Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials - Teacher Fellowship

The PRISM program has partnered with Clark Atlanta University’s Center for Functional Nanoscale Materials (CFNM), a National Science Foundation Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology, to offer Teacher Fellowships in nanoscience research and problem-based learning curriculum development. CFNM Teacher Fellows participate in components of the PRISM program and in guided research experiences in Clark Atlanta’s nanoscience labs, and ultimately translate the CFNM's nanoscience research into problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum materials.

Apply now for a 2011-2012 PRISM/CFNM Teacher Fellowship.

Visit the CFNM website to learn more about the center.

2010-2011 PRISM/CFNM Teacher Fellows:

• Kyshia Ewing, Cedar Grove High School
• Lark Lewis, Hapeville Charter Career Academy
• Deirdre Mitchell, McNair Middle School
• Malissa Summers, McNair Middle School

2009-2010 PRISM/CFNM Teacher Fellows:

• Yvette Gilbert, Miller Grove High School
• Robert Hairston, Cedar Grove High School
• Larry Harris, South Atlanta School of Health Sciences and Research
• Yolanda McKee, Carver School of Technology

2008-2009 CFNM Teacher Fellows:

• Janiele Lewis, McNair High School
• Yolanda McKee, Carver School of Technology

In 2007-2008, CFNM Fellows developed PBL cases which introduced high school and community college students to nanoscience topics such as nanoscale measurements through a BoTox mishap and the use of nanoparticles in sunscreen. Other case topics centered around atomic force microscopy, “bucky balls”, carbon nanotubes, separation chemistry, radioactivity, waves/optics/electromagnetic spectrum, circuits, tensile strength, solubility, kinetics, lab safety, group dynamics, and problem-solving skills.

• Kimberly Alston, Marietta City High School
• Maher Atteya, Georgia Perimeter College
• Joel Aquino, West Hall High School
• William Bagot, Douglass High School
• Janet Payne, Carver School of Technology

Presentations created by Joel Aquino:

• Bucky Ball
• Issues Related to Nanotechnology
• Tools of the Nanosciences
• Tools to Make Nanostructures