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Dr. Tony English, the “Nutty
Professor” of biomedical engineering at the University of Tennessee,
hosted a summer camp for middle school students from Coal Creek.
Through the generous support of the National Science Foundation, the
camp introduced students to the many career possibilities that exist in
science and engineering. Students attending the camp were:
J.J. Dotson |
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Workshops and laboratory experiments included:
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Barry Thacker, PE, lets the students |
Dr. English told Coal Creek students that he was born in a small mill town in Canada where students rarely got the opportunity to attend college. When he was in middle school, a visiting professor showed his class lasers developed by engineers and the practical uses for such devices. Tony not only went to college, but he received a medical degree from Harvard University and a PhD in biomedical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), two of the premier universities in the U.S. Tony wants to share his experience with the Coal Creek students and expose them to some of the many career possibilities they have in science and engineering. | ||||||||||||||||||
Ken Schwall and his videographer Josh from NBC WBIR-TV Knoxville news, produced a news segment about the camp and saw how synthetic tissues are preserved through cryogenics. Tony also conducted an experiment showing what happens when you throw a rubber ball, frozen using liquid nitrogen, against the floor. Students told what they learned at camp and described their career goals. |
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Courier News Story and PhotosRead Thank-you notes from attendees See 2004 Science and Engineering Camp |
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