NanoDays Report: Program - NISE Kit, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
About the NanoDays event(s)
Description:On the museum floor: daily nano demonstrations throughout NanoDays, a loaned tabletop SEM that visitors could operate, and prototype nanotechnology exhibits on nanomedicine and intro to nano.
Special events in Portland: Lecture on nanotechnology and solar energy on March 18 (a bit before NanoDays); Nanotechnology Science Pub on March 31; Nanotechnology and Alternative Energy Forum on April 2; and three Nano and Alternative Energy Forums in Eastern Oregon during April 7-9.
Type of Events:Program - NISE Kit
What worked well with NanoDays:Paper buckyballs and "This is made of atoms" stickers as prizes were very popular.
The Science Pub on nanotechnology was very popular with about 140 people in attendance, and about 100 having to be turned away because there was no space. (Science Pub is a popular series of lectures held in a local brewery.)
The exhibits were placed in well-traveled areas of the museum and were used frequently by visitors.
What wasn't as successful:Getting attendees at the nano forums was difficult.
What would be done differently next year:Have more signage.
Changes made to what NISE provided for NanoDays to better fit the institution:We had to redesign the sign to put it up in our lobby.
What the NISE network could have done to make NanoDays more of a success:Perhaps a national press release?
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Basic facts about the NanoDays event(s)
Dates
- NanoDays - April 3, 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Contact person: Anders Liljeholm
Title: Program Developer
Department: New Project Development
Professional Category: exhibits/programs
Organization: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Type of organization: Museum
Event organizers and participants:
Museum educators Lindsay Vincent, Sabrina Chartier and Tassia Bronston performed public nano demonstrations. Amanda Thomas coordinated all the adult events (lectures, Science Pub, and forums). Anders Liljeholm trained the educators how to do the nano demonstrations and spoke at the nano forums in Eastern Oregon. Several educators in our Life Science Lab worked with the tabletop SEM we had on our floor.
Other collaborators:
FEI company, Libraries of Eastern Oregon.
Dr. Carl Wamser, Portland State University
Dr. Shankar B. Rananavare, Portland State University
Dr. Jim Hutchison, University of Oregon
Marketing:
Our website, www.omsi.edu, as well as a press release and in-museum signage and banners.
Audience
Type of public served
- General Public
- School Groups
- Other
| Type of audience | Numbers of participants (approximate) |
|---|---|
| Total number of participants | Programs - 200 Evening events - Lecture, Science Pub and Forums - approx 240 Exhibits - unknown |
| Adults | No information available |
| Children | No information available |
| Persons with disabilities | No information available |
Additional information about audience: No information available
General comments about audience: No information available