Research Experience For Teachers at the Functional Materials Research Institute, Summer 2016
The College of Engineering and the Functional Materials Research Institute at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, announce summer 2016 research opportunities for community college, high school and pre-service STEM teachers and are now accepting applications. The program has the theme of Functional Materials and is funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) site. Selected teachers will participate in materials-related research with USF engineering faculty, share their experiences with fellow participants, attend seminars and classes, acquire oral and written presentation skills, learn how to conduct independent research, and develop a curriculum for their students based on this research experience.
Read about the program in more detail by clicking on the ABOUT tab. If you are interested in applying, follow the instructions on the PROGRAM APPLICATION tab.
The RET program at USF has the theme of Functional Materials. The rationale for this focus is that materials science is both highly interdisciplinary (requiring support from a variety of scientific, mathematical and engineering disciplines) and has a pervasive presence in our everyday world. Materials Science also happens to be a major research emphasis and strength of the Functional Materials Research Institute at the University of South Florida.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 USF Functional Materials Research Experience for Teachers (RET). The deadline for application submissions is March 11, 2016. Acceptance/declination decisions will be made and letters of acceptance will be sent no later than March 18, 2016. Deadline for teachers to accept their offer to participate is April 1, 2016.Click here for more information.
- 1. Upconversion Photocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Applications
- 2. Sorption of Organic Vapors by Polymers using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance
- 3. Effective Deposition and Spreading of Powder Layers for 3D Printing
- 4. Synthesis and Characterization of Structured Nanomaterials for Energy Applications
- 5. Syntheses and Characterizations of Catalytically Active Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
- 6. Microfluidic Filtration of Circulating Tumor Cells
- 7. Simulation and Rational Design of Metal-Organic Materials
- 8. Composition of Organic and Inorganic Polymeric Nanofibers for Filtering, Tissue Scaffolding, Wavelength Reflecting, and Self-healing Functionalities
- 9. Dynamic Tissue Cultures for Cell Printing
- 10. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocomposites for 3D Printed RF Devices