MRS Fall Meeting 2007

Education Symposium W
Forum on Materials Science and Engineering Education for 2020

8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Wednesday, November 28 and Thursday, November 29

Join your research science and education colleagues and members from the public informal science education community for a two-day education symposium that pursues the topics of educating future materials scientists and engineers and bringing materials science and nanotechnology to the general public.

The MRS Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge & Materials Science Fair

Monday, November 26
10 am to noon: Hydrogen fuel cell car races
Noon to 1:30 pm: Race finals, announcement of winners, awarding of trophies
3rd Floor, Hynes Convention Center

A special participatory event highlighting the importance of energy, the environment, and future material scientists. Thirty high-school teams from the New England area will take part in a one-day event focused on the importance of energy and the environment.

NanoArt

9:30 am to 10:30 am and 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, Wednesday, November 28
Hynes Convention Center, 3rd Floor, Boylston Street Corridor

Make your own piece of "stained glass" NanoArt. Artisans have been using nanoparticles for hundreds of years to make iridescent colors in objects such as stained glass. You can help to make NanoArt by adding polymer disks with nanoparticles of gold and silver in suspension to the free-form sculpture being created.

Nanodays

12:00 noon to 4:00 pm, Tuesday, November 27th
9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Wednesday, November 28
Registration Corridor across from NISE Booth, Public Outreach Center, Second Floor Lobby, Hynes Convention Center

Learn how to participate in Nanodays - A Week of Nano-Public Outreach Events! NISE Net has identified March 29 through April 6, 2008 as the dates for NanoDays, a week of community-based educational outreach events to raise public awareness of nanoscale science and engineering in local communities across the U.S. Find out how you can get one our Nanodays Kits, chocked full of hands-on programs, materials and supplies to help you hold a Nanodays event.

Education Outreach Showcase

8:00 to 10:00 pm, Wednesday, November 28 (during poster session)
Second Floor Hall D, Hynes Convention Center

Join with national science centers, museums and MRSECs for an evening of fun with science and engineering! Participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations at the Education Outreach Showcase and learn how to create effective and exciting outreach educational materials about materials science and engineering, including nanotechnology. Cash prize drawing for participating!

NISE Science Advisor

8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday, November 26, to Wednesday, November 28
8:00 am to 3:30pm, Thursday, November 29
NISE Booth, Public Outreach Center, Second Floor Lobby, Hynes Convention Center

Register at the MRS/NISE booth to participate in the NISE Network as a science advisor. Learn how you can apply your needed expertise to help foster public awareness, engagement and understanding of nanotechnology.