NUE: Multifunctional Nanostructures for Integrated Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical and Geological Applications: A Multidisciplinary Laboratory Education Program

在普里西拉·希尔博士的指导下，密西西比州立大学的NUE工程项目名为“NUE：集成电气、化学、机械和地质应用的多功能纳米结构：多学科实验室教育项目”，将是工程学院和艺术与科学学院之间的合作成果。这种令人兴奋的新教育方法建立在纳米粒子合成/表征、纳米线制造/器件开发、纳米电磁学、地球纳米材料和纳米力学等方面的研究合作的基础上；并以最近开发的纳米技术证书项目为基础。这个最近开发的证书课程包括很少模拟或实验室经验的讲座课程。拟议的实验室教育计划将通过(a)开发一门新的实验课程来配合最近开发的纳米技术密集型讲座课程，(b)为四门课程开发模拟模块，包括两门核心课程和两门纳米技术密集型课程，以及(c)为六门课程开发实验室模块，包括两门纳米技术密集型课程。该计划得到了两个学院和五个系的大力支持，对于任何就读于密歇根州立大学科学或工程专业的学生（约5000名学生）来说，都很容易获得。纳米技术模块的专业音频/视频文档将有助于招收学生加入该计划，同时通过现有的大学机制促进外展。通过专业的音频/视频材料、课程内容、实验室实验、项目和模拟项目，本科生将对纳米技术感到兴奋。对K-12学生的外展将通过纳米俱乐部进行。该项目将积极招收来自弱势群体的学生。此外，预计将对大学/工业合作产生重大影响，包括技术商业化和派生业务的发展。通过加强学生在纳米技术方面的跨学科背景，该大学将进一步促进密歇根州立大学的技术商业化，帮助创造新的本地就业机会和学生实习/培训的机会。

This NUE in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Multifunctional Nanostructures for Integrated Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical and Geological Applications: A Multidisciplinary Laboratory Education Program", at Mississippi State University (MSU), under the direction of Dr. Priscilla Hill, will be a collaborative effort between the Colleges of Engineering and Arts & Sciences. This exciting new educational approach builds upon the research collaborations of faculty in nanoparticle synthesis/characterization, nanowire fabrication/device development, nano-electromagnetics, geo-nanomaterials, and nanomechanics; and builds on a recently developed nanotechnology certificate program. This recently developed certificate program consists of lecture classes with little simulation or laboratory experience. The proposed laboratory education program will address these deficiencies by (a) developing a new laboratory course to accompany a recently developed nanotechnology-intensive lecture course, (b) developing simulation modules for four courses including two core courses and two nanotechnology-intensive courses, and (c) developing laboratory modules for six courses including two nanotechnology-intensive courses. The proposed program has strong support across two colleges and five departments and would be easily accessible for any MSU student enrolled in science or engineering (~5000 students). Professional audio/video documentation of the nanotechnology modules will help to recruit students into the program while fostering outreach through existing university mechanisms.Undergraduate students will be excited about nanotechnology via professional audio/video materials, course content, laboratory experiments and projects and simulation projects. Outreach to K-12 students will be performed through the NanoClub. There will be active recruitment of students from underrepresented groups for this program. In addition, significant impact is anticipated with university/industry collaborations including technology commercialization and development of spin-off businesses. By equipping students with stronger interdisciplinary background in nanotechnology, this NUE will further promote MSU technology commercialization, helping to create new local employment opportunities and opportunities for student co-op/training.