Aug 4 2015
Omni Nano is honored to announce a partnership with Time Warner Cable's (TWC) Connect a Million Minds initiative to educate our youth about nanotechnology and opportunities in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers.
Omni Nano founder, Dr. Curreli, presenting the kick-off workshop to the West Valley Boys & Girls Club.
This program will deliver a nanotechnology workshop to twenty Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles County, reaching about 500 kids from ages 11-17 (grades 7-12) and from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Nanotechnology is a highly interdisciplinary STEM field. Growing rapidly, nanotechnology has been forecasted to become a trillion dollar industry and provide 6 million jobs by 2020.
"Nanotechnology will make a serious impact on our world. Omni Nano teaches students about 'life-changing' applications of nanotechnology -- including personalized medicine, new cancer treatments, clean and sustainable energy, widely-accessible clean water, and high-tech electronics," said Dr. Marco Curreli, Founder and Executive Director of Omni Nano. "Our goal is to inspire students to continue learning STEM in order to become the next generation of scientists and engineers that America needs."
The workshop program provides a 60 minute, multimedia presentation with hands on activities introducing nanotechnology to the participants. These workshops focus on the practical applications of nanotechnology, engaging students by explaining cutting-edge technologies using basic science concepts. By teaching youth about new products, developments, and discoveries, they learn the science and engineering behind innovation.
Since its start in 2013, Omni Nano's Discover Nanotechnology program has offered over 70 workshops, inspiring over 2,200 students, at public and private schools, after-school programs, and youth conferences.
The Los Angeles County Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs has already provided several Clubs with this program with outstanding success and will be assisting with coordinating and scheduling these workshops for the feature. Support from TWC for the STEM nanotechnology program will run until the end of February 2016.
Dr. Curreli commented, "Support from technology companies like Time Warner Cable is critical to disseminate and explain the science behind modern technologies to our youth, and put them on a path to pursue STEM careers. This is certainly an important investment TWC is putting into our local youth."