Science in everyday life: bridging theory and practice in high school outreach program

Group photo of students in the lab

Graduate students from the Kamcev and Min Labs recently worked with local high school students interested in exploring STEM.

News written by Michigan Chemical Engineering

A recent collaborative effort between Michigan Chemical Engineering graduate students and Women+ Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Science (FEMMES) welcomed high school students from Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dearborn and Detroit to participate in an outreach activity to learn more about diffusion and molecular movement.  

Spearheaded by Chemical Engineering graduate students of the Kamcev and Min labs, Wen-Wei Wong, Anish Avasthi, Leah Oppenheimer (Macro PhD student), José Carlos Díaz, and Ajay Chavda, the session kicked off with an engaging lecture that discussed basic principles of molecular motion. Students were introduced to fundamental concepts such as diffusion and Fick’s second law, providing a comprehensive understanding of how molecules navigate their surroundings. The lecture laid the groundwork for the immersive hands-on experiments that followed, ensuring students were well-equipped with essential background information on diffusion and molecular motion.

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