Webinar: New A-G High School Course by MESA Program

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About This Webinar

The Principles and Application of Electromagnetism course presented in this workshop complements an existing sequence of MESA courses as an elective course offering. This academic year-long course supplements students' engineering instruction introducing more advanced scientific topics than typically offered in their regular curriculum. Students apply science and math principles and the engineering design process while engaging in two projects related to various engineering disciplines and electromagnetism concepts: a magnetic train launcher and an EM generator. The course aims to prepare students for success in college-level science and engineering.

This course is a collaborative effort of the TANMS Engineering Research Center (www.tanms-erc.org) at UCLA in partnership with the MESA Statewide Office and local MESA Teachers. Workshop participants will hear from the TANMS engineering faculty and graduate students and high school teachers involved in the course development and have the opportunity to engage in discussion with the presenters.

Agenda

Overview of TANMS/MESA Course – Professor Jane Chang, TANMS Deputy Director
Electromagnetic Motor – Shreya Patel, Chemistry Grad Student
Magnetic Train Launcher – Matthew McIntosh, Mechanical Engineering Grad Student
Teacher Perspectives – Nicole Ciccarello, Veronica Galang, and Dan Pilloff, Collaborating MESA Teachers
Resources & Next Steps – Dr. Pilar O'Cadiz, TANMS Education Director

Presenters

Dr. Jane Chang

Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA

Professor Jane P. Chang's research focuses on the synthesis and chemical processing of novel materials, atomistic understanding of solid state interfaces, and their applications in microelectronics, optoelectronics, solar cells, batteries, and other energy related applications.

Specifically, her research focuses on developing novel atomic layer controlled thermal, radical, and plasma enhanced deposition techniques to synthesize compositionally controlled conformal coating, either on a planar surface such as a wide band gap semiconductor or selectively over complex 3-D surface topography, such as in a 3-D micro-battery or fuel cells.

Dr. Pilar O'Cadiz

Education Director, TANMS-ERC, UCLA

As Education Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS) at UCLA, since 2016, I have been working to diversify engineering through research experience programs and new science curriculum for K-20 students. As a Project Scientist at UC Irvine, I engaged in evaluative studies of expanded learning programs, including studying a statewide initiative to increase access to quality STEM learning opportunities for underserved K-12 students. Previously, as Executive Director of the Collaborative After School Project out of UC Irvine and Cal Poly Pomona, I provided technical assistance and professional development opportunities to youth-serving programs throughout LA County. I taught in teacher education programs at Pacific Oaks College, Antioch University, Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, and UC Irvine.

Shreya Patel

TANMS Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA

Matthew McIntosh

TANMS Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA

Nicole Ciccarello

Science Teacher

Veronica Galang

Science Teacher

Daniel Pilloff

Science Teacher

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