Monday, June 24, 2013

• Introduction and Welcome - Eric Klopfer
• "Innovation in Energy Storage" - Prof. Don Sadoway, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
• Frank Taylor, Senior Research Scientist, Dept. of Physics
• "Bringing the Why and the Who into the Chemistry Classroom" - Prof. Cathy Drennan, Dept. of Chemistry
• "New Materials for Clean Energy" - Assoc. Prof. Jeffrey Grossman, Dept. of Science & Engineering
• Prof. Steve Leeb, Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
• "A City of Brick and Bits, Memory and Mortar" - Anthony Vanky, Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

• "Fishbanks: Teaching Sustainability and Systems Thinking Through Simluations" - Jason Jay, SLoan School of Management
• "MIT Mathlets: A Case Study of the Use of Educational Technology In & Out of the Classroom" - Prof. Haynes Miller, Philip Solondz(1948) Prof-MacVicar Faculty Fellow, Dept. of Mathematics
• "EyeWire" - Prof. Sebastian Seung, Brain & Cognitive Sciences & Physics
• "The Radix Endeavor" - Susannah Gordon-Messer, STEP Educational Content Mgr., Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning
• BLOSSOMS - Prof. Richard Larson

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

• "Hands on Physics" - Edward Moriarty
• "Biology Modeling" - Kathy Vandiver

Thursday, June 27, 2013

• "City Digits: Teaching Math Through Maps" - Assistant Prof. Sarah Williams, Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning
• Pizza Lunch with MIT Grad Students
• "New Science of Teams" - Toshiba Prof. Alex Pentland, Program in Media Arts & Sciences
• "Game Design & Development" - Philip Tan, Research Scientists, Compartive Media Studies/Writing
• McNamara Awards
• "Integrating Sustainability Projects for 21st Century Learning" - Julie Crawford, SEPT '12
• "Why We Need Pressure" - April Lanotte, SEPT '11

Friday, June 28, 2013

NEST Reunion
• "Welcome & Introduction to the Koch Institute" - Alex Fiorentino & Erika Reinfeld, Outreach Coordinators
• "NanoDoc: Crowdsourcing Nanomedicine" - Sabine Hauert, post-doctoral researcher in the Bhatia Lab
• Parallel Sessions - Hands-on Demonstrations & Cancer Research, and Tours of Public Galleries & Labs
• Presentation by Alexandra Naba, post-doctoral researcher in the Hynes Laboratory
• "edX" - Howard Lurie, Vice President of External Affairs, edX
• Dinner Reception and Presentation of NEST Teacher of the Year Awards

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Closing Reception
• Breakfast
• "All About NEST and its benefits to you" - Betty Catelli, NEST Co-Chair, SEPT '95
• Presentations of Certificates, CEUs, and Awards