Blog: RISE Rap
Nanoscale science gets a new periodic table, Nanopants skew public perception - news from the 2009 NSF NSE Meeting
December 17, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
A new systematic framework for unifying and defining nanoscience was put forth at the 2009 NSF NSE grantees meeting last week in Arlington, Virginia. Donald Tomalia, director of the National Dendrimer and Nanotechnology Center at Central Michigan University, presented the...
Advances in Partnerships and Conjugates: the Fall MRS Meeting
December 4, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
Partnerships between nano and materials research centers and science museums are well and thriving, as evidenced by a round of talks delivered at the Fall 09 MRS Meeting “Materials Education Symposium,” curated by NISE Net friends Eric Marshall and Julie...
Working with Researchers
November 6, 2009
Vrylena Olney
Photo from the NISE Net Annual Meeting by Emily Maletz Graphic Design At the NISE Net Annual Meeting last September, we asked participants about their favorite nano educational experiences. Many talked about how exciting it is when researchers connect with...
Fall Mixers for Prospective Partners
October 19, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
We've already had snow in Boston, and the fall conference season is upon us, with some excellent opportunities for those interested in learning more about researcher - ISE partnership craft. First up on the schedule, the Association of Science-Technology Centers...
Changes Afoot at NIH - More $$$ for Science Education?
July 27, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
The National Institutes of Health maintains a 30 billion dollar portfolio of health and biomedical research, a yearly budget that roundly trumps that of the National Science Foundation (about 7 billion) and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (1.6 billion). Although NIH...
A Vaccine for Last-Minute-Itis
May 26, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
Several times in the past (check the RISE Group Page ), I’ve written about the problem of last-minute-itis among NSF grant proposal writers. Symptoms of this illness are well-known to grant administrators at universities as well as at science museums...
Why fund the NISE Net?
May 20, 2009
Carol Lynn Alpert
A short time ago, I heard from a veteran program officer in one of the NSF science research directorates that she was skeptical about the strategy of apportioning funds from these directorates to fund the NISE Net. Why not give...