Education

Field Trips

We're committed to sharing our discoveries with budding scientists, and encourage opportunities for students to join us during a lab field trip.

Students learn first hand about evolutionary materials research with a presentation and interact with scientists during tours of CEM labs.  Field trip schedules created to suit individual class needs in the area of bioinspired materials research. One possibility is a tour of the gecko lab and polymer labs to learn about the research to create Geckskin (TM).

Contact Program Manager Jennifer Green at cem@umass.edu for more information.

Photo of Al Crosby and Duncan Irschick talking about bioinspiration Photo of Duncan Irschick and gecko Photo of Duncan Irschick and gecko Photo of Al Crosby and students Photo of Geckskin Demonstration