Our mission is to use science, technology and engineering to develop persistent curiosity and to show that knowledge is empowering.
CURRICULUM
Book: Making Machines – Out of Paper and Sticks
Collection of lesson plans and videos: The Curiosity Machine
PHONE APPS
Build a Bird (iPhone) (Android). Click here for limited edition prints of the artwork.
Aero (for the iPhone and iPad)
BLOGS
Iridescent-ONR Studio in the Bronx
NEWSLETTERS
Technovation Challenge Boston 2012
Technovation Challenge NYC 2012
New York City Studio Fall 2011
Los Angeles Studio August 2011
Technovation Challenge August 2011
Technovation Challenge July 2011
New York City Studio July 2011
Los Angeles Studio Summer 2011
New York City Studio June 2011
Technovation Challenge Nationals 2011
Technovation Challenge Spring 2011
New York City Studio April 2011
New York City Studio March 2011
Los Angeles Studio February 2011 #2
Los Angeles Studio February 2011
Los Angeles Studio January 2011
Technovation Challenge January 2011
New York City Studio October 2010
Los Angeles Studio October 2010
CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS
Countryman, J. and Olmsted, D. (2012). The Technovation Challenge: Increasing Girls’ Interest in Computer Science, Technology, Careers, and Entrepreneurship. WEPAN Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio.
Hoopes, A. (2012). Introducing Underserved High School Girls to Computer Science and Entrepreneurship. NSTA National Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Countryman, J. (2011). Retaining Young Women in Computer Science: You Can Make an App for That! Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference, Portland, OR.
Johnston, B. (2011). The Art and Science of Programming Science Through Art. Association of Science & Technology Centers Annual Conference. Baltimore, Maryland.
Countryman, J. and Hoopes, A. (2011). The Technovation Challenge: Girls Creating Mobile Apps. WEPAN Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
Explainers as Designers Grant Report (Fall 2011)
Chklovski, T. (2011). Letter to Engineering Students, Fall 2011
Cumberbatch, T. (2011) Cooper Union Letter to Engineers, Spring 2011
Cumberbatch, T. (2010) Cooper Union Letter to Engineers, Fall 2010
Jenkins-Stark, L. and Chklovski, T. (2010). Engineers as Teachers: Helping engineers bring cutting edge science to underserved communities. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) presentations at the 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition Louisville, KY.
Jenkins-Stark, L. and Chklovski, T. (2010). Engineers as Teachers: Bringing cutting-edge math and science topics into underprivileged classrooms via student and professional engineers. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) presentations at the 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY.
(2010) Impact of Iridescent’s Family Science Courses on Participants.
Jenkins-Stark, L. and Chklovski, T. (2010). How to inspire and equip urban minority children to become scientists and engineers. National Science Teachers Association, National Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Jenkins-Stark, L. and Chklovski, T. (2010). Life in a fluid: How are bacteria similar to whales? National Science Teachers Association, National Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Hightower, R. and Chklovski, T. (2010). What informal science education resources do urban south Los Angeles parents want?. Los Angeles, Iridescent.
Chklovski, T. (2009). Sharing the Passion. Mechanical Engineering, The Magazine of ASME.
Yarin, P. and Chklovski, T. (2009). Energy City. National Science Teachers Association, National Conference, New Orleans, LA
McArthur, J. (2007). An Energetic Story. Los Angeles, Iridescent.
McArthur, J. (2007). A Forceful Story. Los Angeles, Iridescent.
Invited Talks
Chklovski, T. (2011). Engineers as Teachers. ASEE Engineering Deans Institute Panel on Outreach, Palm Springs, CA
Chklovski, T. (2010). I IMAGINE. I INVENT. I ENGINEER. Keynote Speech.Expanding Your Horizons, Los Angeles, CA
Chklovski, T. (2009). Attracting Young Minds with “Engineers as Teachers”. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) presentations at the 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX.
Awards
Our Reynolds Number Poster was a semifinalist in the 2009 National Science Foundation (NSF) International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.
