NUE: Development of an Undergraduate Certificate Program in Nanoengineering for Training the Workforce of Tomorrow

这NUE在工程计划，题为“NUE：在纳米工程本科证书课程的发展，为培训明天的劳动力”，在韦恩州立大学（WSU），在毛光召博士的指导下，将创建一个纳米工程本科证书课程（NUCP），将针对当前的工程专业学生以及B。而不是创建一个新的学位课程，NUCP将提供加速和深入的培训纳米技术在本科水平的形式证书课程。该计划旨在满足密歇根州主要制造业经济的需求，以及目前在该州定居的高科技产业的需求。NUCP寻求与密歇根州的主要公司以及底特律科技城地区的初创企业合作，以创建满足工业需求的工程课程。为此，项目团队与巴斯夫和DTE能源公司建立了合作伙伴关系。该提案的主要目标是为纳米技术专业本科生培训创建NUCP。其他目标是：1）在本科阶段教授新兴技术，2）培养新的适应性劳动力，3）重新培训工作的工程师和专业人员。为了实现这些目标，将创建一个由四门新课程组成的证书课程：1）NE5300纳米技术和纳米医学介绍，2）NE5100纳米工程实验室，3）NE5200缩小工程：从工程系统到纳米技术，以及4）NE5300纳米工程Reesaerch和Capstone设计。这些课程将由来自不同工程部门的教师授课，强调教学与研究的融合以及跨学科教学。此外，工程系将与华盛顿州立大学的政治学和经济学系合作进行项目评估。NUCP将为本科生提供一种机制，许多学生具有不同的背景，以获得传统学科培训之外的纳米工程专业知识和技能。 对本科课程的预期影响如下：1）提供纳米工程多学科培训的课程将被创建并整合到一个证书课程中。2)现有的研究基础设施将用于本科教育。3)本科生将获得研究水平的职业培训。4)再培训将提供给工作的工程师，使他们能够在密歇根州和其他地方推进他们的职业生涯。 全国儿童保护方案将：1）为未来的新兴技术职业做好准备，2）专注于与系统和设备的相关性，3）通过开发跨越传统部门和学科界限的新教学模块来振兴本科工程教育。

This NUE in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Development of an Undergraduate Certificate Program in Nanoengineering for Training the Workforce of Tomorrow", at Wayne State University (WSU), under the direction of Dr. Guangzhao Mao, will create a Nanoengineering Undergraduate Certificate Program (NUCP) that will target current engineering students as well as B.Sc. degree holders who wish to expand their educational background. Rather than creating a new degree program, the NUCP will offer accelerated and in-depth training on nanotechnology at the undergraduate level in the form of a certificate program. The Program seeks to meet the demands of Michigan's largely manufacturing economy and also the high-tech industries currently settling in the state. The NUCP seeks partnerships with major Michigan companies as well as start-ups in the Detroit Tech Town area to create an engineering curriculum that meets industrial demands. To that end the project team has established partnerships with BASF and DTE Energy. The primary objective of the proposal is to create the NUCP for specialized undergraduate training in nanotechology. Other objectives are: 1) to teach emerging technologies at the undergraduate level, 2) to train a new adaptive workforce, and 3) to retrain working engineers and professionals. In order to achieve these objectives, a certificate program consisting of four new courses will be created: 1) NE5300 Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, 2) NE5100 Nanoengineering Laboratory, 3) NE5200 Scale-down Engineering: from Engineered Sysems to Nanotechnology, and 4) NE5300 Nanoengineering Reesaerch and Capstone Design. The courses will be taught by faculty members from different engineering departments with emphasis on integration of teaching and research, as well as cross-disciplinary teaching. In addition, the engineering faculty will collaborate with faculty from political science and economics at WSU to conduct program evaluation.The NUCP will provide a mechanism for undergraduate students, many with diverse backgrounds, to acquire specific knowledge and skills in nanoengineering beyond their traditional disciplinary training. The expected impacts on the undergraduate curriculum are as follows: 1) Courses offering multidisciplinary training in nanoengineering will be created and integrated into one certificate program. 2) Existing research infrastructure will be used in undergraduate education. 3) Undergraduate students will obtain research-level career training. 4) Retraining will be offered to working engineers, enabling them to advance their careers in Michigan and elsewhere. The NUCP will: 1) prepare the future workforce for careers in emerging technologies, 2) focus on relevance to systems and devices, and 3) invigorate undergraduate engineering education by developing new teaching modules that cross traditional departmental and disciplinary boundaries.