The Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) Network is a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science and technology. The NISE Network is currently funded by a five-year cooperative agreement between the National Science Foundation, the Museum of Science, Boston, and the Museum’s core partners: the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Exploratorium. The Network’s goals are to: 1) support widespread efforts to raise public awareness of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology; 2) plan, develop, and distribute informal educational products that foster engagement with and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology; 3) form partnerships and working alliances with researchers in the field to carry out this work; and 4) stimulate and support research aimed at increasing our capacity to meet these goals.
