STEAM Education & Research
Advanced 3D Printing Workshop for Teachers
This workshop will explore applications of 3D printing in different K-12 curricular areas. The creation of 3D objects with included openings or cavities can assist students in visualization, planning and technological understanding. Standards-oriented examples to be explored may be taken from: Geometry, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography, Physics, and Elementary mechanics. Prior familiarity with the simple use of 3D printers is assumed, such as…
Lewis Acids as New Refrigerants
The Lewis acids team was led by Jack Kruper, PhD. The team synthesized a new poly-chlorinated compound and crystallized it for x-ray structure and determination. Student researchers on the project were Kaylie Barton, Midland HS, Hannah Bartels, Midland HS, and Aditya Middha, Dow HS.
Wetlands and Water Purity
Team: Serena Fleming-Dittenber, Midland High; Callen Herst, Bullock Creek; Nicole Seiler, Bullock Creek; and Ris Agrwal, Great Lakes Bay Early College Mentor: Daniel Henton, Ph.D., with additional consulting provided by Greg Martin of Dow. The purpose of the project is to acquire data to help define the extent of the chemical plume (in part from activities on the base using perfluorinated compounds…
Saving Honey Bees from Varroa Mites with Controlled-Release Miticides
Team: Jason Harnick, Bullock Creek HS; Kaitlin Gandy, Midland HS; and Yuen Azo, Saginaw Arts & Science Academy (not pictured) Mentor: Edmund Stark, PhD The US beekeeping industry is in crisis, and with it those parts of the agriculture industry that are partly or entirely dependent upon honey bees for pollination. Honey bees are being lost at an alarming rate due to…
