Previous SMART Teams

students working with Amino Acid Starter KitThe SMART Team Program began in 2001 when Ameritech funded a grant for the MSOE SEPA program to establish a protein modeling project for high school students. The program has grown dramatically over the years, both in the number of Local SMART Teams as well as expansion to Remote SMART Teams outside the Milwaukee area. Both the local and remote SMART teams are funded through an NIH-SEPA grant. In 2007, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute provided funding to establish regional SMART Teams across the country.

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2010-2011 SMART TeamsMessmer SMART Team student examining model of thioredoxin

Nineteen schools participated in the local SMART Team program during the 2010-2011 school year. The remote SMART Teams and HHMI SMART Teams also expanded, for a total of over sixty SMART Teams nationwide. Completed projects are described below.

Local Teams:

 

Final Presentations Abstract Book (1.3 Mb)

 

2009-2010 SMART Teams

students with Molymod dipeptideFifteen schools participated in the local SMART Team program during the 2009-2010 school year. The remote SMART Teams and HHMI SMART Teams also expanded, for a total of over sixty SMART Teams nationwide. Completed projects are described below.

Local Teams:

 

Final Presentations Abstract Book (1.3 Mb)

 

2008-2009 SMART Teams

students with Amino Acid Starter Kitstudents with Molymod dipeptideTwenty-two schools participated in the local SMART Team program during the 2008-2009 school year. The remote SMART Teams and HHMI SMART Teams also expanded, for a total of over fifty SMART Teams nationwide. Completed projects are described below.

Local Teams:

 

Final Presentations Abstract Book (1.7 Mb)


2007-2008 SMART Teams

During 2007-2008, fourteen local teams and fifteen remote teams participated in the SMART Team program. The program culminated in a poster session and oral presentations hosted by the Medical College of Wisconsin. In addition to presenting locally, SMART Teams attended many meetings such as the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers (WSST) in Lake Geneva, WI, National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) in Boston, MA, and American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in San Diego, CA. See the completed projects below.

Final Presentations Abstract Booklet

Local teams:

Remote Teams:

 

2006-2007 SMART Teams

In 2006 - 2007, the SMART Team Program saw a very successful year with a big jump in the number of local teams, totaling fifteen compared to last year's seven. View the local team projects:

Final Presentation Abstract Booklet

Local teams:

Remote Teams:

 

2005-2006 SMART Teams

In 2005 - 2006, the SMART Team Program enlisted seven local teams from Wisconsin area high schools and eleven remote teams. View the local team projects:

Final Presentation Abstract Booklet

 

Local teams:

Remote Teams:

 

2004-2005 SMART Teams 

Many local and remote SMART teams participated in the 2004-2005 program. Discovery World returned to assist teams in professional speaking, and also created videos of the team projects. Below is a list of the participating teams.

Final Presentation Abstract Booklet

Local teams:

 

Remote teams:

  • Pingry School, Martinsville, NJ
  • Champlin High School, Champlin, MN
  • Newburgh Free Academy, Newburgh, NY

 

2003-2004 SMART Teams

During 2003-2004, seven local teams and five remote teams participated in the SMART Team program assisted by Discovery World. In addition to accomplishing projects at a national level, SMART Teams attended many meetings such as, Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers (WSST) in Appleton, WI, National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) in Atlanta, GA, and American Crystallographic Association (ACA) in Chicago, IL. See the completed projects below.

Discovery World assisted teams in preparation for presentations as well as creating video clips of each team.
Project Videos

Final Presentation Abstract Booklet

Completed projects:

Remote Teams:

 

2002-2003 SMART Teams

During the 2002 - 2003 school year, ten teams of students in the Milwaukee area completed the qualification stage of the program and were certified as SMART Teams. See the projects that were completed:

 

2001-2002 SMART Teams

In 2001, CBM/SEPA was funded by Ameritech to run the SMART Team program (also known as the Ameritech Teams).View the variety of projects that the seven local area high schools completed: