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Mar 11, 2011
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Mesoscopically Helical Order in Chiral Block Copolymers

Supermolecular, helical assemblies are a common structural motif exploited in far-ranging biological contexts, from the flagellar appendages of swimming microorganisms to the protein coats that sheath rod-like viruses.  The screw-like structure of these
Mar 9, 2011
Colorado School of Mines

K-12 Outreach

Jennifer Strong, Linda Lung (NREL) and Barbara Moskal; Renewable Energy MRSEC, NSF DMR-0820518

The Renewable Energy MRSEC and the Adams and Meeker County Public Schools are collaborating on several partnership programs, the Bechtel K-5 Educational Excellence Initiative, the NSF funded GK-12 Learning Partnership, and the ExxonMobil Meeker Partnership. In these partnerships, CSM graduate students in mathematics, science and engineering are placed in support of elementary and middle school teachers and their students for up to fifteen hours each week throughout the academic year.