Nancy Healy is the director of education and outreach for the National Science Foundation funded National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI). A recovering micropaleontologist, she oversees activities at the 16 primary NNCI sites around the country. We talk about the educational mission of the NNCI, the public’s evolving perceptions of nanotechnology, and how you’re never too young to be inspired by it. We make sure to cover the usual nano topics, including magic sand, Wil Wheaton, khaki pants, superheros, meatballs, school buses, and ferrofluids. (Recorded on April 19, 2016)
Show Notes:
National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) --> National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) --> Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)
Mihail (Mike) Rocco (the father of the NNI)
NanoComp (carbon nanotube product manufacturer based in New Hampshire)
Nanooze! (a children's magazine on nanotechnology)
Example nanoscience and nanotechnology programs: Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (JSNN), SUNY Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK) Network
Generation Nano: Small Science, Superheroes (high school student competition)
Project Mc2 (science education for girls)