In the Summer of 2021 the Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials MRSEC, along with the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center (NERC) for Nanomanufacturing Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies (NASCENT) and Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR), created a hybrid program that includes virtual professional development and in person research for the teachers who were selected to participate in the Research Experience for Teachers.