Outreach

The Department of Materials Design and Innovation harnesses information science and information technology as the focal point for a broad range of educational and outreach activities for K-12 students.

MDI Explorer Program

Prof. E. Bruce Pitman lectures high school students as part of the Eric Pitman Summer Workshop in Computational Science.

The MDI Explorer Program provides research opportunities in materials science for undergraduates and high school students. The program includes student training workshops such as the Eric Pitman Summer Workshop in Computational Science, and provides teacher training programs to introduce materials science to high school students. Contact us for more information. 

Data Advocacy Project

Students having fun with an Elephant toothpase experiment.

The Data Advocacy Project is a unique program that introduces K-12 students to materials science.