• About NEET

  NEET is a joint effort by Rice University, Arizona State University, The University of Texas at El Paso, Yale University, and The Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT: The first national center to develop next-generation water treatment systems enabled by nanotechnology). The aim is to enable access to suitable water almost anywhere in the world by developing high performance, easy-to deploy systems for drinking water and industrial wastewater treatment systems enable by nanotechnology.

  In collaboration with NEWT, the Rice Office of STEM Engagement offers NanoEnvironmental Engineering for Teachers, which is designed to serve:

  • AP Environment Science Teachers
  • Environment Systems Teachers
  • Biology Teachers
  • Life Sciences Teachers
    
    

  NEET will take place at Rice Univesity with support from NEWT, R-STEM, UTEP, ASU, Yale staff and faculty.

  The program culminates in an engineering design showcase that provides teachers with a unique opportunity to present their semester engineering projects to their peers, school administrators and NEWT members. The showcase served to help develop the teacher’s scientific communication skills. Each group creates an engineering poster designed at a level that should excite the students in their classroom and inspire interest in engineering. Each will explain the problem they addressed, a detailed explanation of their design, a test of the design, possible modifications, limitations and overall impact.
  
  NEET Benefits

  The purpose of the program is to increase the content knowledge of educators and to empower them in implementing rigorous project-based engineering activities on the topic of water sustainability in the classroom.

  NEET Goals:

  • Think reflectively and critically about current teaching practices.
  • Improve secondary teachers’ understanding of advanced placement and state standards.
  • Facilitate the transformation of teacher practice through the exploration of best practices in educational pedagogy.
  • Disseminate NEWT research conducted at Rice University, Arizona State University, The University of Texas at El Paso and Yale University.
  • Support NEET participants in the application of Problem-Based Learning and engineering practices.

  NEET has helped me to create an environment where students think outside the box. They ask more questions and have become more inventive.

  Spring 2024 NEET Program*

  Participation in NEET includes attending the spring sessions and presenting in the NEET Showcase. Program dates and other program expectations are listed below.

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Spring 2024 NEET Program*

Participants are required to attend regular Thursday evening classes and the final NEET Showcase.

Thursdays | January 11 – April 18, 2024

Rice University | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. CST