NEWT Diversity and Inclusion Module: The Story of Becky and the Disappearing Supplement
05 Feb 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Theresa Chatman, NEWT Center
The Nano-enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center has a suite of online modules that has tips on best mentoring practices, the dynamic between students and their faculty advisors, underrepresented minority (URM) faculty hiring practices and more.
NEWT Diversity and Inclusion Module: The Story of Javier
NEWT Diversity and Inclusion Modules
05 Feb 2021 | Series | Contributor(s): Theresa Chatman, NEWT Center
NEWT Diversity and Inclusion Module: Best Mentoring Practices
Guidebook: High-Quality K-12 Engineering Instruction
05 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): NEWT Center, carolyn a nichol, Christina Crawford, Robert Wimpelberg, Mallory Thawley, Manuel R. Gonzalez-Bert, Michelle Bass, Scott Currier, Ugochi M. Emenaha, Alison Cook-Davis, Steven Clemens, Maiya M. Moore, Veronica L. Romero, Tracy Swift, Travis Martin, Jean S. Larson, Krystle Dunn, Rebecca Hooper, Milton Johnson, Selene Verhofstad, Denise Thompson
A guide for novice engineering K-12 instructors to incorporate cultural differences in the classroom. The Teacher Leader Engineer Network (TaLENt) Project is a supplement to the NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Centers' work agenda for...
Liquid Crystal Elastomer: A Stimuli Responsive Polymer
12 Jan 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Selene Reyes Verhofstad, NEWT Center
This whiteboard video is designed to engage K-12 students in high-level nanotechnology research. Liquid Crystals (LCs) Commonly used in LCDs, calculator screens, tabletsState of matter between solid and liquidContains molecules shaped like rods to encourage...
Fabricating Superhydrophobic Membranes to Improve Water Recovery form Urine
12 Jan 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Krystle Dunn, NEWT Center
This whiteboard video is designed to engage K-12 students in high-level nanotechnology research. In space there is a unique challenge to provide and sustain resourcesIt would is not cost-effective or feasible to do transport needed resourcesWater is an important resource that...
The Effect of Sulfidation on Solubility of Silver Nanoparticles On Water Treatment Membranes
12 Jan 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Richard Daines, NEWT Center
This whiteboard video is designed to engage K-12 students in high-level nanotechnology research. Biofouling hinders water treatment membranes. Coating them with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) increases their antimicrobial biofouling resistance. Unfortunately, AgNPs are soluble,...
Selective Microbial Control in Drinking Water Systems Using Bacteriophages Conjugated with Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
12 Jan 2021 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Laurel Bingman, NEWT Center
This whiteboard video is designed to engage K-12 students in high-level nanotechnology research. Bacteriophages have been studied for decades as a possible treatment for bacterial diseases. Now, scientists are trying to use them for the purpose of water treatment. Show students this...
Science Alternatives for K-12 Education - Synchronous & Asynchronous Instruction Tools & Lessons
16 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Christina Crawford, NEWT Center
The goal of SAKE is to help K-12 teachers make engineering design accessible to students of all social-economic levels while social distancing measures are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All tools and suggestions provided have been determined useful by K-12 educational leaders who...
Nanosilver and DBPs
01 Feb 2019 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Christina Crawford, Taylor Miller, NEWT Center
Chlorine is a common chemical used to disinfect water. The addition of chlorine provides a benefit by killing pathogenic organisms, but it can be also harmful to humans by producing Disinfectant ByProducts (DBP). In this video, middle school and high school student will learn how...
Water From Urine
30 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Christina Crawford, Krystal Dunn, NEWT Center
The average person on Earth uses about 80 gallons of water per day, however, in space astronauts only use about 3 gallons of water per day. Because water is a limited resource in space, NEWT scientists are working on a solution to recycle water from urine using nanotechnology. ...