NUE: Nanosystems Fabrication, Integration, and Testing (Nano FIT) for Sustainable Living

这NUE在工程计划题为“NUE：纳米系统制造，集成和测试（纳米FIT）可持续生活”，在西弗吉尼亚大学（WVU）博士的指导下。 拟议的工作利用了WVU纳米系统设计未成年人的成功和现有框架，部分通过2008年NUE奖提供的支持建立。 它还将利用正在西弗吉尼亚大学建造的PEAK（利用阿巴拉契亚知识保护能源）太阳能房屋作为试验台和学习工作室。在这个NUE项目中，跨学科的本科团队将制造，集成和测试纳米系统到WVU建造的模型太阳能房屋中。 该NUE计划旨在为纳米技术领域的成功职业生涯做好准备，主要是非博士水平的工作人员。该项目将解决纳米技术行业的关键需求，因为预计到2020年全球对600万工人的需求，目前只有40万人。拟议的项目将利用西弗吉尼亚大学太阳能房，该太阳能房将用作整个大学的一些项目以及顶点项目的测试设施。由于太阳能之家是一个高知名度的项目，它提供了一个机会，被用作社区学习工作室，以教育社区对几个正在进行的高兴趣的主题，如可再生能源，可持续性和家庭技术。此外，不打算继续研究生学习的本科生的参与将使他们为进入缺乏非博士人员的市场做好准备。

This NUE in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Nanosystems Fabrication, Integration, and Testing (Nano FIT) for Sustainable Living", at West Virginia University (WVU) under the direction of Dr. Konstantinos Sierros, is designed to educate undergraduate students about the enabling role of nanotechnology in developing sustainable, healthy, and smart indoor environments. The proposed work leverages the success and existing framework of WVU's Nanosystems Design Minor, established in part through the support provided by a 2008 NUE award. It will also utilize, as a test bed and learning studio, the PEAK (Preserving Energy with Appalachian Knowledge) solar-powered house that is being built at WVU. In this NUE project, interdisciplinary undergraduate teams will fabricate, integrate and test nanosystems into a model Solar House built at WVU. This NUE program is designed to prepare, mainly non-PhD level workers for successful careers in the nanotechnology sector. This project will address a critical need of the nanotechnology industry since there is a projected global demand for 6 million wokers by 2020, with only 400,000 being currently in place. The proposed project will make use of the WVU Solar House which will be used as a test facility for a number of projects from across the University as well as for capstone projects. Because Solar House is a high visibility projects, it offers the opportunity to be utilized as a Community Learning Studio in order to educate the community on several ongoing high interest topics such as renewable energy, sustainability, and home technology. Furthermore, the participation of undergraduate students, who do not intend to continue with graduate studies, will prepare them to enter the workforce in a market that is short of no-PhD personnel.