NRG recruits five K-12 teachers under Research Experience for Teachers (RET) and Veteran Research Supplement (VRS) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Retired Army National Guard Adam Gelhlar (Assistant Principal at Cheney Middle school, West Fargo, ND) and Active Duty Air National Guard Brent Nasset (Technology Teacher at West Fargo High School, ND) will work on aspects of nanotechnology and how the nanotechnology hands-on experiments can be used to recruit and retain students in the STEM field. Holly Erickson (STEM Teacher from Westside Elementary, West Fargo, ND) and Eric Dobervich (Science Teacher from Liberty Middle School, West Fargo, ND) will work on nanotechnology experiments and design lesson plans for their respective classes. Susan Duffy (Biology Teacher from West Fargo High School, ND) will conduct allium studies to find out toxicity of various nanomaterials to design a lesson plan for her AP Biology class for 2014-15.
