STEM Ed Announcement: Summer 2010 Research Experience for Teachers

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is a UMass Amherst program
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SUMMER 2010 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst is soliciting applications from middle
and high school teachers for the summer RET program.

Up to ten teachers will be selected to participate in team research at the
Silvio O. Conte Center for Polymer Research. Participants will perform
research as a team and develop teaching modules to transfer their
experience to their classroom. The teachers will be selected to research 
a topic from a broad spectrum of topics in chemistry, physics or 
engineering of polymers.
Examples of projects under consideration are: nanomembranes, crystallization
in confined geometries, sensors, and polymer deformation.

You must be a US citizen or Permanent Resident to be able to participate.

The program has a flexible duration as teachers can participate from 6-8
weeks. Benefits include a salary of $1,000 per week, up to $1,000 to defray
relocation expenses, six graduate credits, and at least 135 PDPs.

Please send a one-page resume along with a paragraph describing how a
research experience could benefit your teaching. In addition send a copy of
the following: your passport, or your birth certificate AND social security
card, or your Green Card.
Electronic or hard copy applications are acceptable. The deadline for
receipt of applications is April 7th.


For more information on this Program: 
http://www.pse.umass.edu/mrsec/RET-Program


Jennifer Green, MRSEC Educational Outreach Manager
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Polymer Science and Engineering Department
University of Massachusetts
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
email: jgreen@mail.pse.umass.edu