Materials science playing a central role in a laboratory on wheels, bringing hands-on scientific activities to the young people at schools, community centers and museums
Professional development for 100 teachers and scientists for curriculum development
Provided more than 1600 students the opportunity to explore materials science through experiments focusing on the particulate nature of matter, thermal energy, and phase transitions – who said watching paint dry is boring?
Hosted 900 members of the public aboard the BioBus for materials science experiments at informal festival events.
MRSEC and BioBus partnership prominent in public outreach: paint drying experiments featured on National Geographic Radio and Discovery News
Contributed to NOVA’s Making Stuff and the Colbert Report on Comedy Centra
