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NanoDays 2009 Participants

Lab tours! Art exhibitions! Theater productions! Tons of hands-on activities! Over 200 museums, research institutions, libraries and other educational organizations around North America are celebrating NanoDays with the NISE Network:

Flinders University Bedford Park, AL 

University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Mobile, AL

McWane Science Center Birmingham, AL http://www.mcwane.org/calendar_items/358-nano_days

Center for Math and Science Education University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR

Mid-America Science Museum Hot Springs, AR http://www.midamericamuseum.org/calendar/week.php?date=20090329

Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Pine Bluff, AR

Museum of Discovery Little Rock, AR

Beatitude Campus Phoenix, AZ

Arizona Science Center Phoenix, AZ

Prescott Area Children's Museum Prescott, AZ

Arizona Museum of Natural History Meza, AZ

The Center for Nanotechnology in Society Tempe, AZ

The Tech Museum of Innovation San Jose, CA

Explorit Science Center Davis, CA

Discovery Science Center Santa Ana, CA

Turtle Bay Exploration Park Redding, CA

IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Council Chapter San Jose, CA

Gene Connection: Chem Connection Redwood City, CA

Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, UNAM San Ysidro, CA

UC Merced Davis, CA

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA

Ag Science Center Modesto, CA

Chabot Space & Science Center Oakland, CA 

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center San Diego, CA

Baldwin Park Arts and Recreation Center Baldwin Park, CA

Lick-Wilmerding High School Berkeley, CA

University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA

Kidspace Children's Museum Pasadena, CA

Lawrence Hall of Science Berkeley, CA

California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA

University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

California Science Center Los Angeles, CA

University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Papalote Museo del Niño San Jose, CA

Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library Broomfield, CO 

Discovery Science Center Fort Collins, CO

WOW! Children's Museum Lafayette, CO http://www.mytowncolorado.com/forum/topics/nanodays-celebration-at-wow

Institute of Material Science Storrs, CT

Yale University New Haven, CT

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT

Connecticut Science Center Hartford, CT

National Museum of American History Washington, DC

National Geographic Washington, DC

Association of Science-Technology Centers Washington, DC

National Children's Museum Washington, DC

National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC

Museum of Science and Industry Tampa, FL

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

Long County High School & East Georgia College Hinesville, GA

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

Bishop Museum Honolulu, HI

Science Center of Iowa Des Moines, IA

Putnam Museum Davenport, IA

San Diego Science Festival Boise, ID

Discovery Center of Idaho Boise, ID

Glenbrook North High School Northbrook, IL

Discovery Center Rockford, IL

Northeastern Illinois University Rockford, IL

Northwestern University Evanston, IL

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL

Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL

Children's Discovery Museum Normal, IL

Indiana University and Wonderlab Museum Bloomington, IN

Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 

Notre Dame/Gary Community Schools Gary, IN

Regional Science City, Lucknow, India Lucknow, INT 

Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

Louisville Science Center Louisville, KY

Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA

Lafayette Natural History Museum and Planetarium Lafayette, LA

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center Norwell, MA

Quabbin Regional High School Barre, MA

Museum of Science, Boston Boston, MA

Simmons College Boston, MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA

University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing Lowell, MA

Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA

Wilbraham and Monson Academy Wilbraham, MA

University of MD MRSEC College Park, MD

Maryland Science Center Baltimore, MD

University of Southern Maine Portland, ME

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Lansing Community College Lansing, MI

Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium Flint, MI

Detroit Science Center Detroit, MI

Impression 5 Science Center Lansing, MI

Great Lakes Children's Museum Traverse City, MI

Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI

Headwaters Science Center Bemidji, MN

Science Museum of Minnesota St. Paul, MN http://www.smm.org/nanodays/

Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN

Saint Louis Science Center Saint Louis, MO

Discovery Center of Springfield Springfield, MO

The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS

Jackson State University Jackson, MS

Montana State University Bozeman, MT http://eu.montana.edu/NanoDays/

Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC 

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Chapel Hill, NC 

Appalachian State University Boone, NC

SciWorks Winston-Salem, NC

Natural Science Center of Greensbor Greensboro, NC

North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC http://www.ncsu.edu/nano/education/NanoDays2008.php

Univ. of North Carolina Institute for Advanced Materials Chapel Hill, NC http://www.physics.unc.edu/~falvo/Nanodays2009/

Discovery Place, Inc. Charlotte, NC

North Dakota State College of Science Fargo, ND

SEE Science Center Manchester, NH

University of New Hampshire Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing Durham, NH

Trenton Free Public Library Trenton, NJ

Storming Robots Branchburg, NJ

Newark Museum Newark, NJ

Garden State Discovery Museum's Center for Learning Cherry Hill, NJ

New Jersey State Museum Trenton, NJ

Liberty Science Center Jersey City, NJ

Princeton University Princeton, NJ 

Las Cruces Museum of Natural History Las Cruces, NM

University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM

National Atomic Museum Albuquerque, NM

Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM

South Woods Middle School Syosset, NY

Long Island Children's Museum Garden City, NY

Science & Discovery Center Coming, NY

Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY http://www.rit.edu/cos/newsandevents_NanoDays2009.php

New York State Museum Albany, NY

Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology Syracuse, NY

Children's Museum of Science & Technology Troy, NY 

Queens Library Jamaica, NY

Brookhaven National Laboratory Science Learning Center Upton, NY

Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium Schenectady, NY 

University of Rochester Rochester, NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

New York Hall of Science Queens, NY

New York University Tisch School of the Arts New York, NY

Staten Island Children's Museum Staten Island, NY

Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Sciencenter Ithaca, NY 

Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo, NY

Rochester Museum & Science Center Rochester, NY

Sony Wonder Technology Lab New York, NY

State University of New York, University at Albany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Albany, NY 

Museum of Natural History & Science Cincinnati, OH

Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Dayton, OH 

The Children's Museum of Cleveland Cleveland, OH

Elgin Middle School Fletcher, OK

Stillwater Children's Museum Stillwater, OK

ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum Ashland, OR 

Milton-Freewater Public Library Milton-Freewater, OR

Science Factory Eugene, OR 

Maxim Integrated Products Hillsboro, OR

Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

Nanotechnology Application and Career Knowledge Center Penn State University University Park, PA http://www.personal.psu.edu/juh147/blogs/nano_news_and_events/2009/02/nano-days-at-penn-state-1.html

Da Vinci Science Center Allentown, PA 

Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA

Starbase Atlantis Pittsburgh US Navy North Versailles, PA

Fallene, Ltd. Norristown, PA

North Museum of Natural History and Science Lancaster, PA

Lancaster Science Factory Lancaster, PA

Universidad del Turabo Gurabo, PR

University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras, PR 

University of Puerto Rico San Juan, PR

University of Puerto Rico Humacao, PR 

University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, PR 

EdVenture Children's Museum Columbia, SC

Pink Palace Museum Memphis, TN

University Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN 

White County High School Sparta, TN

Adventure Science Center Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

Texarkana Museums System Texarkana, TX

Science Spectrum Lubbock, TX

Rice University Houston, TX

Imaginarium of South Texas Laredo, TX

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Fort Worth, TX 

The Health Museum Houston, TX

Discovery Science Place Tyler, TX http://www.ketknbc.com/events/nano-day-discovery-science-place

Children's Museum of Houston Houston, TX 

SCi-Tech Discovery Center Plano, TX

Utah Science Center Salt Lake City, UT 

Cosby High School Midlothian, VA

Children's Museum of Virginia Portsmouth, VA 

Science Museum of Virginia Richmond, VA

Norfolk State University Center for Materials Research Norfolk, VA

Danville Science Center Danville, VA

University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Danville, VA

University of Vermont Burlington, VT

ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Burlington, VT

Langley Middle School Langley, WA

KidsQuest Children's Museum Bellevue, WA http://www.kidsquestmuseum.org/activities.php?sid=300

Palouse Discovery Science Center Pullman, WA

Paper Discovery Center Appleton, WI

University of Wisconsin Madison, WI

West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

Bournemouth School for Girls Bournemouth, UK

Dundee Science Centre Dundee, UK

University of Essex Colchester, UK