The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, along with our collaborators and partners in higher education and industry, is addressing some of the most critical issues, problems and opportunities facing our society. Our success depends on a constant influx of bright young minds. Raising interest in and creating excitement about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is critical if the United States is to continue to be a world leader in science and technology.

JSNN is dedicated to supporting schools and encouraging young students to focus on areas aligned with STEM through Rise to Nano. We’re especially engaged in educating young people about the interesting and exciting career opportunities in STEM-related fields involving nanoscience and nanoengineering. For our region, state and nation to prosper, we must be at the forefront of the development of these new technologies. We’re committed to playing a lead role in the efforts to ignite passion for STEM in our youth.

JSNN works with Piedmont Triad schools on STEM initiatives and other outreach projects. Faculty and students of JSNN are available to make presentations to science and mathematics classes, to discuss the relevance of nanoscience and nanoengineering in our daily lives, to demystify nanoscience, and most importantly to engage, excite and inspire the Triad’s future scientists and leaders!

Our Rise to Nano team makes visits to schools and community events each semester, where our graduate students demonstrate and explain scientific experiments to the students.

JSNN’s facilities are open to school field trips and visits. Our state-of-the-art research facilities, laboratories and equipment are available for students to experience first-hand and engage their imagination. Nanoscience and nanoengineering are exciting, innovative, fast-growing fields, and we’re excited to share all the possibilities with the next generations of scientists, innovators and educators.