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San Francisco Marriott Hotel and Argent Hotel
April 16-20, 2001
San Francisco, California
Materials MicroWorld
Enter the World of Materials
the Fun Way
2001 MRS Spring Meeting Attendees ...
MRS Members Sessions & Exercises
Task Force Members Sessions & Exercises
MRS in conjunction with its exhibit design collaborator, the Ontario Science Centre (OSC), has organized a three-day series of exhibit developmental sessions aimed at moving forward Material MicroWorld's concept development phase.
These sessions are opportunities for MRS members and the OSC traveling exhibit design team to meet each other and engage in exploring, brainstorming, and exchanging ideas. The sessions are the initial steps in a conceptual process that will aid in defining the vision, philosophy, and goals behind the Materials MicroWorld (MMW) project as well as in generating preliminary design documents.
Brainstorming and Drop-In Exercises (i.e., Charettes) will be facilitated by the OSC team to allow for participatory creative dialogue between OSC and you...the stakeholders. Your input is critical in helping to envision the possibilities and set the goals for MMW.
Creating Memorable Visitor Experiences - Come by the Golden Gate Foyer in the Marriott to meet the OSC team and see their presentation about their strategies in creating museum visitor experiences.
See schedules for MRS Member
sessions and for Materials MicroWorld
Task Force Member sessions.
Contact for Information: Richard Souza souza@mrs.org or Phone 724 779 3004 (ext. 403)
What is Materials
MicroWorld?
The Materials Research Society (MRS) is planning to develop and
evaluate a nationally traveling science exhibition, Materials
MicroWorld, that promotes public understanding of basic scientific
principles, issues, and trends in materials research. Two exhibit
versions (5000 s.f. and 1500 s.f.) are being planned to serve
large and small science centers nationwide. An accompanying array
of educational materials and training videos will enable museums
to tailor exhibit-related programming to suit the needs of audiences
and the capabilities of staff. The educational component includes
development of an electronic Best of Materials Science Activities
booklet to be published on the MRS website.
Materials MicroWorld aims to present the basic principles, issues, and trends of materials research to the general public; develop new links with informal science education; introduce students to materials science careers; and inform citizens about the pivotal importance and wide applicability of materials science research.
Project Status
See the Materials Microworld Web-site
for current information on the project, to view the webcasts
about the project from the 2000 MRS Spring Meeting, and to give
your input.
MRS Headquarters Lobby Displays
A set of interactive materials science displays resides in the
lobby of the Materials Research Society headquarters building
in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. The displays were specially designed
and constructed for MRS input from a task force of materials
scientists. The displays are designed to be educational for people
of all ages and for scientists and nonscientists alike. The interactive
displays are examples of the type of exhibits that will be developed
for the MicroWorld project.
