RET in Engineering and Computer Science Site: National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network RET Program

该奖项用于资助佐治亚理工学院(GA Tech)由Nancy Healy博士指导的名为“RET站点：国家纳米技术基础设施网络(NNIN)”的工程现场教师研究经验(RET)项目。该工程现场教师研究经验(RET)是由国家纳米技术基础设施网络(NNIN)主办、佐治亚理工学院牵头、亚利桑那州立大学、加州大学圣巴巴拉分校和明尼苏达大学的合作伙伴主办的成功的RET现场项目的延续。该网站将为NNIN大学网站通勤距离内的在职6-12年级科学教师和社区学院教员提供48名在职教师(每年16名，为期3年)，有机会在夏季参与NNIN地点最先进的纳米技术设施的高质量纳米级科学与工程(NSE)实践研究，为期7周，全年有1周的跟踪活动，并在NNIN年度专业发展研讨会上展示他们的研究经验。该计划的目标是积极吸引代表性不足的科学教师和社区学院教职员工或那些为代表性不足的学生提供服务的人参与NSE研究，建立NSE课堂活动图书馆并广泛传播这些活动，并发展由教授、研究生、NNIN工作人员、科学教师和社区学院教职员工组成的长期支持社区，他们将倡导STEM和NSE教育和职业道路。

This award provides funding for a 3 year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) entitled, "RET Site: National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN)", under the direction of Dr. Nancy Healy. This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site is a renewal of a successful RET Site program hosted by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) with the lead at Georgia Institute of Technology and partners at Arizona State University, University of California Santa Barbara, and the University of Minnesota. This site will provide a total of 48 (16 per year for 3 years), in-service, grades 6-12 science teachers and community college faculty within commuting distance of the NNIN university site, an opportunity to engage in high-quality, nanoscale science and engineering (NSE) hands-on research in state-of-the-art nanotechnology facilities at NNIN sites for 7 weeks during the summer with 1 week of follow-up activities throughout the year, and present their research experience at an annual NNIN Professional Development Workshop. The objectives of the program are to actively engage underrepresented science teachers and community college faculty, or those who serve underrepresented students, in NSE research, build a library of NSE classroom activities and broadly disseminate these activities, and develop a long-term support community of professors, graduate students, NNIN staff, science teachers and community college faculty who will advocate STEM and NSE education and career pathways.