Outreach
In addition to research, SMSL also works with the surrounding community, including the Children's Museum of Houston, middle and high schools, as well as a community college and Historically Black Colleges and Universities to broaden the impact of our findings in research and education. Our outreach activities benefit more than 600,000 people per year.
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On-Site Demonstrations Smart material demos developed by SMSL have been actively used for demonstration to the college's visitors, including visiting K-12 students and teachers, as shown by the following photos. |
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Visit Local High Schools Through visiting local high schools, the smart materials technology reaches hundreds of students and motivates them to pursue engineering and science related studies in college. |
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Partner with Children's Museum of Houston Dr. Song is a volunteer technical advisor to Children’s Museum of Houston (CMH). Motivated by demonstrations in the Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory and under guidance by Dr. Song, CMH has developed several... |
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Recruit Minority Students The Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory has been often used as a tour site for visiting high school students, including minorities, to attract them to study engineering. |
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Encourage Girls to Study Engineering An NSF Sponsored Experiment Benefits Local High School Female Students at University of Houston Metal can change its shape upon heating and fluids can almost turn into solid when exposed to a magnetic field. More... |
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Training of Professors from Undergraduate Universities The PI, Dr. Song, secured two supplementary Research Opportunity Award (ROA) under the Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) program in both 2004 and 2005. The goal of the ROA supplementary award is to train... |
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Provide Training in Smart Materials and Structures for Community College Faculty & Students Graduate students in Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory work with Mr. Ike Coffman, instructor and Chairman of Electronics Technology at ACC (Alvin Community College), on a smart materials project funded by... |
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An NSF Project Developed by University of Houston Benefits Students at University of South Alabama With a grant from National Science Foundation (NSF) (NSF Grant No. 0442991), Dr. Song, an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston, developed a smart vibrating beam by utilizing the... |
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