INSTRUCTOR,
UCSB SST
Matt was a Fall 2013 Instructor in the School for Scientific Thought (SST) at UC Santa Barbara, where he designed and taught a 5 week class to 22 high school students titled “Experiencing nano-scale objects in everyday life.” By combining short lectures with demonstrations, group discussions, and experiments, students explored how the molecular world influences daily experiences.
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FELLOW,
UCSB CNS
Matt was a 2011-2015 Science and Engineering Fellow in the NSF-sponsored Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS) at UC Santa Barbara. As a CNS fellow, Matt participated in research on nanotechnology globalization and taught concepts underlying nanotechnologies to social science and humanities researchers by presenting and participating in seminars, as well as engaging in frequent discussions with CNS trainees and researchers.
Teaching and Mentoring
2014 Teaching Assistant, UCSB, Colloids & Interfaces I, graduate, 20 students.
2011 – 2013 Developed one hour interactive presentation on the periodic table of elements, presented at a local elementary school for three consecutive years (grade 5 curriculum).
2010 Teaching Assistant, UCSB, Introductory Materials Science, undergraduate, 40 students.
Mentored and Co-Supervised Students
2019 – Present Jonathan Flat (undergraduate, Stanford University)
2016 – Present Patrick McQuade (graduate, Stanford University)
2017 – 2019 Andrew Gonzalez (undergraduate, Stanford University)
2016 – 2018 Ella King (undergraduate, Stanford University)
2014 – 2016 Howard Dobbs (graduate, University of California, Santa Barbara)
2015 Aideen Griffin (masters, University of California, Santa Barbara)
2013 Johannes Maurer (masters, University of California, Santa Barbara)