding for a 3 year continuing award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site program at Louisiana Tech University entitled, "NERO: Nanoscience Education and Research Outreach," under the direction of Dr. David Mills. The NERO program will link Louisiana Tech University engineers and scientists in the School of Biological Sciences, the Biomedical Engineering Program, and the Institute for Micromanufacturing with rural school systems in Louisiana, southern Arkansas and eastern Texas. The objectives of the program are to:1) engage middle and high school teachers and their students in conducting research through internships and summer research experiences/technology workshops with follow-up through academic year programs, 2) provide guidance for teachers as they develop materials to translate their increased understanding of the research process into classroom learning experiences, 3) build lasting relationships among teachers, researchers, K-12 students, and graduate students, 4) improve communication of science and engineering and the scientific research process to teachers, students and the community, and 4) increase interest of K-12 students in pursuing STEM careers. Co-funding is being provided by the NSF EPSCoR Program.