In this workshop, we will practice identifying the core elements of a research project narrative.  These elements form the foundation for effective elevator pitches, research reports, presentations, and papers.  In advance of the workshop, please find and submit an example research paper to aid in our discussion.  Some potential sources of research papers are reference papers for research you are currently working on and papers found on the websites of faculty whose research you are interested in.

Dr. Tanya Faltens is the Assistant Director of Education and Community Partnerships for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), which created the open access nanoHUB.org cyber-platform to help advance the goals of the National Nanotechology Initiative (NNI). Her technical background is in Materials Science and Engineering (Ph.D. UCLA 2002). She has several years’ experience in hands-on informal science education (including working at the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley), and in formal engineering instruction at Cal Poly Pomona. She has managed the NCN Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) program at Purdue University since 2014.

Micro Nano Technology Collaborative Undergraduate Research Network (MNT-CURN)

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Tanya Faltens, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center (2023), "Defining the Core Elements of a Research Narrative," https://nanohub.org/resources/38252.

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