Education

The CLS will lead activities in physics education and human resource development centered around the needs of our research community and those of our local neighborhood.

Physics Education & Training Culture

The 2021 NAS Decadal Report on Biological Physics emphasized the need for curricular development in biological physics [1]. Such curricular development both cultivates an appreciation for the role of physics in understanding living systems (by all physics students) and attracts students interested in living systems to pursue physics degrees.

Physics of Living Systems research community

The CLS will run programs to enhance education and career development within our research community. This includes establishing a CLS postdoctoral fellowship, an annual symposium, collaboratorium at the Marine Biological Laboratory, These programs simultaneously serve to foster interactions within the CLS and with the research community at large.

Outreach to our neighborhood

Our programs for K-12 students and teachers-training courses are designed with intention of broadening appreciation of STEM and our science in our neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago.

References:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2022) Physics of Life. https://doi.org/10.17226/26403