NUE: A Nanoscience Program at Lawrence University

这一纳米技术本科教育(NUE)奖由材料研究部、化学部和本科教育部资助，支持劳伦斯大学化学系Karen Nordell博士和David Hall博士以及物理系Jeffrey Collett博士为本科生创建一个跨学科的纳米科学和纳米技术(N&amp；N)课程。N&amp；N计划的发展和实施源于对纳米科学在应用科学和工程中的巨大潜力的认识，以及它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)开发并将更多的纳米科学课堂材料和实验室实验纳入各种化学和物理入门科学课程；2)创建并每两年提供一次纳米科学和纳米技术课程，主要面向大二和大三的本科生；以及3)通过包括K-12和社区推广机会在内的传统和创新方法传播纳米科学教学材料。学生使用不同类型的显微镜进行实验，包括合成和表征金和硒镉纳米颗粒以及碳纳米管。还向学生提供了涉及生物和环境毒素检测应用的纳米科学研究项目。诺德尔博士和霍尔博士与威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校NSF赞助的纳米结构材料和界面材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)保持着积极的合作关系。这些合作提供了一种通过网站(http://www.mrsec.wisc.edu/nano).)传播新实验室、演示和教学模块的方法

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).