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Activities

Outreach Activities

  • Outreach programs for K-12 students , teachers and public via Remotely Accessible Instruments for Nanotechnology (RAIN)
  • Target local area schools, educators, students and parents to enhance understanding and appreciation of STEM careers
  • Strengthen skills and knowledge in nanoscience through outreach, informal science, curriculum improvement, and dissemination activities at the K-12 to undergraduate STEM pathways
  • Engagement underserved youth through its diverse portfolio of K-12 outreach programs

Education/Training

  • Nanotechnology Research and Training Program for Undergraduates at Norfolk State University and Penn State University (Summer 2019)
  • Nanotechnology Research and Training Program for Undergraduates - Live-stream from Norfolk State University and Penn State University (Summer 2020)

Research Experiences

  • Characterization of thermal protection materials using electron microscopy
  • Boron nitride nanostructured materials for extreme space
  • Design of stable perovskite solar cells
  • Nanoelectrode arrays in analysis of neural networks
  • Functional brain imaging using nanoelectrodes
  • Laser Micromachining for neural probe applications
  • Meta-material generation using tunable laser irradiation