NISE Network mini-grants

The NISE Network is making available a limited number of small stipends to support initiatives by NISE Net partners to engage their local audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology topics. Below is a list of the mini-grant projects funded by NISE Net.

Eligible projects needed to fit into at least one of three categories:

  1. New efforts to integrate nano into existing programming,
  2. New efforts to reach new or traditionally underserved audiences with nano programming (including partnerships between museums and community organizations or diversity-serving organizations), or
  3. New partnerships between museums and nano researchers.

NISE Network Year 6 (2010-2011), Year 7 (December 2011-August 2012), and Year 8 (December 2012-August 2013) mini-grants are listed below. The application for the Year 9 (December 2013-August 2014) mini-grants will be available in fall 2013. To learn more, refer to last year's application materials: 2013 Mini-grant program overview and application information.

Institution Location Regionsort icon Short description Long description Integrate nano? Scientist-museum partnerships? New or under-served audiences? Contact Project year
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
 Dayton, OH Mid-Atlantic Summer Camp, Field Trip, Distance Learning Program Incorporated NISE Net activities into existing summer day camp programs. Designed two new field trip oportunities that engage students in ethical and policy discussions around new nanoscale technologies. Created a videoconference program for schools: Nanoscale Science and the Future of Food. Yes Yes Liz Landis Year 6
Port Discovery
 Baltimore, MD Mid-Atlantic Nano Cart Created three carts showcasing nano activities and trained volunteers/interns to implement the activities. Created a number of additional exhibit components and activities to augment the nano mini-exhibition. Yes Yes Nora Moynihan Year 6
Princeton University
 Princeton, NJ Mid-Atlantic Kinesthetic motions activity Developing an activity relating to the structure of the atom using kinesthetic motions and nanoscale science content to help students "act out the components of the atom." Yes Daniel Steinberg Year 7
Newark Museum
 Newark, NJ Mid-Atlantic Camp for Girl Scouts Working with Girl Scouts Hearts of New Jersey to create the "Observation: From Nano to Macro" camp to introduce Girl Scouts in Newark and Jersey City, NJ to careers in STEM. Yes Anu Malhotra Year 7
Delaware Museum of Natural History
 Wilmington, DE Mid-Atlantic Kits tailored to ages 2-12 Making nanoscience a part of daily programming through the development of eight nanoscience kits on four themes, tailored to ages 2-12 and used with Scout programs, day camps, classes and in the "Nature Nook" hands-on area of the museum. Yes Paula Holloway Year 7
Da Vinci Science Center
 Allentown, PA Mid-Atlantic Theater shows Adapting two NISE Net programs into interactive theatrical presentations to be used on their floor to engage audiences in dialogue about nanoscale science and engineering concepts, as well as discuss societal and environmental implications. Yes Ruth Brown Year 7
North Museum of Natural History and Science
 Lancaster, PA Mid-Atlantic Afterschool program Expanding existing afterschool programming to include a three-week nano unit. Work will be done in collaboration with Neighborhood Services of Lancaster, and will give students the opportunity to use NISE Net resources, visit two nano businesses, and work with college student mentors. Yes Yes Yes James Ringlein Year 7
Delaware State University
 Dover, DE Mid-Atlantic Kits for K-12 education DSU-OSCAR Partnership: Bringing Nanoscale Optics Research Concepts to K-12. This project will allow the development and dissemination of educational kits to the schools on the mid-Atlantic region. Yes Yes Ana-Rita Mayol Year 8
Port Discovery Children's Museum
 Baltimore, MD Mid-Atlantic Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition "How do you Nan-Know?" enhances the pre-existing Nano exhibit at Port Discovery by encouraging visitors to consider their values when making decisions about using products developed with nanotechnology. Yes Yes Nora Moynihan Year 8
Liberty Science Center
 Jersey City, NJ Mid-Atlantic Middle school workshop "It's a Nano World" will introduce Nano Scale Technology to middle school students via a series of nano activities to understand scale, current technologies, and future applications. Yes Jessica Ortiz Year 8
Children's Discovery Museum of West Virginia
 Morgantown, WV Mid-Atlantic Traveling K-12 program The Museum will launch a traveling assembly style program in 2013, targeting rural school districts. Grant funds will aid in developing a nano themed program. Yes Yes Julie Bryan Year 8
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
 Dayton, OH Mid-Atlantic Rural school outreach The Museum will launch a traveling assembly style program in 2013, targeting rural school districts. Grant funds will aid in developing a nano themed program. Yes Yes Dawn Kirchner Year 8
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, IN Midwest Teacher Workshop Developed a workshop for middle school teachers related to nano. Partnered with a nanoscale science researcher to help present content. Yes Becky Wolfe Year 6
Detroit Science Center
 Detroit, MI Midwest Field Trip Program Expanded their Hands-On Interactive Programs (HIP), a 3-hour in-depth study of one science concept, to include nanoscale science, technology, and engineering. Program highlighted career fields and emphasized successful women and underrepresented minority professionals in the field. Yes Yes Yes Marlene Baranda Year 6
Discovery Center Museum
 Rockford, IL Midwest Afterschool Program, Library Outreach Expanded their nanoscale science programs to their five daily afterschool programs (95% of students eceive free or reduced lunch). Created a week's worth of nano activity bins for the program using materials from NISE Network, University of Wisconsin NSEC, Franklin Institute kits, and Discovery Center. Trained youth volunteers and volunteer director on nano cart demos, completed and installed library learning nooks in six local libraries. Yes Yes Michael Rathbun Year 6
Duluth Children's Museum
 Duluth, MN Midwest Add Nano to Programs Added nanoscience to many regular programs. Made connection with local universities. Yes Yes Mary Davis Year 6
Edgerton Explorit Center
 Aurora, NE Midwest 1 day of nano in summer camps NO REPORT YET Chase Beyer Year 6
Science Center of Iowa
 Des Moines, IA Midwest Library Outreach Developed "Our Small World," a nanoscience outreach program for libraries designed to align with the 2011 Collaborative Reading Program theme of "One World, Many Stories." Developed new partnership with a professor at Iowa State University's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Yes Yes Joe Schwanebeck Year 6
St Louis Science Center
 Saint Louis, MO Midwest Nano Exhibit Prototype Used funds to prototype and evaluation an exhibit to introduce visitors to nanotechnology. Worked closely with area university nano scientists and graduate students. Exhibit will be completed with other funds and placed in their revised Nano Center. Yes Yes Christine Roman Year 6
Exploration Place
 Wichita, KS Midwest Training and expansion to teen volunteering program Expanding current chemistry-related activities to include nanotechnology through the ChemKids Teen Volunteering program. Participants will be trained to implement activities on the floor, in summer camps, and in the live performing space. Yes Traci Kallhoff Year 7
University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
 Minneapolis, MN Midwest Teacher workshop Developing a program that will utilize participants from their successful RET program in a nanoscale science teacher workshop, with the goal of reaching as many as ten-times the participation of the RET, and ultimately increasing reach to middle and high school students in the area. Yes Frank Snowden Year 7
Headwaters Science Center
 Bemidji, MN Midwest Adding Nano to exhibits Planning major refurbishing to their "Water Vortex" exhibit to adapt and use with Ferrofluids activity as a nanotechnology exhibit piece on their floor. Yes Adela Elwell Year 7
The Bakken Museum
 Minneapolis, MN Midwest Add Nano to programs Planning to integrate nanoscale science content into its award winning "Science Assets" outreach program. Yes Anika Taylor Year 7
North Dakota State College of Science
 Wahpeton, ND Midwest Scenario program Integrating NISE Net activities into a scenario program where students use the nano concepts to solve relevant real-world issues. Students will develop a product and teach others about its science, application and the societal and ethical implications surrounding it. Yes Yes Kristi Jean Year 7
Children's Discovery Museum
 Normal, IL Midwest Afterschool program Collaborating with Illinois State University and the UNITY Community Center to create an eight-week "NanoWorld" afterschool program. Yes Yes Yes Bethany Thomas Year 7
Orpheum Children's Science Museum
 Champaign, IL Midwest Rural outreach program Addressing a need for rural community outreach by bringing informal science opportunities to special science events, fairs and local schools in the seven county area the museum serves. The "NANO science and engineering program" will include hands-on activities, stage presentations, as well as evaluation to produce new data on how small institutions can better support rural communities and create a strong regional science education infrastructure. Yes Sonya Darter Year 7
Omaha Children's Museum
 Omaha, NE Midwest School group workshops Executing three nanoscience workshops with Liberty Elementary School grades 3-6, leading to a Nano Science Day for the entire school where students from the workshop will lead demonstrations for their classmates. Yes Thomas Simons Year 7
Paper Discovery Center
 Appleton, WI Midwest Theater show, afterschool program Adding a new theatrical performance to their afterschool curriculum. This performance will explore the science, application, and societal implications of nanotechnology. Yes Yes Barbara Sauer Year 7
Gateway to Science Center, Inc.
 Bismarck, ND Midwest Adding nano to programs Integrating nano content into a variety of existing programs, including afterschool Science Clubs for grades 1-6, week-long summer camps for grades 4-6, and annual family events that take place four times per year. Yes Elisabeth Demke Year 7
Science Center of Iowa
 Des Moines, IA Midwest Adding nano to exhibits The Science Center of Iowa seeks to integrate nanoscale science and technology content into new and updated signage around our permanent exhibits to further enhance nano awareness with our visitors. Yes Joe Schwanebeck Year 8
Discovery Center
 Rockford, MN Midwest Carbon playground Discovery Center in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin is installing a Carbon Playground. Yes Michael Rathbun Year 8
Science Central
 Fort Wayne, IN Midwest Nanotechnology lab for after school and camp programs Developing a Nanotechnology lab for after school enrichment, school groups and camps, and creating a storage and display area for the Nano activities we currently display on the exhibit floor. Yes Kathy Larsen Year 8
Birck Nanotechology Center, Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN Midwest K-12 Outreach NanoTrees: Develop stationary and interactive displays and activities to encourage and engage K-12 students to explore nanotechnology as it relates to trees and plant materials and products produce from them. Yes Robert Moon Year 8
Kansas Children's Discovery Center
 Topeka, KS Midwest Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition This project will support the NISE Mini-Nano exhibit during February and March by providing a 3 hour nanotechnology training, 3 nanotechnology carts and materials, and offering a spring break camp. Yes Margaret Hennessey Springe Year 8
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
 Ann Arbor, MI Midwest Elementary and middle school nanoscience outreach AAHOM will create an Outreach program to introduce middle and elementary school students across our region to nanoscience using hands-on activities and materials. Yes Robin Little Year 8
Duluth Children's Museum
 Duluth, MN Midwest Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition To create a field trip experience complimenting the Nano mini-exhibit for intermediate elementary grades in Duluth and surrounding regions. These grades are currently under served by the museum. Yes Peter Jacobsen Year 8
Saint Louis Science Center
 Saint Louis, MO Midwest Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition - camp The Saint Louis Science Center will develop a lab based nanotechnology camp (ages 14-18). The camp will focus on the synthesis of nanoscale materials and comparisons to their macroscale counterparts. Yes Paul Freiling Year 8
Arkansas Discovery Network/Museum of Discovery
 Little Rock, AR South Materials for Regional Outreach, Training Created nano kits to be used by ADN partners for their regional outreach. Hosted a training workshop. Kits will enable educators to introduce nano in underserved areas of the state. Yes Yes Diane LaFollette Year 6
Don Harrington Discovery Center
 Armarillo, TX South Summer Camp Created a nano summer camp for 5th and 6th graders. Yes Mandi Ried Year 6
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
 Fort Worth, TX South Cool Science Week Added nano to annual "Cool Science Week" program. Brought in a guest scientist to host a small demonstration/workshop, be interviewed on a local NPR affiliate station, and present an evening lecture for older audiences. Yes Aaron Pan Year 6
Oklahoma WONDERtorium
 Stillwater, OK South Classroom Programs Creating three classroom programs that include nano content: "Sand ROCKS!" for 3rd grade students, "Itsy Bitsy Eensy Weensy Science" for 4th grade students, and "Plant Virus Exploration" for 5th grade students. Yes Ruth Calvins Year 6
Science Spectrum
 Lubbock, TX South Adding Nano to programs Expanding programming to include new nanoscience hands-on activities and curriculum to enhance understanding of the nanoscience, its applications, and potential careers for young children and families. Yes Jacie Hood Year 7
Imaginarium of South Texas
 Laredo, TX South Training, Family Nano Festival Training seven college students to build the museum's capacity to host activities on the floor. Also vastly enhancing outreach by initiating the "Family Nano Festival," which will be comprised of five events in rural underserved colonias. Yes Lisa Chappa Year 7
Austin Children's Museum
 Austin, TX South Field Trips, Summer Camp Incorporating nanoscience activities into field trips and their all-girls "Engineer It!" summer camp. Through this nano-focused opportunity, they will increase awareness and understanding of nanoscale science, as well as raise attention to careers in this field. Yes Yes Christina Soontornvat Year 7
The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas
 Pine Bluff, AR South Traveling Puppet Show Using their STEM Traveling Puppet Show (STPS) to introduce the complex content of nanoscience to children and adults on-site as well as in their outreach to students in nearby underserved communities. Yes Yes Lenore Shoults Year 7
Arkansas State University Museum
 State University, AR South Nano Night Debuting "Nano Night" at the museum, an evening event happening twice a month for six months. Extensive evaluation over the course of the program will take place to better inform future work. Yes Jill Kary Year 7
Arkansas Discovery Network
 LIttle Rock, AR South Nano programming at Science Festivals A nanoscale station will be integrated into three science festivals across Arkansas. Visitors will participate in a hands-on model that demonstrates how nanoparticles are used to make tangible materials. Yes Kathleen Lawson Year 8
Sci-Tech Discovery Center
 Frisco, TX South Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition Nano cart programming will complement Sci-Tech Discovery Center's new permanent Nano Exhibit and enable expanded programming experiences in nano science for the center's 75,000 annual visitors. Yes Amanda Mitchell Year 8
San Antonio Children's Museum
 San Antonio, TX South Nano night We are requesting funding to offer a "Nano Night" program to educate the under-served population in our community during our monthly "Free Kids Night" event. Yes Destiny Stivers Year 8
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
 Houston, TX South Game/app We propose to develop a game that centers on a mission to assemble a nanoshuttle to destroy a tumor. Players will be educated on different properties of the nanoshuttle. Yes Lucas Isenhart Year 8
Buffalo Museum of Science
 Buffalo, NY Northeast Nanotechnology Hall Created a 700 sq. ft. hallway with rotating hands-on activities and information about nanotechnology. Yes Douglas Borzynski Year 6
Children's Museum of Science and Technology
 Troy, NY Northeast Add Nano to Exhibits Incorporated information about nanotechnology into existing exhibits. Placed nano buttons on exhibit floor to highlight nano topics in the gecko cages, the solar house, the butterfly house, and more. Develop a nano brochure for visitors. Created a nano scavenger hunt for school field trips. Yes Sarah Fisk Year 6
Long Island Children's Museum
 Garden City, NY Northeast Theater Show and Workshop Presented The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show and held a workshop on the science of the super small with hands-on experiments and discussions focused on innovations in nanotechnology. Yes Stacey Lee Year 6
Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST)
 Syracuse, NY Northeast Summer Camp Integrated nano more extensively into summer camp program. Introduced and trained additional personnel in delivery of nano programming. Preference for two camps was given to students from a region where 75% of students are living at or near poverty level. Introduced nano content into a JCC overnight program. Yes Yes Betty Jones Year 6
Science Discovery Center at Oneonta
 Oneonta, NY Northeast Workshop for middle school students Establishing a collaboration with the California NanoSystem Institute and develop a nanotechnology-themed "Science Saturday" workshop to expand outreach to middle school students. Yes Yes Yes Kelly Gallagher Year 7
Maritime Explorium
 Port Jefferson, NY Northeast Adding Nano to programs Identified six areas of current exhibitions with opportunities to highlight nanotechnologies, and through a partnership with SUNY, will develop content for each of the six areas. Additional content will include language at three different levels of sophistication to accommodate different ages and learners at the museum. Yes Yes Lauren Hubbard Year 7
Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium
 Schenectady, NY Northeast Highlighting nano in exhibits Integrating real-world examples of nanotechnology into their existing exhibits and creating the "Nanotrail." The trail will start at the museum's small permanent exhibit on nano, and visitors will be provided a map of various stops to make in the exhibit. Content will range from consumer products to alternative energy. Yes Susanne Dorr Year 7
The Discovery Museums
 Acton, MA Northeast Youth volunteer training, Nano Night Hosting two workshops to train youth volunteers to enhance their capacity to deliver programs, including the new NanoDays@Night programming in early summer. Yes Yes Denise LeBlanc Year 7
Maine Discovery Museum
 Bangor, ME Northeast Highlighting Nano in exhibits Increasing awareness of and interest in nanoscience among children and families by making connections to existing exhibits, enhancing the "Hunt for Nano" scavenger hunt, adapting materials for use on the website, and creating a brochure with info on current nano research, career options and the societal implications of nanotechnology. Yes Yes Trudi Plummer Year 7
Regional Science & Discovery Center
 Corning, NY Northeast Adding Nano to programs Introducing nanotechnology to the public through expansion to three programs: a Boy Scout overnight at Arnot Mall, a Spring break event at Corning Youth Center, and a summer camp for at-risk students at the Science and Discovery Center. Yes Patrica Dann Year 7
CRISP MRSEC (Yale Univ/Southern CT State Univ)
 New Haven, CT Northeast Expanding regular outreach to urban communities We will expand our informal science outreach efforts to offer more frequent public outreach events to urban communities in CT, targeting New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford. Yes Yes Christine Broadbridge Year 8
The Children's Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST)
 Troy, NY Northeast Podcasts CMOST is proposing to facilitate conversations between tweens and nanotechnology experts that will become podcasts. These conversations will answer questions about nano, its future and why they should be interested! Yes Yes Sarah Fisk Year 8
Milton J Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST)
 Syracuse, NY Northeast Nano Travel Science Program We would create a new format for a NISE net book Alice in Nanoland to be used for a Nano Traveling Science Program plus library kits. Yes Yes Betty Jones Year 8
Long Island Children's Museum
 Garden City, NY Northeast Outreach program LICM Outreach program, Science of the Small, engages children with the concept of nanoscience through hands-on demonstrations to discover the fascinating innovations in modern nanoscience and technology. Yes Yes Gina Garcia Year 8
Buffalo Museum of Science
 Buffalo, NY Northeast Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition Incorporate handheld technology into the mini-exhibition by giving floor staff I-pad/other tablet units to engage in nano conversations with our museum visitors. Yes Douglas Borzynski Year 8
Creative Discovery Museum
 Chattanooga, TN Southeast Add Nano to Programs Integrated nano concepts into three areas of programming: Science Theater shows and hands-on workshops, outreach programs, and family science nights provided to area schools. Yes Yes Karen Dewhirst Year 6
Pink Palace Museum
 Memphis, TN Southeast Community Outreach, Training Created and disseminated nano suitcase exhibit to five community organizations in Memphis, expanding partnerships with those organizations. Provided training for individuals presenting nano curriculum, extra materials if needed, and acted as resource. Yes Emi McFarlen Year 6
South Florida Science Museum
 West Palm Beach , FL Southeast Field Trip Program Added nano content to Science Passport field trip program, an educational initiative providing learning opportunities to disadvantaged youth. Yes Yes Sara Bogotch Year 6
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
 Memphis, TN Southeast Library Outreach Expanded an education program to four library locations in adjacent counties, focusing on rural communities where there is no local access to science museums. Work with local researcher to create new green nanotechnology educational materials. Yes Yes Anand Kulkarni Year 6
Miami Science Museum
 Miami, FL Southeast Summer Camp, Translations Developing and delivering a nano science themed camp class during the 2012 Summer Camp season. This includes translating the NISE Net "Bump and Roll" exhibit text into Spanish and Creole, as well as translating five more nano demos into Creole for use by diverse audiences on the museum's floor. Yes Yes Karlisa Callwood Year 7
University of Puerto Rico
 San Juan, PR Southeast K - 16+ educational materials Targeting Hispanic students and integrate nano content into the "Water Quality and Water Purification" educational materials for K-16+. Yes Ana-Rita Mayol Year 7
SciWorks Science Center
 Winston-Salem, NC Southeast Adding Nano to Exhibits, Volunteer Training Integrating nano into its "Field Station," exhibit by means of incorporating graphics, content and a specimen to detail the nanostructures of the Blue Morpho butterfly. In addition, as part of long term goals, more nano will be incorporated into daily programming by hosting a nano volunteer training workshop. Yes Kelli Isenhour Year 7
Norfolk State University
 Norfolk, VA Southeast Summer Camps Integrating nanoscience activities into existing summer camps with the Children's Museum of Virginia. Yes Yes Messaoud Bahoura Year 7
Louisville Science Center
 Louisville, KY Southeast Hands-on demos for underserved youth Fostering a relationship with the University of Louisville micro/nano lab to target underserved youth in hands-on nano demonstrations. Yes Yes Andrew Spence Year 7
Marbles Kids Museum
 Raleigh, NC Southeast Summer camp Integrating nanoscale science into its very successful summer camp program by thematically-linking current programs to modified NanoDays kit and NISE Net catalog resources. Yes Sarah Irvin Year 7
Jackson State University
 Jackson, MS Southeast Training, camp, and events with high school and middle school students Planning to target African American students during Spring semester 2012, as they incorporate nanoscience-related projects into training with grad and undergrad students, events with high school and middle school students, and a one-day nano camp. Yes Ruomei Gao Year 7
Imaginarium Science Center
 Fort Myers, FL Southeast Add Nano to exhibits Creating a sustainable "NanoLab" in the already existing exhibit "Animal Lab." Yes Sarah Heath Year 7
McWane Science Center
 Birmingham, AL Southeast Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition McWane Center will train students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in exhibit interpretation and hands-on science activities for middle school students in Alabama's Black Belt. Yes Kathy Fournier Year 8
Louisiana Art & Science Museum
 Baton Rouge, LA Southeast Adding nano to programs Tiny Solutions to Our Big Energy Problem is an interactive educational auditorium program that will provide students with an in-depth look at the fast growing area of study called Nanoscience. Yes Katie Thompson Year 8
Pink Palace Museum
 Memphis, TN Southeast Nano nights Our proposed project will focus on disseminating Nanotechnology information and activities through two Nano-themed Science Nights: one for area school students and their families, the other for museum members. Yes Alex Eilers Year 8
Creative Discovery Museum
 Chattanooga, TN Southeast Adding nano to programs Develop after school programming, a large scale theater show, a workshop and distance learning program for middle school students. Provide after school programming for under-served elementary school students. Yes Yes Karen Dewhirst Year 8
Danville Science Center
 Danville, VA Southeast Adding nano to programs The Nano to You project is designed to bring awareness of and spark interest in nano science and technology to teachers and youth audiences through outreach to Title I schools. Yes Sonya Wolen Year 8
James Madison University
 Harrisonburg, VA Southeast K-12 teacher resources The goal of Shanandoah Valley Nanoscience Outreach Collaboration is to help K-12 teachers bring nanoscience into classrooms in coherence with the requirements of Virginia's standards of learning for science. Yes Costel Constantin Year 8
Iridescent
 Los Angeles, CA Southwest Create Nano Workshop, Community Outreach Created and ran two hour workshops for upper elementary and middle school students on basic concepts in nanotechnology. Program reached three underserved schools in South Los Angeles and a large female audience through a partnership with Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles. Yes Yes Jenna Blanton Year 6
Lied Discovery Children's Museum
 Las Vegas, NV Southwest Staff/Intern Training Provided professional development trainings for staff and interns on nano content and NanoDays kit activities. As a result of training, facilitated nano demonstrations are done daily on museum floor. Adapted and implemented activities for children five and younger. Yes Tifferney White Year 6
Arizona Science Center
 Phoenix, AZ Southwest Podcasts Creating a series of five or more nanoscale science related podcasts that will function as a standard audio tour for their current science galleries. Yes Sari Custer Year 7
Imiloa Astronomy Center
 Hilo, HI Southwest Outreach sessions with grades 4-6 Hosting ten outreach sessions with grades 4-6 in rural and geographically isolated areas. The focus will be to raise awareness to nanotechnology and tie math curriculum (exponents, scientific notation, powers of ten) to nano content. Yes Maile Luuwai Year 7
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
 Redding, CA Southwest Teacher kits and training Creating four new nanoscale science kits, and holding a workshop with local teachers to introduce and train teachers on these materials. Yes Yes Christina Leadabrand Year 7
California Polytechnic State University
 San Luis Obispo, CA Southwest Undergrad lab programming and K-12 summer camps Integrating new nano content into the existing Materials Engineering programming, including work done in the undergrad lab as well as with K-12 students in summer camps. Yes Katherine Chen Year 7
Natural History Museum of Utah
 Salt Lake City, UT Southwest Training for high school and college students Collaborating with the University of Utah's Nano Institute to develop the museum's "Youth Teaching Youth" program for high school students and Nano Institute grads. The goal of the program is to increase the museum's overall capacity to deliver nanoscale science programming, and provide college science students with training to increase their science communication skills. Yes Yes Madlyn Runburg Year 7
Children's Museum Tucson
 Tucson, AZ Southwest Nano programming at Science Festival CMT is participating as a host institution in the 2013 Arizona SciTech Festival and requests funding to provide free educational Nano programming to the community participating in the Festival. Yes Hilary Van Alsburg Year 8
Challenger Space Center Arizona
 Phoenix, AZ Southwest Summer camp Challenger Space Center Arizona will utilize the NISE Network Mini-Grant to infuse nano content into our 13th Annual "Adventures in Space" Camp, serving approximately 1,200 K-8 students during Summer 2013. Yes Rebecca Gladden Year 8
National Ag Science Center
 Modesto, CA Southwest Summer Camp Create an Ag Science Summer Camp program at a school site or Boys and Girls Club site to incorporate agriculture and nano science and career connections. Yes Michele Laverty Year 8
Hawaii Children's Discovery Center
 Honolulu, HI Southwest Adding Nano to programs - kits Our hope is to create kits for our Science Saturdays program that exposes children to nano concepts and can be used year round in various ways. Yes Gina Cabrera Year 8
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum
 Reno, NV Southwest Summer camp This grant would pay for the creation of 30 hours (1 full week) of nano curriculum for a summer camp program directed at kids grades 4-6. Yes Meghan Schiedel Year 8
Lied Discovery Children's Museum
 Las Vegas, NV Southwest Adding nano to programs To further expand its Nano programming through a partnership with the University of Nevada Las Vegas and local science-related businesses to incorporate professional scientists into the programming experience. Yes Yes Tifferney White Year 8
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History
 Las Cruces, NM West Teacher Kits Created a series of teacher kits to be loaned out, free of charge, to teachers in southern New Mexico. Themes for kits: Nano 101; Nano Applications & Tools; Nano Medicine; and Nano & the Environment. Yes Yes Kimberly Hanson Year 6
Palouse Discovery Science Center
 Pullman, WA West Hands-on Display, Add Nano to Programs Created a hands-on display entitled the NanoCorner with a designated area for nano exploration. NanoDays kit items have been incorporated into the PDSC's "Self-Service Science Room." Yes Victoria Scalise Year 6
Science Factory Children's Museum
 Eugene, OR West Summer Camp Created a week-long, half-day summer camp entitled "Nanotechnology in Our World." Camp included a trip to the labs at the University of Oregon. Yes Yes Nick Spicher Year 6
ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum
 Ashland, OR West Summer Camp, Afterschool Develop Summer GECOS (Girls Engineering Club of ScienceWorks): Nanotechnology lessons and kit for use in a summer camp and after school program. Developed a 25-minute science show on nano. Adapting the "Horton Senses Something Small" program for use in their Head Start to Science program that serves low-income preschoolers. Yes Yes Skoshi Wise Year 6
WOW! Children's Museum
 Lafayette, CO West Training, Girl Scout badges Planning to deepen audience experiences by expanding nanotechnology programming. Plans include training more education staff and volunteers on new activities, offering longer activities, offering more programming to local public libraries, and better supporting local Girl Scout troops in obtaining badges related to nanoscience. Yes Yes Renee Guerrero Year 7
Montana State University -- Extended University
 Bozeman, MT West Rural outreach program Creating a series of intensive learning opportunities with ten rural schools through video conferencing, activity kits, and networking/social media to support meaningful learning experiences with underserved communities unable to travel to campus for NanoDays. Yes Suzi Taylor Year 7
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
 Albuquerque, NM West Camp for underrepresented youth Expanding their "Amazing Stuff" nano camp program to specifically serve underrepresented youth in their area. Yes Yes Malva Knoll Year 7
The Challenger Learning Center of Alaska
 Kenai, AK West "Nano Space" program This project will align NISE Net resources into a "Nano in Space" module. This module will be utilized as a stand alone workshop and integrated into existing curriculum Yes Chantelle Rose Year 8
Alaska Museum of Natural History
 Anchorage, AK West Adding nano to programs specific to AK We want to develop/modify nano activities that are specific to Alaska. These activities would supplement our science nights, outreach to remote Alaska, and add experiential elements to Museum exhibits. Yes Kerri Jackson Year 8
Discovery Center of Idaho
 Boise, ID West Student assembly and teacher training We will provide STEM-based teacher training during the regular school day by presenting a nano-focused assembly to the students while training the teachers. Yes Janine Boire Year 8
spectrUM Discovery Area
 Missoula, MT West Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition The spectrUM Discovery Area will offer a field trip bus providing free transportation for Montana children to visit the Nano exhibit and meet nano researchers from The University of Montana. Yes Yes Jessie Herbert Year 8
University of New Mexico
 Albuquerque, NM West After school program The University of New Mexico's Nanoscience and Microsystems program will partner with Children's Choice, a not-for-profit program serving underrepresented youth, to introduce nanoscience into the existing afterschool program. Yes Yes Heather Armstrong Year 8
Washington State University Vancouver
 Vancouver, WA West Summer camp The objective of the mini-grant initiative is to revise the Nano Summer Camp curriculum to include hands-on synthesis of nanostructures by purchasing a tube furnace and green chemistry kit. Yes Praveen Kumar Sekhar Year 8
KidsQuest Children's Museum
 Bellevue, WA West Field trip programs Goal: Two new field trip options consisting of hands-on Nanotechnology science programming. These companion programs would be integrated as part of our existing field trip programs for school age children. Yes Alison Luk Year 8
The Science Zone
 Casper, WY West Expanding programing around the Nano mini-exhibition Our goal: travel Nano to multiple Wyoming communities taking elementary students through the exhibit/hosting a "family science night" as the culmination event--students guide parents through the exhibit. Yes Yes Carrie Schroeder Year 8

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