by Caroline Anastasia (written with help from Ravithree Senanayake) Leading up to our Fall 2023 CSN All-Hands meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a group of CSN students, post-docs, and faculty arrived at Deer Creek Intermediate School …
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Celebrating Science at a Science Fiction Convention
by Miriam Krauseedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith I am a second-generation science fiction fan; my parents have been Star Trek fans since the ‘60s, and I grew up on PBS reruns of Doctor Who in the …
Life is S’more Fun with Nanoscience
by Stephanie Mitchelledited by Emily Caudill It’s hard to turn down an opportunity to share how cool nanoscience is with the public, and especially with children. Back in February, a group of CSN affiliated women …
Volunteering for the Prison Education Project
by Micaela Homer edited by Alicia McGeachy On the first evening I drove to teach in a prison, I was nervous. Would they respect me? Would they be interested in the lesson I prepared? Even …
What is the USA Science and Engineering Festival?
by Miranda Gallagher edited by Arielle Mensch “Whoa!” “We didn’t have anything like this when I was a kid!” “This is awesome!” I heard these three phrases repeated while attending the USA Science and Engineering …
Spring 2018 Update & Recommended Reading
by Miriam Krause It’s been a busy month in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology! We had our spring all-hands meeting at Johns Hopkins University, where we discussed research, did professional development, and enjoyed some in-person team …
The Educational Impact of Meeting Real Scientists
by Zach Schrieber The most exciting moments of my pre-college education were from a field trip to the geology department of Augustana College where I was shown around the facilities by Dr. Michael Wolf. He …
Exhortations for Responsible Action*
by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Professor of Chemistry The William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea Director, Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison It was a privilege and a …
Hewitt School Adventures in the Nano Zone!
by Lee Bishop Adventures In the Nano Zone! That is the title of the internet presentation that scientists from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology gave last Friday to 8th graders at the Hewitt School, an …
Kids Learn About Nanodiamonds and I Learn About Kids
by Arielle Mensch “Hey do you guys want to see some fluorescent nanodiamond water?!” I eagerly yelled out as two little boys walked by. Honestly, they probably had no idea what I was talking about, …