The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) sponsors fellowships for teachers and community college faculty at Georgia Tech and places the participants at NRC during the summer. Participants are actively engaged in research in our cleanroom and laboratories while working for seven weeks with a faculty member associated with NRC. They also develop a lesson that they implement in their science and or engineering class.

 Eight week non-residential program:

• 7 weeks at the Nanotechnology Research Center
• One week in-school and presentation of lesson at the NNIN RET Workshop for Educators (rotates among four NNIN sites each spring)

What’s all the buzz about nanotechnology? Nanotechnology is believed to be the next great technological revolution which will affect many aspects of our lives from electronics to medicine and from materials to privacy.  Come experience this exciting area of research.

The NNIN RET Program is funded by the National Science Foundation under the Research Experiences for Teachers Program.  The NNIN program is at four NNIN sites: Georgia Institute of Technology, Arizona State University, University of Minnesota, and University of California Santa Barbara. There are four participants at each site

General Information About the RET Program

•This non-residential program is designed for middle and high school science teachers as well as community college faculty who teach science or engineering.

•Participants will work with faculty, graduate students, and staff to conduct research using our state-of-the-art facilities, including the cleanroom.

•The stipend is $5,300 with the possibility of earning up to 10 PLUs and $1000 for classroom supplies.

•Please read the downloadable handout to learn about the requirements of the NNIN RET. Please read carefully to understand your commitments.

This downloadable handout explains the NNIN RET program requirements and gives a summary of what each participant will be doing.

Deadline is April 16, 2013

Submit applications to: 
Dr. Nancy Healy
791 Atlantic Dr. NW
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332

FAX - 404-894-5142
Email - nancy.healy@mirc.gatech.edu

 The NRC RET program can be applied to by one of two ways:

1.     You may apply through GIFT which provides PLUs (however you must contact Nancy Healy to inform her that you application is at GIFT so it may be considered by NNIN)

2.     You may apply directly to NNIN/NRC (no PLUs awarded).  Download the application here.

Learn more about the NNIN please go to http://www.nnin.org