NUE: Nanotechnology Education - A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Attracting and Retaining Students in Science

该提案是响应纳米尺度科学与工程教育计划，NSF 05-543，类别NUE而收到的。通过这个由化学学部资助的奖项，奥特拜因学院的迪恩·h·约翰斯顿教授和戴夫·罗伯逊教授将开展活动，向奥特拜因学院的大量本科生介绍化学和物理课程，并进行纳米科学的实践活动。此外，他们将围绕纳米科学的共同主题为高年级学生开发综合化学/物理课程。这项工作的一个更广泛的影响来自于这个NUE团队将努力扩大Otterbein与俄亥俄州哥伦布市公立学校系统现有的纳米技术合作伙伴关系。庄士敦教授和他的同事将透过这项资助，为哥伦布学校的教师开发教材及提供设备，协助他们向学生介绍纳米科技。此外，将提供便携式扫描隧道显微镜供当地高中使用。

This proposal was received in response to Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education initiative, NSF 05-543, category NUE. Through this award, funded by the Chemistry Division, Prof. Dean H. Johnston and Prof. Dave Robertson of Otterbein College will develop activities to expose large numbers of undergraduate students at Otterbein College in introductory Chemistry and Physics courses with hands-on activities in nanoscience. In addition, they will develop integrated Chemistry/Physics courses for upper-division students around a common theme of nanoscience.One broader impact of the proposed work comes from the efforts that this NUE team will make to expand Otterbein's existing nanotechnology partnerships with the Columbus, Ohio public school system. Through this award, Prof. Johnston and his colleagues will develop educational materials and provide equipment to Columbus school teachers to help them introduce nanotechnology to their students. In addition, portable scanning tunneling microscopes will be made available for use in the local high schools.