NanoDays Report: Lecture, University of Puerto Rico
About the NanoDays event(s)
Description:A high school students from Escuela Trina Padilla de Sanz, Escuela Vocacional Antonio Lucchetti from Arecibo area, Escuela Estella Márquez from Salinas and Escuela Isidro Sánchez from Luquillo participated on Fuel Cells Workshop offered by the Dr. Cabrera Research Team.
Type of Events:Lecture
What worked well with NanoDays:The demonstrations were very educative and informative; students expressed appreciation and excitement about the content. The workshop consisted of four activities: Electrochemical reaction producing H2, Surface to Volume Ratio demonstrations, game board and oral presentation.
What wasn't as successful:No information available
What would be done differently next year:Participants should have more time to play with the game board.
Changes made to what NISE provided for NanoDays to better fit the institution:No information available
What the NISE network could have done to make NanoDays more of a success:No information available
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Basic facts about the NanoDays event(s)
Dates
- NanoDays - March 31, 2008
- NanoDays - April 1, 2008
Location: Arecibo, PR
Contact person: Ana-Rita Mayol
Title: Educational and Outreach Director- IFN
Department: Insitute of Functional Nanomaterials | Chemistry
Professional Category: scientist/engineer
Organization: University of Puerto Rico
Type of organization: University
Event organizers and participants:
General activity organizator: Dra. Ana-Rita Mayol; Educational Outreach Director-IFN, María Vargas; Administrator-IFN, Javier Figueroa: Outreach Coordinator-IFN.
Exhibition and display designer: Dra. Ana-Rita Mayol; Educational Outreach Director-IFN, : Harry Rivera; graduate student UPR-RP, Eduardo Nicolau-López; graduate student, Diana Santiago, graduate student UPR-RP, Enid Contés; graduate student UPR-RP, Nelson Rivera; ungraduate student UPR-RP, Ángel Bermúdez; ungraduate student UPR-RP, Dámaris Suazo; graduate student UPR-RP and Ileana González.
Roger Hernández; Camarographer-OE , Venus Hernández; Curriculum Coordinator, María Judiz Rivera, Héctor Camacho; Arecibo Radio Telescope
Featured presenters or speakers:
Facilities welcome presentation: Dr. Bob Kerr; Arecibo Radio Telescope Director
Introduction to Nanotechnology English & Spanish Presentation: Dra. Ana-Rita Mayol; Chemistry Department UPR-RP and IFN Educator.
Fuel Cells Workshop: Harry Rivera; graduate student UPR-RP, Eduardo Nicolau-López; graduate student, Diana Santiago, graduate student UPR-RP, Enid Contés; graduate student UPR-RP, Nelson Rivera; graduate student UPR-RP, Angel Bermudez; graduate student UPR-RP, Dámaris Suazo; graduate student UPR-RP and Ileana González.
Marketing:
We posted poster about the event in the Natural Science Faculty and we also put some announcements overall the UPR- Rio Piedras Campus including bulletin boards on Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics Departments and on Facundo Bueso Building. We’d also market the event by an online web page; Facebook and posted billboards on Río Piedras Area, public service on the radio and a review on local newspaper.
Audience
Type of public served
- School Groups
| Type of audience | Numbers of participants (approximate) |
|---|---|
| Total number of participants | One hundred and twenty high school students (10-12) from Escuela Vocacional Antonio Lucchetti, Escuela Trina Padilla de Sanz from Arecibo, Escuela Estella Márquez from Salinas and Escuela Isidro Sánchez from Luquillo, and four teachers attended our workshop. |
| 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