NUE: A Nanoscience Program at Lawrence University

这在本科教育纳米技术（NUE）奖，由材料研究部，化学部和本科教育部的司资助，支持博士凯伦·诺德尔和博士大卫厅，化学系，和博士杰弗里·科利特，物理系，劳伦斯大学，创建一个跨学科的纳米科学和纳米技术（N N）本科生计划。N N计划的开发和实施&源于认识到纳米科学在应用科学和工程领域具有巨大的潜力，以及吸引更多学生进入这些领域的潜力。该项目包括三个主要举措：1）开发和纳入额外的纳米科学课堂材料和实验室实验到各种介绍性科学课程的化学和物理，2）创建和纳米科学和纳米技术课程，主要针对大二和大三的本科生，和3）通过传统和创新的方法，包括K-12和社区外展机会纳米科学教学材料的传播一年两次提供。 学生进行实验，涉及金和硒化镉纳米粒子和碳纳米管使用各种类型的显微镜的合成和表征。还向学生提供涉及生物和环境毒素检测应用的纳米科学研究项目。 Nordell博士和Hall博士与威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校NSF赞助的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）保持积极的合作，研究纳米结构材料和界面。 这些合作提供了通过网站（http：//www.mrsec.wisc.edu/nano）传播新实验室、示范和教学模块的方法。

This Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education (NUE) award, funded by the Division of Materials Research, the Division of Chemistry and the Division of Undergraduate Education, supports Dr. Karen Nordell and Dr. David Hall, Department of Chemistry, and Dr. Jeffrey Collett, Department of Physics, Lawrence University, to create an interdisciplinary Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (N&N) program for undergraduates. The development and implementation of the N&N program stems from a recognition that nanoscale science has enormous potential in applied science and engineering, as well as its potential to attract additional students to these fields.The project consists of three primary initiatives: 1) development and incorporation of additional nanoscience classroom materials and laboratory experiments into various introductory science courses in chemistry and physics, 2) creation and biannual offering of a Nanoscience and Nanotechnology course aimed primarily at sophomore and junior undergraduates, and 3) dissemination of nanoscience instructional materials through both traditional and innovative methods including K-12 and community outreach opportunities. Students conduct experiments involving the synthesis and characterization of gold and cadmium selenide nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes using various types of microscopies. Nanoscience research projects involving biological and environmental toxin detection applications are also available to students. Dr. Nordell and Dr. Hall maintain active collaborations with the University of Wisconsin-Madison NSF-sponsored Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces. These collaborations provide a method for dissemination of new laboratories, demonstrations, and teaching modules via a website (http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/nano).