NUE: Development of a Computational Curriculum for Undergraduates in NanoTechnology and NanoEngineering (NanoCompute)

这项名为NUE：在加州大学圣地亚哥分校(UCSD)为纳米技术和纳米工程(NanoCompute)本科生开发计算课程(NanoCompute)的建议的目标是在安德里亚·陶博士的指导下，在纳米工程课程中开发一个强调计算、模拟和建模的新重点。基于计算的学习方法将被整合到纳米工程(NE)系新的和现有的本科课程中，从一年级的工程学课程开始，到四分之一的高级设计课程结束。拟议的纳米计算课程是纳米技术本科教育的一种新方法，因为它将提供正式的计算方法实践培训，与东北学院四年制的理科学士课程完全整合。纳米计算课程预计将影响加州大学圣迭戈分校所有纳米工程和化学工程专业的本科生，预计未来两年将有1000多名学生。纳米计算的实施将满足工程技术认证委员会提出的工程科学课程要求，这项提议将在计算纳米工程方面开发新的教学方法，我们预计将影响该领域未来的所有学位课程。目前还没有关于纳米工程或纳米技术的认可学位课程的既定标准。为了在国家一级产生影响，项目组将开发一种其他学术机构易于实施的单元课程形式。作为NanoCompute的一部分，将专注于从代表不足和贫困群体中招聘和留住NE系的本科生。这项提案的教育努力将寻求开发先进技术方面的人力资源，这对加州和整个美国的经济增长至关重要。

The objective of this proposal, NUE: Development of a Computational Curriculum for Undergraduates in NanoTechnology and NanoEngineering (NanoCompute)at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), under the direction of Dr. Andrea Tao, will be to develop a new focus within the nanoengineering curriculum that emphasizes computation, simulation, and modeling. Computation-based learning methods will be integrated into new and existing undergraduate courses in the NanoEngineering (NE) Department, starting with first-year engineering courses and culminating in a two-quarter capstone senior design course. The proposed NanoCompute curriculum is a novel approach to undergraduate education in nanotechnology because it will provide formal hands-on training in computation approaches that is fully integrated with the NE Department's four-year Bachelor of Science curriculum.The curriculum for NanoCompute is expected to impact all undergraduates majoring in nanoengineering and chemical engineering at UCSD, which is estimated at 1000+ students over the next two years. NanoCompute will be implemented to meet the Engineering Science Program requirements as laid out by the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology, and this proposal will develop new pedagogy in computational nanoengineering that we expect to impact all future degree programs in this area. There are currently no established criteria for accredited degree programs in nanoengineering or nanotechnology. To enable impact on a national level, the project team will develop a modular course format that is readily implemented by other academic institutions. As part of NanoCompute, there will be a focus on recruiting and retaining undergraduate students in the NE Department from underrepresented and underprivileged groups. The educational efforts of this proposal will seek to develop human resources in advanced technology, which is vital to economic growth in California and the U.S. as a whole.