NUE: EXPOSING ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

在Naima Kaabouch博士的指导下，这项名为NUE：让北达科他大学(UND)的工程学学生接触纳米科学和纳米技术的提案概述了一个在北达科他州建立和发展纳米科学和纳米技术(NSNT)本科教育的详细项目。作为该州领先的综合性大学的一部分，UND教员团队将在工程与矿业学院和艺术与科学学院开发一系列NSNT课程。这些课程将包括(1)基础课堂课程和实验室实验，重点是纳米材料的结构和理论以及使用纳米设备的机器的基本原理；(2)高级课堂课程，重点是纳米材料的性质和发展、纳米设备的制造及其在工程领域的应用。NSNT的伦理和社会影响以及对纳米技术发展的可行性的评估也将包括在内。为开发这些课程而组建的多学科教师团队来自化学、化学工程、电气工程、机械工程、物理与天体物理学、教育基础与研究等系。开发NSNT是北达科他州大学战略计划的主要目标之一。拟议的国立大学课程将极大地加强大学的努力，从而将北达科他州的纳米科学和纳米技术教育推向一个新的水平。因此，拟议的努力将为我们的工程师提供急需的培训，从而使美国工业受益。此外，未被充分代表的少数族裔将接触到这一新兴的NSNT领域，这对于满足国家在NSNT领域发展多样化和具有国际竞争力的劳动力的需求至关重要。这将通过向北达科他州的美洲原住民提供这一新兴领域的教育机会来实现。北达科他州是印第安人比例最高的州之一。通过这种方式，可以鼓励更多未被充分代表的少数族裔学生考虑将理工科作为职业选择。

This proposal, NUE: Exposing Engineering Students to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the University of North Dakota (UND), under the direction of Dr. Naima Kaabouch, outlines a detailed project to establish and develop nanoscience and nanotechnology (NSNT) undergraduate education in the state of North Dakota. As a part of the leading comprehensive university in the state, a UND faculty team will develop a sequence of NSNT courses in the College of Engineering & Mines and the College of Arts & Sciences. These courses will include (1)fundamental classroom sessions coupled with laboratory experiments that focus on the structure and theory of nanomaterials and the fundamentals of machines utilizing nanodevices; (2) advanced classroom sessions that focus on the properties and development of nanomaterials and fabrication of nanodevices as well as their applications in the engineering field. The ethical and societal implications of NSNT and an assessment of the feasibility of nanotechnology development will also be included. The multidisciplinary faculty team assembled to develop these courses originates from the departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics & Astrophysics, and Educational Foundations & Research.The development of NSNT is one of the main goals in the strategic plan of the University of North Dakota. The proposed NUE courses will dramatically enhance the university's effort, and thus will promote North Dakota nanoscience and nanotechnology education to a new level. Therefore, the proposed effort will benefit U.S. industry by providing the much needed training for our engineers. Additionally, underrepresented minorities will be exposed to this emerging NSNT field, which is crucial to satisfy the national need fordeveloping a diverse and internationally competitive workforce in this NSNT field. This will be done by providing educational opportunities in this emerging field to Native Americans in the state of North Dakota. North Dakota is one of the states with the highest percentage of Native Americans. This way, more underrepresented minority students can be encouraged to consider science and engineering as career options.