NUE: Development and Dissemination of a Sophomore Course in Nano-Science, Engineering and Technology

这项纳米技术本科教育（NUE）奖授予罗切斯特理工学院，以支持电气工程系Sergey E. Lyshevski博士与微电子工程系、物理系和生物科学系的同事一起开发、评估和传播纳米科学、工程和技术（NanoSET）课程。本课程将整合六个核心领域：(1)纳米科学与工程基础；(2)纳米尺度物理化学新现象；(3)纳米材料与纳米加工；(4)分子基、碳基和硅基纳米电子学；(5)纳米系统与仿生；(6)动手nanoFab和nanoCAD实验室。此外，还将介绍道德、社会问题、经济影响、领导力和企业家精神等主题。建议的课程将纳米科学和工程的重要组成部分整合在统一的跨学科纳米技术设置中。工程学院、理学院和文学院的教师将参与本课程的开发和教学。课堂笔记、实验、作业、手册以及其他课程材料和教学工具将被开发和分发。作为传播工作的一部分，将开发一个互动式网站，对课程进行总结，并允许免费下载所有课程材料。我们将利用纳米技术、纳米科学和纳米工程的最佳实践，并加强不同成功的纳米技术课程的现有课程。该奖项的提案是响应纳米尺度科学与工程教育公告，NSF 03-044， NUE类别，由工程理事会的工程教育和中心（EEC）部门以及教育和人力资源理事会的教育和人力资源部门共同资助。

This Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education (NUE) award to the Rochester Institute of Technology supports Dr. Sergey E. Lyshevski, Department of Electrical Engineering along with colleagues from Microlectronic Engineering, Department of Physics and the Department of Biological Sciences to develop, evaluate and disseminate a course Nano-Science, Engineering and Technology (NanoSET). This course will integrate six core areas: (1) fundamentals of nano-science and engineering; (2) new physical and chemical phenomena at nanoscale; (3) nanomaterials and nanofabrication; (4) molecular-, carbon- and silicon-based nanoelectronics; (5) nanosystems and biomimetics; (6) hands-on nanoFab and nanoCAD laboratories. In addition, ethics, social issues, economic impact, leadership and entrepreneurship topics will be introduced. The proposed course integrates vital components of nanoscale science and engineering in a unified interdisciplinary nanotechnology setting. Faculty from the Colleges of Engineering, Science and Liberal Arts will be involved in development and teaching this course. Class notes, experiments, assignments, manuals as well as other course materials and teaching tools will be develop and disseminated. As a part of the dissemination efforts, an interactive web site summarizing the course and allowing free downloading of all course materials will be developed and effectively maintained. We will utilize the best practice and enhance the existing courses in nanotechnology, nanoscience and nanoengineering of different successful Nanotechnology curricula.The proposal for this award was received in response to the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education announcement, NSF 03-044, category NUE and was jointly funded by the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) in the Directorate for Engineering and the Division of Education and Human Resources in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources.