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Research Experience for TEACHERS Program
 The Materials Research Science & Engineering Group is
the primary sponsor of our RET program through the NSF grant. The RET
program offers certified and pre-service teachers the opportunity to
work for six weeks during the summer under the guidance of an MRSEC
faculty member.
The primary mission of our RET program will be to build a relationship
with secondary and high school teachers so that we can work with them to
introduce modern engineering into their curricula, to provide them with
the excitement of a research environment, and to develop with them
teaching modules that they can use in their classroom and that, with
more advanced concepts, we can use in the college classroom as well. We
will work primarily with science teachers, however, teachers in fields
such as art, economics, and math will be considered through a team
teaching approach, to encourage students to consider issues of
engineering design, business, as well as the mathematical framework that
underpins so many of the principles of engineering science.
During our summer program regular scheduled weekly activities for the
RET participants have been developed to broaden their knowledge of
research. Several of these activities will focus on the use of various experimental
techniques in materials research whereas others will involve local
industries, and facility tours
A stipend for the 6 week program is offered, as well as the possibility
of a second summer and contributory resources during the entire period..
The program will begin in late June and run through mid-late August. Our
program is particularly interested in increasing the participation in
research of women, underrepresented minorities and persons with
disabilities.
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