STEM-MoBILE

A large step-van with the words "STEM-MoBILE" on the side with a picturesque background.

The STEM-MoBILE (STEM Mobile Biofabrication Integrated Lab Experience) is a traveling lab that introduces the cutting-edge field of biofabrication to schools and communities across New Hampshire and surrounding areas!

Our Mission

Southern New Hampshire, otherwise known as ReGen Valley, has become a hub for the rapidly growing field of biofabrication, the production of human tissues from organic and synthetic sources. Expanding this life-changing industry requires a diverse workforce in advanced manufacturing, biology, biotechnology, computer science, data analytics, engineering, manufacturing, automation, information technology and more. Through hands-on learning, the STEM-MoBILE seeks to educate people of all ages about biofabrication and the exciting, lucrative career opportunities in this world-changing field.

               

Coming Soon...

Come back soon for a link to a form to sign up for STEM-MoBILE visits and programs for your school or community program! In the meantime, if you're interested in the STEM-MoBILE's programming, email STEM-MoBILE@unh.edu.

               

Upcoming STEM-MoBILE Events

Recent Community Engagement

  • Campers gathered around the STEM-MoBILE looking at the outside.
  • Campers inside STEM-MoBILE listening to STEM-MoBILE staff explain the exhibits.
  • Campers performing an experiment with STEM-MoBILE Staff.
  • Campers performing an experiment with STEM-MoBILE Staff.
  • Campers performing an experiment with STEM-MoBILE Staff.
  • Campers performing an experiment with STEM-MoBILE Staff.
  • Campers performing an experiment with STEM-MoBILE Staff.
  • Campers performing an experiment with STEM-MoBILE Staff.
  • Campers performing an experiment with STEM-MoBILE Staff.
  • The STEM-MoBILE with people walking towards it.
  • The STEM-MoBILE with the window open, showing science equipment inside.
  • The inside of the STEM-MoBILE with people looking at science displays. s
  • The inside of the STEM-MoBILE with people looking at science displays and smiling.
  • The inside of the STEM-MoBILE with people looking at science displays.
  • The STEM-MoBILE from the outside with UNH Manchester in the background.
  • The STEM-MoBILE's passenger side with people climbing into it.
  • The inside of the STEM-MoBILE with people looking at stickers and smiling.
  • The outside of the STEM-MoBILE with people standing around it.
  • Student holding a model of a heart and another student looking shocked.
  • Students using clay to make models of hearts.
  • Students sitting on a rug watching an instructor point to a heart on a projector screen.
  • Students pouring liquid into heart-shaped molds.
  • Students standing at a table pipetting liquid into a small container.
  • Students standing around a table watching a science demonstration.
  • Student holding up clay model of heart that he created.
  • Students pipetting liquid into heart-shaped molds.
  • Children performing a science experiment by mixing two liquids with syringes.

               

Past STEM-MoBILE Events

Map of NH with blue and white pins indicating where the STEM-MoBILE has visited and how many times.

Check out the pins for the locations that the STEM-MoBILE has visited so far and the number of visits at each location. Don't see your town or missed the event? Sign up for a visit!

Educational Resources

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To print these coloring booklets, print double-sided and change the print settings to "flip on short edge." Then, just fold the pages in half and staple the binding!

Funding & Background

The STEM-MoBILE is a project created by the Next Gen Resiliency Council's New Hampshire BioFabrication Cluster, which is made up of seven coalition partners: the City of Manchester, the University of New Hampshire, Southern New Hampshire University, the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission and Manchester Transit Authority.

Led by the City of Manchester, the coalition was awarded funding through the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to, among other projects, found a Biofabrication Work & Learn Program with the goal of creating a sustainable, equitable, well-trained workforce to power the quickly growing field of biofabrication, with a focus on providing equitable job opportunities in Southern New Hampshire.

In addition to the STEM-MoBILE, the Biofabrication Work & Learn Program includes Manchester CREATES as well as an expansion to ARMI’s Biofab Explorer and BioFab USA BioTrek programs.

               

Get Involved

For more information on the STEM-MoBILE, please email Sydney Rollins at STEM-MoBILE@unh.edu.