The CHEES Research team under Dr. Landaverde-Alvarado was invited to table at the World of Engineering on November 2nd, an event dedicated to showcasing various topics of STEM to K-12 students.

Our demonstration included a sustainable design mini extruder and a polarizing microscope. Attendees were encouraged to start at the mini extruder section to learn more about the lab’s hands on process and were able to assist in turning the extruder’s handle to melt the pellets into a longhorn mold. After, they would head towards the polarizing microscope side to hear more about the analysis process where attendees were encouraged to adjust the microscope’s fine tuner knob to focus on a lab made sample.

From left to right: Antoine Chamoun-Farah, Amanda Nguyen, Emily Mellen, Elliot Bolden, Zane Johnson, and William Cho