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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: May 4, 2016
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Summer is always a busy time at IEN and the SENIC office, and the 2016 season will be no exception, as education outreach summer programs ramp-up.
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Dr. Nancy Healy, Director of SENIC Education and Outreach, will be providing a two day workshop for pre-service teachers at Georgia Southern University. This continues a collaboration that we have had for the past three years with Georgia Southern’s Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education. The workshop will take place May 9 and 10, 2016.
IEN’s tabletop SEM, the Hitachi TM3000, has been used in multiple outreach events this spring. Not only was it featured during our Atlanta Science Festival event in March, but it recently spent the day at the Atlanta International School, where it was used to demonstrate the capabilities of scanning electron microscopes. On May 16 the SEM will travel to Allgood Elementary, Paulding County, where it will be demonstrated to all fifth grade students. In addition, the Allgood students will use our digital video microscopes and participate in several hands-on activities.
Summer is always a busy time at IEN and the SENIC office. At the end of May our six SENIC Undergraduate Interns in Nanotechnology (SUIN) participants will arrive on campus for their 10 weeks of summer research. SUIN students will be placed in a variety of labs and will participate in professional development provided by the College of Engineering’s SURE program. Details about the SUIN participants will be forthcoming on the SENIC website. Another program we support each summer is Campus College Tours. This program provides cultural and educational experiences to help students in the college selection process. The program’s students will visit us once in May and twice in June.
