Tuesday, March 24, 2009

[Yasmin_announcements] UCLA summer program in SCI ART for Secondary School Students

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
UCLA SCI|ART NANOLAB 2009

TWO-WEEK PROGRAM: JULY 6-17, 2009
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15 Midnight (PST)

http://artsci.ucla.edu/summer/

NANO & BIOTECH LECTURES AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

Access to scholars in 15 cutting-edge labs from 7 nationally
top-ranked departments operating at the forefront of nanoscience
research.

IMAGINE THE IMPOSSIBLE

Program culminates in a public presentation + exhibition of student's
think-tank research.

EXPERIENCE & PREPARE for COLLEGE

Earn 4 units of transferable UCLA College credits! Students have full
access to all UCLA facilities. Work with scientists and artists in a
multi-disciplinary context.

EXPLORE ART AND SCIENCE IN LOS ANGELES

Tours and fieldtrips to the Hammer Museum, the Basic Plasma Research
Facility, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Los Angeles County of
Museum of Art, The Museum of Jurassic Technology and Venice Beach!
Click her for images <http://artsci.ucla.edu/summer/gallery.html>

The Sci | Art NanoLab is a highly competitive summer program for high
school juniors and seniors interested in collaborating with diverse
and notable minds to challenge traditional, polarized perspectives of
the arts and sciences. Throughout the 2-week intensive program,
students will make connections between cutting edge scientific
research, popular culture and contemporary arts. Lab visits,
workshops, hands-on experiments, and meetings with world renowned
scientists will be balanced with visits to museums, daily movie
screenings and meetings with famous contemporary artists who
collaborate with scientists. Small groups of students are taught by a
scientist / artist team with frequent visits from faculty in wide
range of disciplines. Sci | Art NanoLab students will benefit from
exposure and collaboration with art and science faculty and students
participating in this program's team-based interdisciplinary
nanoscience research.

Sponsored by UCLA's ART|SCI Center <http://artsci.ucla.edu/> ,
Department of Design | Media Arts
<http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Design/overview.htm> and the
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) <http://www.cnsi.ucla.edu/> ,
the Sci|Art Nanolab focuses on multi-disciplinary collaborations
exploring the possibilities and implications of scientific and
technological innovation. Running in parallel with the NanoSystems
Chemistry and Engineering Research (NanoCER)
<http://www.cnsi.ucla.edu/reu-nanocer/> program at CNSI and the
Design | Media Arts Institute
<http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Design/overview.htm> at the
Broad Arts Center

Application Process:
Admission to the program is by instructor consent. As part of the
application process, applicants will be asked to submit a 500-word
essay. For full consideration completed applications must be received
by April 15. midnight (PST)
ESSAY TOPICS <http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Artscience/curriculum.htm#eq>
Although not required, we strongly encourage students to submit a
Letter of Recommendation from a teacher or counselor. Recommenders may
submit their comments via email to Adam Stieg: sciart@cnsi.ucla.edu
<mailto:sciart@cnsi.ucla.edu>

Feedback From Last year's students
This program has encouraged me to think more creatively about the sciences

I have learned so much and I am now inspired to participate in the
arts and sciences. This was an amazing program

This is the best summer program I have ever been to.

The fieldtrips and lab visits were amazing, I've enjoyed my time here
and can't wait to see where this program will be able to take students
in the future!


<http://artsci.ucla.edu/summer/gallery.html>
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