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2022 Introduce a Girl to Everyday Science, WChE UW
2022 Introduce a Girl to Everyday Science, WChE UW
On __, the Roumeli research group presented our renewable biomaterials research to young children ages 5-15 of all genders at the 8th annual installation of Introduce a Girl series organized by Women in Chemical Engineering at UW.
Our presentation consisted of a mixture of static demonstrations of our bioplastic and green cement samples and interactive demonstrations of making bioplastics through melt-blending and mold-casting. We received many questions from the attendees of all age groups, most were fascinated by our novel and unique approach of turning everyday (mostly) edible biomass into plastic-like materials.
The event was kindly sponsored by Women in Chemical Engineering at UW, UW Clean Energy Institute, UW Alumni Association, and the HUB at UW.
2023 Chief Leschi High School, Puyallup WA
2023 Chief Leschi High School, Puyallup WA
On May 20th 2023, the high-school students came to UW and visited our lab. Just like in 2022, we showed the students how we try to leverage algae and plant-based materials to fabricate sustainable plastics. We were also impressed by all the good answers during our seaweed trivia session!
Collaboration with Environmental Science Teacher, Ms. Elsie Mitchell - curriculum development for 10th and 11th grades. This module introduces students to materials science, polymers, and biobased materials.
This initiative is supported by the NSF-funded Clean Energy Research Experience for Teachers program (NSF CHE-1950904)
2022 Introduce a Girl to Green Technology, WChE UW
2022 Introduce a Girl to Green Technology, WChE UW
On Feb 18th 2023, the Roumeli research group presented our renewable biomaterials research to young children ages 5-15 of all genders at the 7th annual installation of Introduce a Girl series organized by Women in Chemical Engineering at UW.
Our presentation consisted of a mixture of static demonstrations of our bioplastic and green cement samples and interactive demonstrations of making bioplastics through melt-blending and mold-casting. We received many questions from the attendees of all age groups, most were fascinated by our novel and unique approach of turning everyday (mostly) edible biomass into plastic-like materials.
The event was kindly sponsored by Women in Chemical Engineering at UW, UW Clean Energy Institute, UW Alumni Association, and the HUB at UW.
2022 Chief Leschi High School, Puyallup WA
2022 Chief Leschi High School, Puyallup WA
On May 25th 2022, the high-school students came to UW and visited our lab. We showed them how to fabricate and test bioplastics from renewable resources. It was great to see their enthusiasm when they used hand-held direct-ink writing techniques to create 3D objects from algae powder slurries!
Collaboration with Environmental Science Teacher, Ms. Elsie Mitchell - curriculum development for 10th and 11th grades. This module introduces students to materials science, polymers, and biobased materials.
This initiative is supported by the NSF-funded Clean Energy Research Experience for Teachers program (NSF CHE-1950904)
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