GEMSEC presents
ABALONE
™
Summer Science Camp
An NSF Materials Genome Initiative Outreach Event for High School Students
Molecular Biomimetics • Computational Modeling • Artificial Intelligence
Creating, Imaging, Modeling and Predicting the Interface of Biology & Materials Science for High Technology & Molecular Medicine
An Empirical, Computational, and Artificial Intelligence Approach.
July 18-20, 2018
University of Washington
Materials Science & Engineering Building, Roberts Hall
2110 NE Mason Road
Seattle, WA 98195
LECTURES
Lectures at the edge of science, engineering, and artificial intelligence led by university professors.
PROJECTS
Hands-on bench top and computational experiments instructed by UW doctoral students.
PRESENTATIONS
Team projects, report preparation and presentations carried out and executed by high school students participants.
Keynote Lecture
Professor Mehmet Sarikaya
Principle Investigator, GEMSEC | Genetically Engineering Materials Science & Engineering
From Abalone to Molecular Recognition: A Path Towards Intelligent Materials
Featured Lectures
Why Molecular Engineering?
Prof. Rene Overney, Chemical Engineering
Data Science at the eScience Institute
Dr. Sarah Stone, co-Executive Director, eScience Institute
A.I. and Machine Learning
Siddarth Rath, PhD Student, Materials Science & Engineering
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Dr. Hadi Zareie, Materials Science & Engineering
Two-Dimensional Atomic Legos
Prof. Xiaodong Xu, Physics
Computational Projects
Dancing with Molecules
MENTOR: John Hamann, Senior, Mechanical Engineering
A Machine Learning Game
MENTOR: Sid Rath, PhD Student, Materials Science & Engineering
Experimental Projects
Gliding Water on a Leaf
MENTORS: Dr. Hanson Fong, Research Scientist, Materials Science & Engineering, and Altay Sarikaya, Freshman
Biomimetic Tooth Repair
MENTOR: Deniz Yucesoy, Ph.D. Candidate, Materials Science & Engineering
Seeing is Believing: One Molecule at a Time
MENTOR: David Starkebaum, Ph.D. Candidate, Materials Science & Engineering
Schedule
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
08:30 AM: Check-in
09:00 AM: Welcome & Intro
09:30 AM: Lecture 1
10:00 AM: Project Rotation 1
12:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM: Keynote Lecture
03:00 PM: Project Rotation 2
05:00 PM: Finish
Thursday, July 19, 2018
08:30 AM: Check-in
09:00 AM: Lecture 3
09:30 AM: Project Rotation 3
11:30 AM: Lecture 4
12:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM: Project Rotation 4
03:00 PM: Project Rotation 5
05:00 PM: Finish
Friday, July 20, 2018
08:30 AM: Check-in
09:00 AM: Lecture 5
09:30 AM: Working Teams
12:00 PM: BBQ Lunch
01:30 PM: Group Presentation
03:00 PM: GEMSEC iLab Panel
04:00 PM: Closing Ceremony
05:00 PM: Finish
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Who is the camp for?The camp is open to students at the high school level.
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How do you pronounce your camp's name, "Abalone"?"It is pronounced as [ab-uh-loh-nee] and rhymes with "pepperoni".
Frequently Asked Questions
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Check out the Camp Guide
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Camp Organizers
Deniz Yucesoy
Ph.D. Candidate
Materials Science & Engineering
GEMSEC
Richard Lee
Ph.D. Student
Materials Science & Engineering
GEMSEC
Sid Rath
Ph.D. Student
Materials Science & Engineering
GEMSEC
Camp Senior Advisor
Prof. Mehmet Sarikaya
Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Principal Investigator, NSF-DMREF of the MGI Program
Director, GEMSEC