GK-12 Fellows in Engineering
posted by: dthain
I am a faculty member in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. My research group designs and builds software systems that enable new scientific discoveries by harnessing large scale computer systems known as clusters clouds and grids. You can read more about my research at my research blog.
We in the College of Engineering are excited to take part in the NDeRC GK-12 program, which matches enterprising graduate students with educational opportunities in high schools. Our goals are to provide opportunities for high school students and teachers to gain exposure to cutting edge research, and for graduate students to develop career skills in education and outreach.
Science and engineering are of course closely related, but they have a different focus: a scientist works to discover how the natural work works, while an engineer builds things that address society’s problems. Our current GK-12 fellows in Engineering are Ryan Connaughton, who has brought his expertise in robotics to Riley High School, Matthew Crocker, who is studying nanotechnology for computer architecture, and Carolyn Bodak, who is studying groundwater modeling.
Congratulations and good luck to all of the GK-12 fellows!
September 29th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Hi Doug,
Thank you for your enthusiasm and best wishes. I too am excited because I see many opportunities ahead of me. I am in my 1st year as an NDeRC fellow. Already I have been involved with hosting high school students on campus, and also I plans to visit several of SB highschool’s, including Riley HS. I am in the nanoscience group, and we focus on gaining student interest and student involvement via portable scanning microscopes!
Doug, I hope you have a great school year.
Learn, Teach, Enjoy!
Valerie
October 1st, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Doug,
Thanks for describing the NDeRC project and for summarizing the research activities of the NDeRC Graduate Fellows from the College of Engineering.
Pat