Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
SHyNE 2022 RET ‘s Skot Holcombe & Daniel Jalkut, attend the 2023 NSTA Conference in Atlanta to discuss the program with teachers across the nation.
For more information, please contact shyne@northwestern.edu.
Learn more about NNCI collaborative RET program!
SHyNE RET Program
As one of the four sites in the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure Network (NNCI) RET collaborative program, SHyNE will be offering local High School and Community College teachers the opportunity to experience the excitement of nanotechnology research and to share this experience in their classrooms and with their peers.
Please note: there is no Summer 2024 Program
The Program Includes:
- Stipend: $5,300
- Travel support to NSTA up to $1,250
- Classroom Materials support: $570
- Hands-on research experience in nanotechnology
- Faculty Research advisors & graduate student mentors
- Open to local High School & Community College Educators
2023 RET Program
SHyNE Resource, a member of the NNCI Collaborative Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program, was excited to host five local area teachers this summer!
The six weeks flew by, and SHyNE said goodbye to our RET’s with a celebration and posters! The RET’s were able to present to their mentors and staff a poster they created on their research during the summer – followed by some liquid Nitrogen ice cream making!
A big thank you to all the SHyNE facilities who provided their time and resources as mentors for the program, including NUANCE, NUCAPT, IMSERC, and NUFAB.
2023 RET Participants: (L to R) Robinette Rice, Joanne Klonowski, SHyNE Director Vinayak P. Dravid, RET Technical lead Tirzah Abbott, Noryano Nano and Paula Rice
RET Summer 2023 Projects
- Investigating Thermal Properties of Colloidal Nanoparticle Assemblies via X-ray Scattering – Paula Lee
- Mesoscale nanocrystal organization in stony coral tissue loss disease lesions – Robinette Rice
- IMonitoring crystal and phase formation in complex compounds using in-situ x-ray diffraction – Joanne Klonowski
- Insight into adsorbent materials for environmental applications – Noryano Nano
2022 RET Program
The second year of the RET was a success! With our wonderful RET”s and their enthusiasm, we saw some great projects, as well as the opportunity for the cohort to present their classroom curriculum developed as part of the program, at the 2023 NSTA conference in Atlanta!
2022 RET Participants: (L to R) Daniel Jalkut, Christine Kochou Yousif, Brian Skot Holcome, Joanne Klonowski, and Andy Garcia
RET Summer 2022 Projects
- Oxide Formation on Pre-sharpened Semiconductor Grade Silicon Microtips – Brian Skot Holcombe
- Characterization of Metal Organic Frameworks HKUST-1 and ZIF-8 – Andy Garcia
- Investigation of in-situ ESEM capabilities with Gatan Murano heating stage – Christine Kochou Yousif & Joanne Klonowski
- Big Problems Require Small Solutions: Nanotech RET – Daniel Jalkut
2021 RET Program
2021 was the inaugural year of SHyNE’s RET program. This summer was a hybrid program, with onsite time training in the labs and offsite collaborative meetings with their cohorts, and industry lunches as we all as an end-of-summer virtual presentation of their research and proposed lesson plans.
2021 RET’s (left to right): Kristin Ramos-Reyes, Tom Steiner, Phillip Moore and Jon Paskiewicz
RET Summer 2021 Projects
1. Nanotechnology in COVID-19 Diagnosis – Kristin Ramos-Reyes
2. Micro and Nanoscale Properties of Hausmannite – Jon Paskiewicz
3. Nanotechnology for Recovery of Pollutants – Tom Steiner
4. Thin Film Growth of MoS2 on Glass – Phillip Moore
