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Stage Presentation - Cleaning Our Water With Nanotechnology

• 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

• November 28 - December 2, 2011
• Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
• Meeting Chairs: Cammy R. Abernathy, Paul V. Braun, Masashi Kawasaki, Kathryn J. Wahl

Wednesday, November 30
2:30-3:30 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, materials²  

Karine Thate (view biography)
Museum of Science Boston

Created for general public audiences at the Museum of Science Boston, Cleaning Our Water with Nanotechnology is a presentation about our drinking water and how we can make contaminated water safe to drink by using a variety of technologies, including three new nanotechnologies for water purification.

During the presentation, audiences considered the following questions:

• Which contaminants do we have in our water that makes it unsafe to drink?
• How do we typically purify our water – and what are the shortcomings/limitations of those technologies?
• How can new nanotechnologies purify our drinking water in new ways to help us in situations where large-scale water treatment isn’t appropriate?  

Karine Thate Biography

Karine Thate - Museum of Science Boston

Karine Thate is a program manager and educator at the Museum of Science Boston (MOS). Her current work focuses on the topic of nanoscale science and engineering and involves supporting the public engagement efforts of two local National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSECs). Thate, who has been with the MOS since 2009, develops and delivers museum programs, podcasts, and special events for public audiences, as well as provides professional development workshops for early career researchers. Much of her work is in support of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.

This activity was sponsored by NISE Network, the National Science Foundation and the Museum of Science Boston.