A Thin Film Materials Physics Course for Southwest Texas State University

卡洛斯·古铁雷斯 德克萨斯州西南部 San Marcos，TX 78666 ILI -仪器 项目名称： 物理 标题：德克萨斯州西南部的薄膜材料物理课程 州立大学 西南德克萨斯州立大学（SWT）物理系将建立一个高年级材料物理实验室（MPL）课程，这将是一个新组织和重点“材料物理学”课程轨道的高潮，其持续发展是由四年前的介绍物理序列的变化发起的。 新的“材料物理轨道”是一个连贯的反应，以区域市场的压力，薄膜科学和技术教育的认可，由一个独立的和广泛的行业咨询小组。 这一新组织和重点课程轨道将最终与拟议的MPL课程，并提供在SWT课程选项，解决了本科物理教育的变化，旨在提高学士学位市场化私营部门的机会在适销材料科学相关领域的国家需求。 此外，这一建议也将对现有的现代物理II课程（“传统”和新的“材料物理”轨道的一部分）产生直接影响。 MPL和现代物理II课程的实验室部分将使学生熟悉使用新仪器的“动手”批判性分析技能（原子力显微镜，四点探针装置）和课程升级现有仪器（具有能量色散光谱的扫描电子显微镜，高真空磁控溅射，X射线分析，和磁力测量），其通常存在于私营部门薄膜相关工业（即半导体制造工业）中。 这些技能将在一个有监督的模拟研究团队环境中学习，重点是在专业文献中发现的最近发表的研究主题。 拟议的资源将包括在涉及少数民族物理专业和高中学生（及其教师）的推广计划中。 额外的资本设备和本科人力资源增强工具（实习，奖学金）将与SWT的行业咨询小组一起寻求。

Carlos J. Gutierrez DUE 9552338 Southwest Texas State U FY1995 $50,000 San Marcos, TX 78666 ILI - Instrumentation Project: Physics Title: A Thin Film Materials Physics Course for Southwest Texas State University An upper-division Materials Physics Laboratory (MPL) course will be established in the Department of Physics at Southwest Texas State University (SWT) which will be the culmination of a newly organized and focused "materials physics" curriculum track whose on-going development was initiated by changes in the introductory physics sequence four years ago. The new "materials physics track" is a coherent response to regional market-place pressure for thin film science and technology education recognized by an independent and broad Industry Advisory Panel. This newly-organized and focused curriculum track will culminate with the proposed MPL course, and offer a curriculum option at SWT which addresses a national need for changes in undergraduate physics education aimed towards improving baccalaureate marketability for private sector opportunities in marketable materials science-related areas. In addition, this proposal will also have a direct impact on the existing Modem Physics II course (part of both the "traditional" and new "materials physics" tracks). The laboratory components for both the MPL and Modern Physics II courses will familiarize students with "hands-on" critical analysis skills utilizing new instruments (atomic force microscopy, four-point probe apparatus) and course-upgraded existing instruments (scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy, high vacuum magnetron sputtering, x-ray analysis, and magnetometry) which are commonly found in private sector thin film-related industries (i.e. the semiconductor fabricatio n industry). These skills will be learned in a supervised mock research team environment focusing on recently published research themes found in the professional literature. The proposed resources will be included in plans for outreach programs involving minority physics majors, and high school students (and their teachers). Additional capital equipment and undergraduate human resource enhancement tools (internships, scholarships) will be sought in conjunction with SWT's Industry Advisory Panel.