{"id":57616,"date":"2024-03-12T08:06:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=57616"},"modified":"2024-03-12T13:23:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:23:44","slug":"utc-engineering-group-participates-in-read-across-america-week-event-at-orchard-knob-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/utc-engineering-group-participates-in-read-across-america-week-event-at-orchard-knob-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC engineering group participates in \u201cRead Across America Week\u201d event at Orchard Knob Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_57620\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"821\" data-attachment-id=\"57620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/utc-engineering-group-participates-in-read-across-america-week-event-at-orchard-knob-elementary\/image000001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,821\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image000001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984-1024x657.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-57620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984.jpg\" alt=\"UTC graduate research assistants Ege Can Ek, left, and Atal Bhowmik and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Murat Barisik read to Orchard Knob Elementary School students. Photo credit: Dr. Sandra Affare.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984-800x513.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984-580x372.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984-610x391.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/03\/image000001-e1710175331984-1536x985.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">UTC graduate research assistants Ege Can Ek, left, and Atal Bhowmik and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Murat Barisik read to Orchard Knob Elementary School students. Photo credit: Dr. Sandra Affare.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Four members of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Engineering and Computer Science visited Orchard Knob Elementary School on Friday, March 8, as part of \u201cRead Across America Week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The four\u2014Dr. Murat Barisik, Dr. Sandra Affare and graduate research assistants Ege Can Ek and Atal Bhowmik from the Mechanical Engineering Department\u2019s Nano-Engineering Research Group\u2014read \u201cHorton Hears a Who!\u201d and participated in interactive activities and demonstrations to explore size and scale with the K-5 students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRead Across America Week\u201d is celebrated annually in early March to coincide with the March 2 birthday of renowned children\u2019s author Dr. Seuss. The week is designed to motivate children and adults alike to read, particularly encouraging young learners to develop a lifelong love for reading.<\/p>\n<p>Last fall, Barisik, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UTC, was the principal investigator on a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/utc-mechanical-engineering-researchers-land-department-of-energy-award\/\">Department of Energy (DOE) research grant<\/a><\/strong> looking at how things move and change in a particular gas environment seen in many applications\u2014such as protecting spacecraft from heat. The grant allows a collaborative team of researchers from UTC and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to produce better models of reactive gas transport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an outreach activity of my DOE project to support the local community and increase the interest in STEM-related fields,\u201d Barisik said. UTC received $562,497 from the DOE\u2019s Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiative for \u201cFirst Principles Multiphase Modeling of Mesoscale Gas Transport in Porous Reactive Systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barisik said the selection of \u201cHorton Hears a Who!\u201d was the focal point for engaging the Orchard Knob students in discussions about science and engineering\u2014particularly about nanotechnology.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the UTC group led interactive activities inspired by Horton\u2019s adventures with things invisible to the naked eye. Demonstrations and discussions introduced students to different length scales, nanotechnology and its real-world applications. Exploring size and scale, students gained a deeper understanding of how small-scale science can have big impacts on society.<\/p>\n<p>Barisik emphasized the significance of integrating STEM into literacy initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy leveraging the power of storytelling, we can ignite a passion for science and engineering in students at an early age,\u201d he said. \u201cThrough discussions inspired by \u2018Horton Hears a Who!\u2019 we hope to instill in them a sense of wonder and excitement about the possibilities of STEM.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Affare is a faculty member in the Engineering Management and Technology Department. Ek and Bhowmik are graduate research assistants in the mechanical engineering master\u2019s program.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn More<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/engineering-and-computer-science\">UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/engineering-and-computer-science\/academic-programs\/mechanical-engineering\">Mechanical Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/etm\">Engineering Management and Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/engineering-and-computer-science\/graduate-programs\/degree-programs\">Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Degree Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/utc-mechanical-engineering-researchers-land-department-of-energy-award\/\">UTC mechanical engineering researchers land Department of Energy award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four members of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science\u2014Dr. Murat Barisik, Dr. Sandra Affare and graduate research assistants Ege Can Ek and Atal Bhowmik from the Mechanical Engineering Department\u2019s Nano-Engineering Research Group\u2014visited Orchard Knob Elementary School on Friday, March 8, as part of \u201cRead Across America Week.\u201d The four read \u201cHorton Hears a Who!\u201d and participated in interactive activities and demonstrations to explore size and scale with the K-5 students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/utc-engineering-group-participates-in-read-across-america-week-event-at-orchard-knob-elementary\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,70,3,12743,7712,52,12740,64,8325,661],"tags":[124075,123827,123826,124074,123828,123328,124076,123829,124073,124077,119594,99166],"class_list":{"0":"post-57616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science","9":"category-community","10":"category-engineering-management-technology","11":"category-faculty-and-staff","12":"category-graduate-school","13":"category-mechanical-engineering","14":"category-news","15":"category-service","16":"category-students","17":"tag-atal-bhowmik","18":"tag-creating-the-mocs-experience","19":"tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation","20":"tag-ege-can-ek","21":"tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university","22":"tag-murat-barisik","23":"tag-nano-engineering-research-group","24":"tag-operating-with-excellence","25":"tag-orchard-knob-elementary-school","26":"tag-read-across-america-week","27":"tag-sandra-affare","28":"tag-u-s-department-of-energy","29":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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