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        Small Wonders: Find the Nano in Your Life

/Call for Applications/
The Franklin Institute, in partnership with the Penn State MRSEC and the 
Cornell University Center for Materials Research 
<http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/> and through funding by the National 
Science Foundation and Penn State University, is offering a free floor 
program to interested museums that will be selected to participate upon 
review of application (application form can be downloaded from 
http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/museum/third/).

*What is the program? *
The program includes 8 cart-based, interactive, visitor-tested 
demonstrations with a focus on applications of nanotechnology relevant 
to everyday life. Descriptions of each demonstration can be found at 
http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/museum/third/Small_Wonders_Summary.asp. Topics 
include:

    * Seeing Scale
    * Stain-Resistant Fabric
    * Nano-Gold for Cancer Therapy
    * Invisible Sunblock
    * Groundwater Clean Up
    * Reversible Sunglasses
    * Liquid Metals
    * Antibacterial Silver

A representative from each selected museum will attend a one-day 
training session at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA in 
January 2008. All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed by the 
program. Participants will receive all supplies to perform the program 
for one year for approximately 10 hours per week. After one year, 
museums are responsible for supplying all consumable materials if they 
wish to continue the program.

*How are museums selected to receive the program? *
Once all applications are received, the members of the partnership will 
review the applications and choose approximately 15 museums to receive 
the program.  Criteria for selection include interest, commitment, 
museum size (past programs have included approximately equal numbers of 
small, medium and large museums), and museum location.

*What does your museum need to provide for the program? *
A completed application (download from 
http://www.mrsec.psu.edu/museum/third/) must be returned by October 31, 
2008. Your museum must agree to present the program for a minimum of 10 
hours per week for one year after receiving the program. Participating 
museums must conduct quarterly surveys with pictures. These will be used 
to evaluate and improve the program. The program requires a location 
that has a table or cart with nearby electrical outlet.

Please email Jayatri Das or call her at 215-448-1193 with any questions.

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Jayatri Das, Ph.D.
Exhibit and Program Developer
The Franklin Institute
222 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-448-1193 (phone)
215-448-1188 (fax)

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