Description of the Program

The goals of the program are as follows:

• to involve rural high school science and mathematics teachers and regional community college instructors in bioanalytical engineering research
• to help them improve STEM teaching in their classrooms
• to have them participate in a sustainable professional network that will increase the number of rural students who select and successfully graduate from higher education STEM fields

Bioanalytical Engineering

Bioanalytical engineering includes the design and manipulation of biomolecules (e.g. proteins, enzymes, glycoproteins), viruses, bacteria, and cells for specific applications in the fields of medicine, the energy industry, agriculture and the environment. Furthermore, this engineering field involves the design and fabrication of analytical tools for the detection and characterization of these biomaterials, often times using very small sample volumes and having rapid response times, and used typically to detect diseases, microbial contaminants or metabolites, or for identifying and designing target-specific drugs.

Partners

National Science Foundation

OU College of Engineering

OU College of Arts and Sciences

OU College of Education

Commitments

The program requires summer and school year commitments

Summer Commitments:
• Dates: June 5 through July 21, 2017.
• Spend 7 weeks at the University of Oklahoma (food, lodging, equipment and facilities provided).
• Participate in research activities with OU faculty
School Year Commitments
• Complete your action research and report
• Periodically complete sets of questionnaires and a reflective journal
• Have project development assistance, and communication connections to other rural math and science teachers in an ongoing community of practice.

Benefits

Benefits Include: