Community Outreach - Local 4th graders learn nanotechnology
From the lab to the laundry
Riccardo Ferdani, Staff Scientist in Radiology (left) assists 4th graders with learning nanotechnology
Riccardo Ferdani, staff scientist in radiology, left, assists fourth grade studentsKamryn Senizaiz, Hannah Fuller, and Jonah Mendelson in applying ketchup and coffee to stain-resistant fabric treated with nano particles.These students and their classmates fromFlynn Park Elementary School in University City did activities showinghownanotechnology is part of daily life.Carolyn Anderson, professor of radiology, invited the students to learn about nanotechnology and the research she and her colleagues are doing under the Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology on May 12. Monica Shokeen, instructor in radiology; Chris Sherman, senior research technician in radiology; and Mary C.Mohr, coordinator for Science Outreach, planned the activities and assisted the students. The PEN is a collaboration between chemistry, the School of Medicine, and University of California campuses in Berkeley and Santa Barbara. It is supported by $12.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
For more information, visit the Washington University website for the Record, June 11, 2009.
http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/14258.aspx
