NUE: Integrating Nanotechnology into Undergraduate Engineering Education at the University of Arkansas

在邹敏博士的指导下，这项名为“将纳米技术融入阿肯色大学工程本科教育”的纳米技术工程本科教育(NUE)项目的目标是：1)为一年级和二年级班级开发纳米技术模块；2)开发一个新的实验室，以培养学生使用纳米技术工具的技能；3)创建一个多学科的纳米技术证书项目；以及4)增加参与本科研究的本科生人数。拟议的计划创造性地和有效地将跨学科纳米技术教育整合到阿肯色大学工程学院(COE)的本科工程课程中。该项目团队的成员来自COE和艺术与科学学院的不同部门，组成了一个跨学科团队，让学生最广泛地接触纳米技术。该计划的影响是为将领导纳米尺度发现的下一代科学家和工程师开发和实施一个更好的纳米技术学习环境。几乎所有的UA COE本科生都将从一年级开始接受纳米技术教育，其中很大一部分人将参与纳米技术研究。拟议的计划有可能成为其他中等规模研究生院的典范，这些机构希望影响新兴技术领域的本科工程专业学生的教育。

The objectives of this Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Integrating Nanotechnology into Undergraduate Engineering Education at the University of Arkansas", under the direction of Dr. Min Zou, are to 1) develop nanotechnology modules for freshman and sophomore classes; 2) develop a new laboratory to develop student skills with nanotechnology tools; 3) create a multidisciplinary nanotechnology certificate program; and 4) increase the number of undergraduate students participating in undergraduate research. The proposed plan creatively and effectively integrates interdisciplinary nanotechnology education into undergraduate engineering curriculum in the College of Engineering (COE) at the University of Arkansas (UA). Members of the project team are from different departments in the COE and the College of Arts and Sciences, forming an interdisciplinary team that gives the students the broadest exposure to nanotechnology.The impact of this program is in the development and implementation of an increased learning environment in nanotechnology for the next generation of scientists and engineers who will lead discovery at the nanoscale. Almost all UA COE undergraduate students will be exposed to nanotechnology education starting at the freshman level and a significant portion of them will participate in research in nanotechnology. The proposed plan has the potential to serve as a model for other mid-size graduate institutions that wish to impact the education of undergraduate engineering students in areas of emerging technology.