Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster

K-20 Education and Outreach

 

The Arizona Nanotechnology cluster vigorously supports K-20 education by various outreach programming by providing grade school, high school and the community college with scientist in the area of nanotechnology as lecturers educate students on intricacies and careers in Nanotechnology. The nanocluster has initiated the following programs for helping the educational youth of Arizona by following program:

***** We provide lectures on Nanotechnology to Middle school, High School and College programs! *****

***** Our Essay contest are challenging with a creative spirit.  Previous Nanotechnology Essay Contest Winners! *****

Congratulations to the previous winners of our student essay contest.

Previous Award Winners:

 

2008:

Middle School

1^st Prize Joshua Ekstrom, “Quantum Dots for Solar”, 7^th grade, Ekstrom Home School

2^nd Prize: Adam Redleaf, “Arizona Nanotechnology Research Hospital and Clinic (ANRHAC)”, 8^th grade, Desert Shadows Middle School

2^nd Prize: Zane Martin “Water Cleans Up its Act with Nanotech”, 7^th grade, Home School

2^nd Prize: Angelica Christine Anderson, “Sea of Change”, 6^th grade, Apache Middle School

3^rd Prize: Kyle Koser, “Watching Our Sewers”, 7th grade, Cocopah School

3^rd Prize: Dawna Masi, “Nanotechnological Benefits”, 8th grade, Villa de Paz Elementary School

 

High School

1^st Prize: Matthew Irwin, “An Atomic Sized Hero: Nanotechnology and the Cure to Cancer”, 11^th grade, Coronado High School

 

College

1^st Prize: Danny Pupillo, “Nano-Medicine: A Cure for Tomorrow”, Sophomore, Scottsdale Community College

2^nd Prize: Alexander Luce, “The Emerging Field of Nanomedicine and Possible Contributions to Personal Health in the 21st Century”, Junior, University of Arizona

3^rd Prize: Michael Junkin, “Nanoengineered cell fragments for virus sequestration”, Graduate, University of Arizona

 

2009

 

Middle School

1^st Prize: Yesenia Lopez, “Innovative Use of Nanotechnology to solve the world’s energy challenges”, 7^th grade, Villa de Paz Elementary

2^nd Prize: Ashley Mack “Nanotechnology is the Solution”, 8^th grade, Cocopah Middle School

3^rd Prize: Andrea Brown, “World Energy Solutions”, 8^th grade Villa De Paz

 

Honorable Mention: Kelly H. Rexroat, “Nanocrystals Help Solve an Energy Problem”, 4^th grade

 

High School

1^st Prize: Danny Ribera, “The Little Nanotechnology That Could”, 11^th grade, Trevor Browne High School

2^nd Prize: Adam Redleaf, “Nanotechnology’s Quantum Impact on Photovoltaics”, 9^th Grade, Horizon High School

3^rd Prize: Lacey Meadows, “Nanotechnology” 12^th grade, Mesa High School

 

Honorable Mentions:

Yolanda Rangel, “Nanotechnology”, 12^th grade, Camelback High School

Emmanuel Covarrubias, “Gratias Gratzel Cells”, 11^th grade, Trevor Browne High School

           

2010

 

Middle School

1^st Prize: Tal Eitan, “Improving Healthcare with Nanotechnology” grade 8, Cocopah Middle School

2^nd Prize: Cody Munson, “How Nanotechnology can be used in burn treatment” ,grade 8, Cocopah Middle School,

3^rd Prize: Michaela Blomquist,, “Making the World a Better Place”, grade 8, Home School,

 

Honorable Mentions:

Eric Peshkin, “Nanotechnology in Medicine” grade 8, Cocopah Middle School

Jake Tomlinson, “Nanotechnology Curing Cancer”, grade 7, Cocopah Middle School

High School

1^st Prize: Lauren Demarest “The use of carbon Nanotubes to create nanosurfacing on osteoimplants”, grade 11,Home School

2^nd Prize: Nitin Nanda “Nanotechnology and Cancer”, grade 9, Mesa Academy

3^rd Prize: Ross Theobald, “Nanotechnology in our world”, grade 9, Mesa Academy

**********Other K-20 Programs**********

1) Arizona Future Cities Program (www.www.futurecity-phoenix.org/): This is a state wide program for middle school students.  The Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster is pleased to support the 2008 program by providing Speakers, Judges and Mentors to the Future Cities Program.  Additionally we sponsored the team with best innovative use of Nanotechnology for Future Cities.  The 2008 Future Cities program involves the critical use of Nanotechnology in the design of the Future cities.  

2) SEMI’s High Tech U program and Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), which introduces high school students to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, to the.  This program educates high school students on the intricacies of semiconductor fabrication and processing techniques. The AZ Nanocluster supplies experts in the field of semiconductor manufacturing for this program.  Our experts are versed in the intricacies of semiconductor production and can provide in depth information and advocacy to high school students. 

3) Central Arizona Regional Science and engineering fair (CARSEF Science Fair for judging the quality of pre-collegiate science projects which is important for the development of future Arizona scientist).   The CARSEF mission is to provide an opportunity for young people to create projects, to experience research and learn about the scientific process, within a fun, competitive atmosphere.  The primary goals of the AZ Nanotechnology cluster is to advance science, engineering and nanotechnology  to Arizona K-12 students, by using our membership scientists and engineers as role models to implant the spirit of inquiry, discovery and a sense of wonderment.   The populations served by CARSEF include elementary, junior high and high school students of central Arizona from public, private, charter, parochial and home schools.

For more information please contact;

Cluster Chair Matt Kim for more information 602-214-3524, mk@quanttera.com,

Co-Chair Michael Berman at mberman@ece.arizona.edu,