NUE: Nanotechnology Across The Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

授予瓦尔多斯塔州立大学的托马斯·J·曼宁教授的纳米技术本科教育(NUE)奖由化学教育计划和地球科学部联合支持。它支持本科教育中的十二个领域的纳米技术实践经验。其中包括：含有纳米结构的溶液的综合性质的测量，官能化富勒烯和纳米管的水相化学，纳米管与DNA的比较，环境中的纳米颗粒，以及纳米结构及其反应的计算机模拟。该项目强调在本科科学课程的头两年大规模实施所需的实际方面，包括涉及化学品和仪器的经济因素、安全问题、与本科课程所涵盖主题的相关性，以及明确定义的探索性实践经验程序。这一奖项的提案是对NSF 02-148类纳米科学与工程计划公告的回应。该项目涉及为本科生开发和传播12项动手实验室经验和教育材料的计划和组织结构。

This Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education (NUE) award to Professor Thomas J. Manning of Valdosta State University is jointly supported by the Chemistry Education Program and the Division of Earth Sciences. It supports twelve areas of hands-on nanotechnology experiences in undergraduate education. Among these are: measuring colligative properties of solutions containing nanostructures, aqueous phase chemistry of functionalized fullerenes and nanotubes, comparisons of nanotubes to DNA, nanoparticles in the environment and computer simulations of nanostructures and their reactions. The project emphasizes the practical aspects needed for large-scale implementation in the first two years of an undergraduate science curriculum including economic factors involving chemicals and instrumentation, safety issues, correlation to topics covered in undergraduate courses, and clearly defined procedures for exploratory hands on experiences. The proposal for this award was received in response to the Nanoscale Science and Engineering program announcement, NSF 02-148, category NUE. The project involves a program and organizational structure to develop and disseminate 12 hands-on laboratory experiences and educational materials for undergraduates.