Education Partners
NNIN is pleased to partner with and support many other national and regional activities in support of nanotechnology and STEM education. This include many NSECs (Nanoscale Science and Engineering Ceners), MRSECs (Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers), ERCs (Engineering Research Senters), and other federally funded research centers. Resources from many of these organizations are linked on the Off-site Resources page.
In addition, NNIN supports and participates in programs with the following major national STEM organizations.

The NISE Net is a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology http://www.nisenet.org/ . NNIN sites participate in NISE Net's premier annual event, Nanodays, as well as other events and programs. http://www.nisenet.org/


NNIN has partnered with Hitachi for the development and distribution of activities for the use of Hitachi's table top scanning elecron microscope. NNIN as several table top SEMs that are used in outreach activities. Hitachi often supports NNIN at regional and national teacher conferences where we promote activities involving these table top SEMs. More information on these instruments: http://www.inspirestemeducation.us . Also, a cartoon book on the scanning electron microscope, http://www.inspirestemeducation.us/tools/science-is-fun/ . Teachers can arrange for an SEM to be brought into their classroom. NNIN also cooperated with Hitachi in the develpment of a case study on the use of SEMs in classrooms http://www.nnin.org/news-events/news/hitachi-and-nnin-cooperate-stem-education and http://www.hitachi.us/case_studies/stem-education/
