The Stanton Campus was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Site Smart Grant entitled "Serving Industry through Education: Student Mentoring and Research Techniques". The grant provides approximately $290,000 per year for the next three years to provide support for undergraduate research & faculty mentors at DTCC. The grant will also expand research methodology curriculum and support partnerships with local high schools by training secondary school educators in research methodology.
Congratulations to Dr. Virginia Balke for receiving this grant!
Energizing STEM Education
The Stanton/Wilmington Campus was recently awarded a $785,494 NSF grant entitled Energizing STEM Education. The grant will be directed by Mary Marchegiano, Maurizio Bianchi, and Robert Weis, and it will last for three years beginning in June 2010. This grant will teach Delaware Tech students and community members about wind, solar, and biofuel renewable energy technologies and environmental sustainability. The project has two goals. The first is to incorporate renewable energy topics into existing Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, Chemistry Technology, Biotechnology and Chemical Process Operator Technology programs. The second is to provide outreach activities to the College and local community in the form of workshops, camps, middle and high school student enrichment activities and teacher internships. The addition of sustainability and renewable energy topics into new and existing courses will address the need for development of a workforce ready for new green industries. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Sunrut Patel (Stanton Campus) and Juliana Letterie (Georgetown Campus) for being selected to participate in the Microbiome of Rice Project. These two students will join several other Delaware students in California this summer to work with Harsh Bais (Assistant Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Delaware) and his colleagues at the University of California, Davis on the project.
In March 2010 students in CHM151 participated in a networking breakfast sponsored by the American Chemical Society Equipping the 2015 Chemical Technology Workforce Grant. The event was attended by Delaware Tech graduates who shared their personal experiences with education, networking, leadership, internships, and employment with current students.
There was a great deal of positive feedback regarding the breakfast from both current and past students. One of our graduates stated, "Thank you so much for inviting me to the Group Theory and Bonding Breakfast. I had such a great time talking and interacting with the Chemistry and Biotechnology students. It really felt good bonding and networking with them especially knowing that I was once in their shoes... I am definitely glad to be a part of it and I'm looking forward to many more such events... I'm proud of the effort you... are making in trying to bridge the gap between the students and the outside world. Once again, I want to thank... the Biology/Chemistry department for organizing such an incredible event."
Making Connections Dinner
In February 2010 the Biology and Chemistry Department sponsored the 3rd Annual Making Connections Dinner. The primary goal of the dinner meeting was to allow local industry representatives to meet with recent and potential graduates of the Biotechnology and Chemistry Technology programs to exchange information related to the actual activities and job performance requirements in their fields. Making Connections was a terrific networking event and chance for our students to learn more about the field and the opportunities available to them for both now and in the future.
Delaware Governors' Biotechnology Scholarship Fund
The Delaware Governors' Biotechnology Scholarship Fund was started in 2006 by the Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology. The scholarship is awarded each year to a student from the University of Delaware, Delaware State University and Delaware Technical and Community College with the purpose of encouraging students in Delaware to consider studies and career opportunities in the field of biotechnology. Each student who is honored with the award is one who has shown a strong "commitment to pursuing the highest standards of excellence, ethics and compassion in the biotech field."
To learn more about the scholarship and our students who have received this honor, visit: http://www.dgbsf.org/
CONGRATULATIONS!
Science Career Week In September, 2009 the Delaware Valley Innovation Network awarded a $4,880 Science Career Week grant to Delaware Technical & Community College. The grant was used to host the "Battle of the Technologies" on October 21, 2009, where students, faculty and staff of DTCC learned about various careers in the field of science. Participants met industry representatives, learned about career and internship opportunities, and had fun participating in activities and trivia that tested their knowledge about many different jobs in science-related fields. A trophy was awarded to the Department of Biology and Chemistry for having the highest number of points awarded to students.
ACS Equipping the 2015 Chemical Technology Workforce Grant Awarded! Delaware Technical & Community College was recently awarded a $500 mini grant from the American Chemical Society to sponsor a networking and leadership breakfast for Chemistry Technology students during the spring of 2010. The goal of the grant is to help students start thinking about the job search process well in advance of graduation, introduce networking and leadership development skills, and provide an opportunity to practice those skills with previous Chemistry Technology graduates.
EPSCoR Sponsors Biotechnology Summer Camp at Delaware Tech
During the week of June 21, 2009, 45 middle school students attended Delaware Technical & Community College's Stanton Campus for a biotechnology summer camp sponsored by Delaware EPSCoR. View more details here
Vernier/NSTA Technology Award
In January 2009, Dr. Virginia Balke received the Vernier/NSTA Technology Award! This award is granted to teachers who demonstrate an "innovative use of data-collection technology using... (a) handheld device in the science classroom". This competitive award is granted yearly to one elementary teacher, two middle school teachers, three high school teachers, and one college teacher. The award includes $1000 in Vernier equipment and $1000 in travel expenses towards an NSTA conference.
Grant Awarded to Expand and Enhance Delaware Tech's Biotechnology Program Delaware Technical & Community College has been awarded nearly $500,000 by the National Science Foundation for the project "Taking Delaware's Biotechnology Education to the Next Level." The grant will address the need to meet workforce demand in the region's growing Biotechnology industry by expanding and enhancing Delaware Tech's existing biotechnology program at the College's Stanton and Georgetown campuses. Click here to read more . . .
Chemical Technology Workforce ACS Mini Grant Awarded!
Delaware Technical & Community College was one of the six national winners to receive a mini-grant from the American Chemical Society. The goal of the grant is to promote better networking between Chemistry and Biotechnology students and potential employers. The Biology and Chemistry department received $500 to sponsor a networking dinner in February 2008.
