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

这一建议是响应纳米科学和工程教育倡议，NSF 05-543，类别NUE。 通过这个奖项，由化学部，教授院长H。约翰斯顿和奥特拜因学院的戴夫·罗伯逊教授将开展活动，让奥特拜因学院的大量本科生参加化学和物理入门课程，并参加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。拟议工作的一个更广泛的影响来自于NUE团队将努力扩大Otterbein与哥伦布，俄亥俄州公立学校系统现有的纳米技术合作伙伴关系。 通过这个奖项，约翰斯顿教授和他的同事将开发教育材料，并提供设备给哥伦布学校的教师，以帮助他们介绍纳米技术给他们的学生。 此外，便携式扫描隧道显微镜将提供给当地高中使用。

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.