How can integrating the arts with science and technology cultivate something new and unexpected? This question is one that Nancy Kawalek has been answering in several ways throughout her career – most recently, with a suite of engaging games focused on teaching the principles of quantum science and engineering.
Kawalek, a professionally trained actor, brings her unique perspective from a background in theater to explore the myriad possibilities of a different stage: Scientists, Technologists, and Artists Generating Exploration.
Aptly shortened to “STAGE,” the collective laboratory was initially launched by Kawalek during her time at the California Nanosystems Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Today, it is embedded in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago where Kawalek is a professor and Distinguished Fellow in Arts, Science, and Technology.
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This story was first published by the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.
