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| There are three major goals of educational outreach efforts at science and engineering research centers. The first is to train the next generation of leaders in scientific research: these are the programs focusing on encouraging undergraduates to participate in research. The second goal is to help groups who are traditionally under-represented in the technical fields gain interest in science as a school subject and research and engineering as future career paths: these are programs focusing on K-12 teachers and students, especially women, under-represented minorities and students from low-income families. The third goal is to actively involve members of academia in the education of young people: this is why professors, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows mentor undergraduates, K-12 teachers and students. I will discuss the various programs our Center currently coordinates, and present plans for increased use of the internet as an educational tool that can reach an international audience. |
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Research and Education in Material Science
8:30 AM-11:55 AM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Rosedown, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |