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Keynote: The Data and Compute-Driven Transformation of Modern Science
22 Aug 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Ed Seidel
Modern science is undergoing a profound transformation as it aims to tackle the complex problems of the 21st Century. It is becoming highly collaborative; problems as diverse as climate change, renewable energy, or the origin of gamma-ray bursts require understanding processes that no single...
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[Illinois] weSTEM 2013: Changing Challenges to Opportunities
19 Jul 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Omnia El-Hakim
Facing challenges can be unnerving, especially when the outcome is unknown. Commonly, we imagine overcoming the challenge by thinking, “if only I can accomplish this task,” or “when I pass my exam,” everything will get easier. This “I just have to get through this and then things will be easier”...
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Nanotechnology at NIST: Measurements, Standards, and Shared Resources
15 May 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Mohamud Yusuf Mohamed
http://youtu.be/CXjICYUhSzkLloyd Whitman, Deputy Director,National Institute of Standards andTechnology