For this program, WPI will recruit a total of 21 middle-school science teachers (7 per year) primarily from Worcester Public Schools to participate in a 6-week long intensive summer research experience in the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park, a newly constructed facility that houses all of WPI's research facilities in bioengineering. Teachers will work alongside faculty and graduate students, participating in high-level research projects in fields such as tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and infection control on biomaterials. The long-term goals of WPI's RET in Engineering Site program are to motivate and improve middle school student-learning in engineering and establish a collaborative partnership between the Worcester middle-school teachers and WPI engineering faculty through inquiry-based experiences in bioengineering.                        

Teacher Role:

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Faculty & Research:

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Program Dates:

June 30, 2008 – August 8, 2008 (full-time), plus 2 follow-up workshops during 2008/09 school year (dates and times TBD)/B break

Life Science and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA