Teaching

Processing and Properties of Thin Films (27-542/742)
Engineering the Materials of the Future (27-100)
Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials (27-770)
Properties of Contacts to Semiconductors (27-765)

Outreach and Service

Electronic Materials Minor, Co-Director
For information about the program go to http://www.cit.cmu.edu/default.aspx?id=53

Sigma Xi
Professor Porter is Corresponding Secretary of the Carnegie Mellon Chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society. If you would like more information about Sigma Xi, go to www.sigmaxi.org. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for membership, you should first go to the website to read about qualifications and download a nomination form; then you should contact our membership secretary (Paul Salvador, paul7@andrew.cmu.edu). Most of our membership nominations occur in early Spring.

Materials Research Society
Professor Porter is a faculty co-advisor of the Carnegie Mellon Student Chapter of MRS (http://www.mrs.org).

MentorNet
Mentornet is a national program that provides e-mentoring by scientific and technical professionals in industry and universities to graduate women studying engineering and related sciences. Professor Porter is a Campus Representative for this program. For more information about Mentornet, go to http://www.mentornet.net.

Space Day
Space Day occurs annually as a National event in K-12 schools to educate and inspire students about space-related science, technology, and phenomena. Prof. Porter the PI was invited back to her hometown in Brewer/Bangor, Maine to participate as a presenter. More details and photos about Space Day – Brewer, 2006.

Engineering Your Future Workshop
This workshop promotes engineering education for girls in middle school and high school. It is sponsored by CMU’s Student Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. More details and photos about EYF Workshop 2004