Category: Events

  • Teaching Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Presentation for Middle and High School Teachers Webinar

    Join Mariel Kolker as she discusses Nanoscale Science and Engineering, the high school level, year-long course she co-developed. Mariel has 16 years of teaching experience, the last 7 of which have been at Morristown High School, Morristown, NJ, where she teaches physics, engineering, and nanoscience. She worked with the Soft Materials Lab at Stevens Institute of Technology to develop the course she will be explaining. Mariel will be sharing her approach for teaching nanoscience and is looking for feedback from the community on how to improve or expand the curriculum.

  • 2016 U.S. – EU: Bridging NanoEHS Research Efforts

    The 2016 U.S.-EU: Bridging NanoEHS Research Efforts joint workshop brought together the U.S.- EU Communities of Research (CORs), which serve as a platform for American and European scientists to share information on nanoEHS research. This was the 5th event in a series of joint nanoEHS workshops organized by the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative and the European Commission.

  • 2016 NNI Strategic Planning Stakeholder Workshop

    Washington, DC

  • Applying a Lab Safety Culture to Nanotechnology: Educating the Next Generation of Nanoscientists Webinar

    This webinar will discuss how an effective culture of safety in the research laboratory facilitates safe and responsible nanomaterial research.

  • Opportunities and Challenges for Small Businesses Webinar

    The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) held a free webinar focusing on the experiences, successes, and challenges for small and medium-sized businesses working in nanotechnology and on issues of interest to the business community. The webinar was hosted by the National Science Foundation’s Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering in Boston.