Development of Nanotechnology Minor Focused on Nano Biomedicine and Sustainable Energy

辛辛那提大学(UC)在施东路博士的指导下，开展了一项名为“发展纳米技术辅修专业，专注于纳米生物医学和可持续能源”的工程专业计划，其主要目标是为工程与应用科学学院(CEAS)新的纳米技术辅修学位开发课程。将开发一系列新的纳米科学和技术高级课程，以显著加强传统产业和高科技产业，特别是生物医学和能源领域的本科工程教育。这一系列课程将包括三门新课程：1.纳米材料基础；2.生物医学中的纳米科学；以及3.能源技术中的纳米器件。除了这些课程，作为先前两个NUE计划的一部分开发的三门现有课程将被纳入序列中，这三门课程已经很好地建立并目前在加州大学：20-ENFD 3009，纳米技术的环境方面，(国家科学基金会奖0939320，将纳米技术的纳米尺度器件和环境方面整合到本科工程和科学课程中)；20-ENFD-3008，纳米科学与技术概论；20-ENFD-3010L，实验纳米科学与技术，(国家科学基金会奖0532495，将纳米尺度科学和工程整合到本科课程中)。这六门课程涵盖了广泛的纳米科学和技术关键主题，并构成了纳米技术辅修学位的拟议课程。该项目的更广泛影响包括：开发全国为数不多的纳米技术辅修工程项目之一；满足国家对纳米技术教育的需求；在大学和产业之间建立可持续的教育和研究合作；促进感兴趣的团体共享资源和想法，以利用该领域的技术成果；开发一门与先进能源技术实验室一起的课程，作为全国其他能源项目的样板；增加理工科毕业生的数量并将他们留在能源行业；向参与推广计划的所有大学提供实验模块；并通过在同行评议的期刊上发表文章、在国家和地方会议上发表演讲来传播我们的成果。辛辛那提学区内的外展努力将增加加州大学工程学的招生人数。

This NUE in Engineering Program, entitled "Development of Nanotechnology Minor Focused on Nano Biomedicine and Sustainable Energy", at the University of Cincinnati (UC), under the direction of Dr. Donglu Shi, has as its primary objective the development of a curriculum for a new Nanotechnology Minor degree in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS). A sequence of new advanced courses in nano science and technology will be developed to significantly enhance undergraduate engineering education for both traditional and high-tech industries, particularly in biomedical and energy areas. The sequence will include three new courses to be developed: 1. Fundamentals of Nanomaterials; 2. Nanoscience in Biomedicine; and, 3. Nano Devices in Energy Technologies. Along with these courses, three existing courses developed as part of two previous NUE programs will be incorporated in the sequence, which are well stablished and currently offered at UC:20-ENFD 3009,Environmental Aspects of Nanotechnology, (NUE: Integration of Nanoscale Devices and Environmental Aspects of Nanotechnology into Undergraduate Engineering and Science Curricula, NSF award 0939320); 20-ENFD-3008, Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology; 20-ENFD-3010L, Experimental Nanoscale Science and Technology, (NUE: Integration of Nanoscale Science and Engineering into undergraduate Curricula, NSF award 0532495). These six courses cover a wide range of critical topics in nano science and technology and compose the proposed curriculum for the Nanotechnology Minor degree.The broader impact of the project includes developing one of the few Nanotechnology Minor engineering programs in the nation; addressing the national needs in nano-technology education; establishing sustainable collaborations between universities and industry in education and research; facilitating sharing of resources and ideas among interested groups to leveragetechnical outcomes in this area; developing a course with advanced energy technology labs as a model for other energy programs in the nation; increasing the number of science and engineering graduates and retaining them in the energy industry; making the experimental modules available to all universities participating in the outreach program; and disseminating our results through publications in peer-reviewed journals, presentations at national and local meetings. The outreach efforts within the Cincinnati school district will increase the UC enrollment in engineering.