High School Teachers Summer Internship

Dr. Gregory Rohrer, professor of Material Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon, has provided a number of high school teachers an internship at Carnegie Mellon over the summer months. The objective of this internship is to assist the high school teacher in integrating Material Science related curricula in the high school teacher’s physics and/or chemistry classes. The teachers involved have spent 4 weeks developing a laboratory experiment, and/or courseware that illustrate some fundamental principle of Material Science.  

Continuing education is essential in all professions and the teaching profession is no exception. With the completion of the internship, the teachers involved will be awarded 120 hours of ACT 48 credit. In addition, the internship will have a $1000 budget for materials to complete the laboratory and/or courseware activity, and an additional $1000 for the following year to replenish any expendables as needed.

The teachers will be awarded a $6000 stipend for their work. Being a professional, the teacher’s schedule is flexible and the objective is the completion of the task. Facility space is available at Carnegie Mellon, but as history has shown, many teachers have worked in their school environment (classroom), at home, and at various libraries. There is NO sign in sheet, NO clock to punch in. You, the teacher, are responsible to meet the needs of the project. Staff from CMU is available, and support and guidance is there for your assistance.

Additional information may be received by contacting me at my email, robertw2@andrew.cmu.edu or by phone at 412-609-6422. All applications are to be received prior to March1 of the year of participation, in order for a final decision to be made by the end of March. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional to grow in a superb educational environment at Carnegie Mellon University.

Robert A Wesolowski
High School Internship Coordinator
NSF Grant DMR 0520425