2003
Carl A. Batt
Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor
Food Science
Professor Carl A. Batt serves as co-director of the Nanobiotechnology Center
(NBTC), and director of the Cornell University/Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Partnership. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in Food Science and
has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and reviews.
Professor Batt has made important and tangible contributions toward educating
both youth and teachers in Upstate New York in many areas of science. He has
been involved in numerous K-12 science, technology, engineering and math outreach
(STEM) activities, and as co-director of the Nanobiotechnology Center serves as
the faculty mentor for all PSC educational programs, which span from pre-K through
graduate education. Professor Batt, in collaboration with community partners,
has established science clubs in three rural middle schools that are focused on
getting young women excited about science, and also established two other "mixed
gender" clubs that involve underrepresented minorities. During the summer, he
is involved in running various research programs available for high school students,
undergraduates and K-12 science teachers. He also develops and implements science
workshops for people of all ages at the annual Great New York State Fair and has
served as president of the Board of the Ithaca Montessori School since 1999.
His commitment to science education at all school levels is driving his proposed
undergraduate course in the Department of Education entitled Turning Theory into
Practice, which combines educational theory with a practical exercise creating
inquiry-based K-12 science activities, and equally important, have an outcome
that will benefit the school community. The goals of the course are to provide
undergraduate students with an opportunity to create and test inquiry-based learning
activities for K-12 students; to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity
to engage in outcome-based community service; and to provide a local school with
high-quality science-learning activities and kits to enrich their science curriculum.
