2019 Demos
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Academy of Natural Sciences: Invert Innovations
- AIChE Seed Bomb
- Arkema
- Boeing
- Bouncy Balls
- Can You Protect Your Egg?
- Chemistry and Optics
- Electromagnetism Demo
- GKN Powder Metallurgy (Hoeganaes)
- High Temperature Superconductor Levitation
- Johnson Matthey
- Light and Color: From Molecules to LCD Screens
- Light Science
- Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
- Making Liquids and Gases from Solid Grains
- Materials Advantage
- Materials Research Society - Student Chapter
- Nano Nook
- Non-Newtonian Fluids
- North Penn High School - Engineering Academy - The Future is N.E.A.R. -
Nanotechnology Education And Research
- Origami and Kirigami
- Piezoelectric & Thermoelectric Materials
- Power From Produce
- Shrinky Dink Polymers
- Smart Fluorescent Molecules for Studying Brain Diseases
- Solid Polymer Electrolyte Batteries
- Sticky Materials
- Strength of Natural Materials
- The Franklin Institute
- The Surprising Behavior of Soft Matter
- The Utility of Instability
- Thin film Bookmarks, Memory Metals, and Playing with Nanoscale Materials
- Tribology: Principles of Friction, Adhesion, Wear, and Lubrication
- Understanding Materials with Computer Simulations
- What is Materials Science and Engineering: Careers Posters Only
- What is Materials Science and Engineering: Ceramics
- What is Materials Science and Engineering: Metals
- What is Materials Science and Engineering: Polymers
- What is Materials Science and Engineering: Thermal Expansion
Hands-on Workshops
10 and older:
11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m.: Group Activity: Lotion Potions
11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m.: Group Activity: Materials Science of Chocolate
14 and older:
11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m.: Group Activity: Lasers, LEDs, & Luminescence
Special Presentations
10:30 a.m. Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
12:00 p.m. High School Student Information Session*
12:30 p.m. The Grand Hank STEM Extravaganza (Learn More)
1:00 p.m. High School Student Information Session*
2:00 p.m. High School Student Information Session*
2:15 p.m. Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
Plus a “Nano Nook” for our youngest attendees!
*At this session, interested high school students can learn more about undergraduate research and what you can do with a materials science and engineering degree and tour Drexel's research facilities.
2018 Philly Materials Day Photos
