Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)

Funded by the National Science Foundation, this six-week summer residential program for U.S. citizens gives K-12 teachers from across the country the chance to participate in real-world science and cutting-edge magnetic field research. Through weekly seminars, discussion groups, professional development and technology workshops, teachers develop strategies and resources to translate the experience into material for their classrooms.

Each teacher accepted by the program receives a stipend, classroom materials and, if necessary, travel support and housing. Teachers are expected to return to their jobs as leaders in service education, implementing science research in their classrooms.

• The program is for US citizens only.
• The program pays a stipend of $3,600.
• Travel reimbursements of up to $500 are paid to non-local residents.
• Housing is provided for non-local participants.
• Participants are required to participate in the entire six weeks of the program.
• Participants are required to attend all daily and weekly meetings, seminars, field trips and workshops.

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2011 RET Participants
Participant	School	Research Area	Mentor
Jacqueline Norris	Lake City Middle School	Investigation of Strain Within Niobium Grains	Bob Goddard
Lisa Friend	Manatee Academy Middle	Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in a Holmium based Single Molecule Magnet	Chris Beedle
Leonda Narramore	Lake Alfred Middle School	Investigation of Strain Within Niobium Grains	Bob Goddard
Donna Barton	Cedar Hills Elementary	Ultra High Vacuum and Much Ado About Almost Nothing	Maitri Warusawithana
Barbara Barnard	Rock Lake Middle School	Cavity Resonant Modes, On-chip and Off-chip Studies	Irinel Chiorescu
Jianna Dalton	Rock Lake Middle School	Bi–2212: The Current Density Dynamo	Eric Hellstrom
Steve Crandall	Inverness Middle School	Ultra High Vacuum and Much Ado About Almost Nothing	Maitri Warusawithana
Hakan Armagan	Burke High School	Creating Solid and Hollow Gold Nanoparticles for the use in Laser Spectroscopy	Ken Knappenberger
Kerry Adams	Shadeville Elementary School	Investigation of High Strength Materials for Achieving Higher Magnetic Fields	Yan Xin
Robert Wallace	Wakulla High School	Solid State NMR Investigation of Toxic Particles Formed by the Alzheimer’s Amyloid-b Protein	Anant Paravastu
Matthew Lane	New River Middle School	Creating Solid and Hollow Gold Nanoparticles for the use in Laser Spectroscopy	Ken Knappenberger
Michele Van Voorst	Marathon Middle School	Bi–2212: The Current Density Dynamo	Eric Hellstrom
Logan Crouch	Wakulla Middle School	Investigation of High Strength Materials for Achieving Higher Magnetic Fields	Yan Xin
Carl Krings	Ortiz Middle School	Cavity Resonant Modes, On-chip and Off-chip Studies	Irinel Chiorescu
Joel Falk	Acequia Madre Elementary	Solid State NMR Investigation of Toxic Particles Formed by the Alzheimer’s Amyloid-b Protein	Anant Paravastu

 

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Archives

Arranged by year, these archives include information on participants and their final posters on the research they conducted.

“”Quote/Unquote

Here's what one RET alumnus had to say about the program:

"I found my experience at the Mag Lab to be an incredible opportunity at a world-class institution. In addition to furthering my knowledge of science and the scientific method, I learned how to teach scientific inquiry better to my students, and gained a clarity on my professional future that had been lacking."
‐ Shawn Cherry, Class of 2008
   Lake Worth, FL

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For more information contact Jose Sanchez at sanchez@magnet.fsu.edu or (850) 645-0033.