NUE: Development of a Minor in Nanotechnologies for Surface Engineering (Nano-SurfEng) - A Cross-Departmental Effort at Illinois Institute of Technology

NUE：表面工程纳米技术辅修项目（Nano-SurfEng）的开发——伊利诺伊理工学院跨部门的努力

• 批准号: 1446008
• 负责人: Tongyan Pan
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Illinois Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-15 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1446008&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NUE; Development; Minor; Nanotechnologies; Surface

This NUE program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) under the direction of Dr. Tongyan Pan, aims to develop an engineering minor: Nano Surface Engineering (Nano-SurfEng) to prepare undergraduate students for careers or graduate studies in surface processing and characterization of materials using modern nanotechnologies. The accomplishment of this objective entails integrating the state-of-the-art surface nanotechnologies into IIT's existing courses to develop a set of Nano-SurfEng curricula. Building on IIT?s core engineering courses, the targeted Nano-SurfEng curricula will include six new or redesigned lecture courses, one redesigned laboratory course, and one senior design project, to be created collectively by the four PIs from three different engineering disciplines in the Armour College of Engineering at IIT, i.e., Civil Engineering, Material Engineering, and Chemical and Biological Engineering. The Nano-SurfEng students will also have extensive research opportunities with the PIs or through internships with the numerous institutions, research laboratories, and companies in the Metro Chicago area.The Nano-SurfEng Minor will support the development of the next generation of nanotechnology scientists and engineers through early, advanced scientific education at the undergraduate level. This minor will be the first nanotechnology-focused engineering discipline on IIT campus that will complement and strengthen the current well-established engineering disciplines at IIT. The Nano-SurfEng Minor targets 20 undergraduate students per year and its core courses will be open to the five engineering departments at IIT to benefit all the engineering students. The Nano-SurfEng Minor will bring extensive research opportunities in nanotechnologies with the four PIs and offer internship opportunities to all Nano-SurfEng students. A successful institutionalization of the Nano-SurfEng Minor will undoubtedly improve the education infrastructure at IIT. The resources and outcomes from this NUE effort will be disseminated to the public through the NSF nanoHUB, journal and conference publications, and a digital library of modern nanotechnologies. Developed course materials will be shared with the 23 members of the Association of Independent Technological Universities and other peer universities, and extended to local K-12 teachers and students via two outreach programs at IIT.

在潘彤燕博士的指导下，伊利诺伊理工学院（IIT）的NUE项目旨在开发一门工程辅修课程：纳米表面工程（Nano- surfeng），为本科生或研究生使用现代纳米技术进行表面加工和材料表征的职业生涯做好准备。实现这一目标需要将最先进的表面纳米技术整合到印度理工学院现有的课程中，以开发一套纳米surfeng课程。以印度理工学院为基础？Nano-SurfEng的核心工程课程将包括六门新的或重新设计的讲座课程、一门重新设计的实验课程和一项高级设计项目，这些课程将由来自印度理工学院armor工程学院三个不同工程学科（即土木工程、材料工程和化学与生物工程）的四位pi共同创建。Nano-SurfEng的学生也将有广泛的研究机会与pi或通过实习在众多的机构，研究实验室和公司在芝加哥大都会地区。Nano-SurfEng Minor将通过在本科阶段的早期、先进的科学教育，支持下一代纳米技术科学家和工程师的发展。这门辅修课程将是印度理工学院第一个以纳米技术为重点的工程学科，它将补充和加强印度理工学院现有的成熟的工程学科。Nano-SurfEng副修课程每年面向20名本科生，其核心课程将向印度理工学院的五个工程系开放，使所有工程专业的学生受益。Nano-SurfEng辅修课程将在纳米技术方面带来广泛的研究机会，并为所有Nano-SurfEng学生提供实习机会。Nano-SurfEng辅修课程的成功制度化无疑将改善印度理工学院的教育基础设施。NUE的资源和成果将通过NSF nanoHUB、期刊和会议出版物以及现代纳米技术数字图书馆向公众传播。开发的课程材料将与独立技术大学协会的23个成员和其他同行大学共享，并通过印度理工学院的两个外展项目推广给当地的K-12教师和学生。