NUE: Introducing Nanotechnology into the Thermal and Fluids Curricula:

这个纳米技术本科教育（NUE）在工程计划，题为“NUE：引入纳米技术到热和流体课程：多部门，模块化实验室”，在伦斯勒理工学院（RPI）的指导下。Borca-Tasciuc的目标是通过使用体验式学习方法的正式课堂环境，使本科生接触与热和流体工程相关的纳米科学和技术方面。 将开发四个实验实验室模块，以纳入机械，航空航天和核工程系以及化学和生物工程系的两个现有课程。 这些模块将侧重于视觉演示和动手活动，重点围绕传热，流体流动和纳米流体的毛细管特性的研究。通过将纳米流体的实验研究引入本科课程，完成了促进教学和学习的任务，同时推进发现和理解。 该项目每年将影响约250名本科生，占化学工程和机械工程本科生人数的100%。 此外，由于两个拟议的实验采用直接可视化的现象正在研究中，他们也可以被用来作为一个简单而强大的演示纳米技术的高中观众在“设计你未来的一天”，每年在RPI举办的研讨会，以鼓励妇女追求工程事业。

This Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Introducing Nanotechnology into the Thermal and Fluids Curricula: A Multi-Department, Modular Laboratory", at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) under the direction of Dr. Diana A. Borca-Tasciuc, has as its goal to expose undergraduate students to nanoscale science and technology aspects relevant to thermal and fluids engineering via a formal class environment using an experiential-learning approach. Four experimental laboratory modules will be developed to be included in two existing courses within the Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering Department and the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department. These modules will be focused on visual demonstrations and hands-on activities focused around the study of heat transfer, fluid flow, and capillary properties of nanofluids. By introducing the experimental study of nanofluids into the undergraduate curriculum both missions of promoting teaching and learning while advancing discovery and understanding are accomplished. The proposed project will affect approximately 250 undergraduate students annually, which represents 100% of the undergraduate student population in Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Furthermore, since two of the proposed experiments employ direct visualization of the phenomena under study, they may also be used as a simple yet powerful demonstration of nanotechnology to a high school audience during "Design you future day" a workshop organized annually at RPI to encourage women to pursue engineering careers.