Added by Popular Demand!! Hands-on NanoScience Tour: Meet with MIT "Genius" Grantee Angela Belcher


Item Number: 235

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Value: Priceless

Online Close: Mar 31, 2015 10:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 6 bids - Item Sold!




Description

Angela Belcher has graciously agreed to add another lab tour due to the popularity of this auction item!


Delve into the fascinating world of cutting-edge scientific research with a 2-hour lab tour and informal discussion with renowned MIT professor, materials scientist, and bioengineer Angela Belcher.  This is a hands-on tour, during which you will have an opportunity to make nano particles and then view them with an electron microscope to get a glimpse at the nano world.


Up to 5 of your guests, ages 6 and up, may also attend.  


Professor Belcher is a recipient of the 2004 McArthur Foundation “genius” grant and numerous other awards, honors, and accolades for her groundbreaking research on using biological materials to assemble nanoscale structures for batteries, solar cells, clean fuels, medical diagnostics, and more.