NUE: Introducing Nanotechnology into the Thermal and Fluids Curricula:

在Diana A. Borca-Tasciuc博士的指导下，Rensselaer理工学院（RPI）的纳米技术本科教育（NUE）工程项目题为“NUE：将纳米技术引入热流体课程：多部门模块化实验室”，其目标是通过使用体验式学习方法的正式课堂环境，使本科生接触到与热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，纳入机械、航空航天和核工程系以及化学和生物工程系现有的两门课程。这些模块将集中在视觉演示和实践活动集中在热传递，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，既能促进教学，又能促进发现和理解。该项目每年将影响约250名本科生，占化学工程和机械工程专业本科生总数的100%。此外，由于两个提议的实验采用了对所研究现象的直接可视化，它们也可以作为一个简单而有力的纳米技术演示，在“设计你的未来日”期间向高中观众展示。“设计你的未来日”是RPI每年组织一次的研讨会，旨在鼓励女性从事工程职业。

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.