Omni Nano held its annual nanotechnology workshop at Valencia High School this morning, sponsored by the Gamma Alloys Community Service Program. Gamma Alloys develops ultra-strong, lightweight alloy materials that have the potentials to disrupt the aerospace, automotive, and many other niche industries.
Not only did students receive a hands-on presentation about nanotechnology, but they also held a discussion about local career opportunities for students who pursue STEM degrees – and they had quite a lot to say!
Some student quotes include:
- “I would like to jump on the nano-wagon to change millions of lives.”
- “I can think of millions of possibilities.”
- “My favorite thing was learning about all the new technologies that are currently being developed.”
- “I like how we connect physics, biology, and engineering along with many different fields of science to do scientific research and apply it to everyday life.”
- “But descriptively capturing and showing what nanotechnology really was and is made the entire workshop not only memorable, but enjoyable.”
- “I am much more interested in nano now because I have a better understanding of it.”
- “My favorite thing was learning about how different size and shape of a particle can change the entire color of the solution it created. I also like learning about the super-hydrophobic substance and how nanotech is going to change our future. I was really interested in all the things that we learned about in the workshop. I liked how the speaker talked about the real world uses of nanotechnology right now.”
- “Keep up the amazing work, you belong in the nanotechnology field because I can see your passion. I hope you continue to fulfill your dream.”
- “I really liked all of the examples and videos of how nanoscience works and how it could be applied to our daily lives. Also i liked that there were physical examples like the tile that was superhydrophobic.”
- “It made the idea of innovation and imagination becoming a reality extremely realistic and in reach.”]
- “I enjoyed everything about the workshop. I love the hands on part of the workshop because we get to try these inventive products that can be more common in the future.”
- “It was neat to further my understanding of the nanotechnology field by seeing it in action.”
- “I thought everything was very interesting and cool. I thought this was really interesting to learn about and I thought it was very informative, thank you for coming.”
- “I really liked the real world applications given directly and its potentials.”
- “My favorite thing about the workshop was that we were allowed to experience some hands-on examples of nanotechnology. I also liked that the presenter showed us videos, which increased variety.”
