Outreach Activities                                                                                

  It is important to inspire students' interest in science at a young age and involve the community at large in the scientific experience. Consequently, I regularly engage in outreach with K-12 students and the public community in the form of hands-on laboratory experiences and science lessons. Below is a list of my recent activities. Please contact me at anytime if your K-12 science class or organization would like me to visit. I would love to come work with you!

• Invited Speaker at the Upward Bound Pre-College Program (Whitewater, Wisconsin). “The Importance of a College Education for You.” June 21, 2011.

• Invited Speaker at the Whitewater Rotary (Whitewater, Wisconsin). “Bionanotechnology and future cancer treatments” May 10, 2011.

• Invited Speaker at the Fairhaven Lecture Series (Whitewater, Wisconsin). “Little Research That a Big Deal: How Nanotechnology Will Change our World by 2040.” April, 4. 2011.

• Junior High School Students, Caleb Basu, Conducts Science Project in Brown Laboratory (2010-2011)

• Co-Organizer and Presenter: 1st Annual University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Nanoscience Symposium (Whitewater, Wisconsin): Open to UW-Whitewater and surrounding community - 160+ Participants (October 2010)

• Bionanotechnology Laboratory Tour and Research Orientation Guide at Northwestern University (Chicago, Illinois): St. Charles North High School AP Chemistry Class (May 2009)

• Scientific Guest Attendee, Illinois Math and Science Academy (Aurora, Illinois): IMSAloquium (April 2009)

• Guest Scientist and Science Activity Leader, W.A. Johnson Elementary School, Bensenville, Illinois (January 2009)

• Guest Speaker, American Cancer Society (Chicago, Illinois): Honors Symposium for High School Students (July 2008)

• Guest Speaker, Naperville North High School (Naperville, Illinois): Biology for English Language Learners (November 2007)

• Guest Speaker, American Cancer Society (Chicago, Illinois): Honors Symposium for High School Students (July 2007)

• Guest Speaker, American Cancer Society (Chicago, Illinois): Honors Symposium for High School Students (July 2006)