NUE: Introducing Nanotechnology into the Thermal and Fluids Curricula:

伦斯勒理工学院(RPI)在Diana A.Borca-Tasciuc博士的指导下，将纳米技术本科教育(NUE)项目命名为“将纳米技术引入热学和流体课程：多系模块化实验室”，其目标是让本科生通过正式的课堂环境，使用体验式学习方法，接触与热学和流体工程相关的纳米级科学和技术方面。将开发四个实验实验室单元，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。这些单元将侧重于围绕纳米流体的热传递、流体流动和毛细管特性的研究的视觉演示和实践活动。通过将纳米流体的实验研究引入本科课程，实现了在促进发现和理解的同时促进教与学的使命。拟议的项目每年将影响大约250名本科生，占化学工程和机械工程本科生总数的100%。此外，由于拟议中的两个实验采用了对正在研究的现象的直接可视化，它们也可以在RPI每年举办的鼓励女性从事工程职业的研讨会“设计你的未来日”期间，作为向高中观众展示纳米技术的简单而有力的演示。

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.