Thursday Morning Session

9:50 to 10:00 a.m. — Welcome

• Introductions
• Collaboration with Uganda – Summary and Update, Kelly Dooley
• Message from John and Joyce Wanda, Reach for Uganda Foundation
• Message from the Chair of Project MICRO, Microscopy Society of America

Part 1 — 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

• Science Group A – Mike Searson
  NTLS Microscope Assembly and Analysis
• Science Group B – Elizabeth Langran
  NTLS Optical Workbench Exploration
• Engineering Group A – Kelly Dooley
  NTLS Microscope Assembly and Analysis
• Engineering Group B – Jo Watts
  NTLS Optical Workbench Exploration
• Resources

• • Facilitating Use of Open Hardware in K-12 Schools — 2024 NTLS Discussion Summary (Article)
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  • Microscope Assembly and Analysis
    • The NTLS 3D-Printed Microscope (Article)
    • CAD Files for 3D-Printed Microscope (CAD Library)
  • Optical Workbench Exploration
    • The NTLS Optical Workbench (Article)
    • CAD Files for NTLS Optical Workbench (CAD Library)

Part 2 — 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

• Science Group A – Mike Searson
  NTLS Microscope Assembly and Analysis
• Science Group B – Elizabeth Langran
  NTLS Optical Workbench Exploration
• Engineering Group A – Kelly Dooley
  NTLS Microscope Assembly and Analysis
• Engineering Group B – Jo Watts
  NTLS Optical Workbench Exploration
• Resources
  The resources for this session are the same as those found in the links for Part 1 (above).

Part 3 — 11:00 to 10:30 a.m.

• Exploration of iNaturalist
• Building an NTLS Microscopy Network
• Discussion of collaboration among ITEEA, MSA, and the Reach for Uganda Foundation (led by Kelly Dooley)
• Resources
  • iNaturalist (Website)
  • Students in Uganda Fabricate and Assemble a 3D-printed Microscope (Photo)