UMass Lowell SLICE: Service-Learning Integrated throughout the College of Engineering
SLICE
UMass Lowell
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Engineering Building 224
Lowell, MA 01854 USA

Linda Barrington
Engineering Service-Learning Coordinator
(978) 934-2627
Linda_Barrington@uml.edu

John Duffy
SLICE Faculty Coordinator
Prof. of Mechanical and
Energy Engineering
(978) 934-2968
John_Duffy@uml.edu
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Service-Learning Project Examples

Biosensors Mentoring

Course: 16.541 - Introduction to Biosensors

Instructor: Xingwei Wang

Partner: Lowell High School (LHS)


Partner Description:  Through a graduate student in the course whose alma mater is LHS, connections were made with key science and math teachers.  An voluntary assembly was held for HS students with a interest in learning more about biosensors.  Later, HS students were invited on a tour of lab demonstrations at UML.  During the summer HS students were paired with UML grad students to work on specific projects in the biosensors lab.

Project Description:  UML grad students prepared and delivered HS level education modules, which tested their ability to scale down complex technical information and communicate it to a non-technical audience.  This reinforces what they have learned in their course and practices presentation skills.  The ongoing mentoring program continues.