Nanoscale Science and Technology Outreach
- Overview
- National Nanotechnology Day - October 9
- NanoDays Activities at BNC
- NanoDays Planning Materials
- Communicating Science
- Diversity
- Additional Resources
Diversity
Resources for Increasing Diversity in Science and Engineering.
This page was built in consultation with the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP) at Purdue University, and others who work in this area, and highlights the big ideas and some key publications regarding challenges and promising practices for increasing diversity in STEM.
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Key Reports on Diversity in Engineering
Changing the Conversation ( CTC Report)
These messages are results of a research-based effort to develop and test new, more effective messages about engineering.
Messaging for Engineering, From Research to Action
Messaging for Engineering supports efforts by the engineering community to communicate more effectively about the profession and those who practice it. This report builds on the 2008 NAE publication, Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering (CTC), which presented the results of a research-based effort to develop and test new, more effective messages about engineering. This report is the final product of the Committee on Implementing Engineering Messages of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
Four New Messages for Promoting Engineering
“Since the 2008 release of the CTC report, a number of institutions have either directly used or adapted its messages and related “taglines.” The Society of Women Engineers, for example, reworked all of its print and web-based messaging products to align with the CTC positioning statement and messages.”
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Engineers make a world of difference.
From new farming equipment and safer drinking water to electric cars and faster microchips, engineers use their knowledge to improve people’s lives in meaningful ways.
- Engineers are creative problem solvers.
They have a vision for how something should work and are dedicated to making it better, faster, or more efficient.
- Engineers help shape the future.
They use the latest science, tools, and technology to bring ideas to life.
- Engineering is essential to our health, happiness, and safety.
From the grandest skyscrapers to microscopic medical devices, it is impossible to imagine life without engineering.
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External Websites with Useful Information
A Guide for Women in STEM
This Discover Data Science guide provides general information about both challenges and opportunities (including pre-college programs and scholarships) for women considering STEM fields, suggestions on what teachers and other mentors can do to encourage girls to pursue STEM fields, and links to many excellent resources. Â
Engineer Your Life – A guide to engineering for High School Girls
This website provides information about engineering careers, including profiles of inspiring women engineers, descriptions of jobs, information for Counselors, parents, and engineers.
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The STEM Gap
This site provides research and data on The STEM Gap for Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, including links to the key AAUW reports Why so Few and Solving the Equation.
Why so Few?
AAUW’s 2010 research report Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics presents in-depth yet accessible descriptions of eight key research findings that point to environmental and social barriers — including stereotypes, gender bias and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities — that continue to block women’s participation and progress in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The report also includes up to date statistics on girls’ and women’s achievement and participation in these areas and offers new ideas for what each of us can do to more fully open scientific and engineering fields to girls and women.
Stem Identity Resources for Women and Girls
A comprehensive list of resources in STEM, articles on the impact of girls and women in STEM and how forming an early STEM identity can keep girls and women involved in STEM for years to come.
Project Implicit The Implicit Bias Test
Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaborative network of researchers investigating implicit social cognition – thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. Project Implicit is the product of a team of scientists whose research produced new ways of understanding attitudes, stereotypes and other hidden biases that influence perception, judgment, and action.
Project Implicit translates that academic research into practical applications for addressing diversity, improving decision-making, and increasing the likelihood that practices are aligned with personal and organizational values.
This is a live research site where you can learn about your own implicit biases, and participate in research in a number of areas. Click on Participate to see more. You can participate in several IATs, including Gender-Career IAT, skin-tone IAT, and many more. The results are confidential, and can be very eye-opening!
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Diversity Data
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
This series presents trends in the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering fields. Topics include higher-education enrollments, degrees, institutions, and financial support and employment status, occupations, sectors, and salaries.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions. Â
Changing the Curve: Women in Computing
This infographic explores the history and influence of women in computer science, looking at some of the field's key figures and then reviewing some statistics on how women's representation in technical fields has evolved over the last several decades.
Resources for Women in Computer Technology
This webpage has a list of Resources for Girls and Women Seeking Careers in CS and IT, and provides some background and an overview of the numbers and trends for women in CS over the years, and the prospects for CS and IT jobs looking forward.
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Materials used in the Purdue NanoDays Training
Messaging for Women in Engineering
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