Instructional Materials for Nanoscale Science and Technology

该项目旨在创建和传播有关纳米科学和技术的教学材料，供本科生科学和工程课程使用。正在围绕纳米颗粒、纳米多孔材料和纳米结构的主题开发文本、演示和实验室实验。纳米粒子的例子包括胶体金属、磁流体、半导体量子点和人造原子。纳米多孔材料包括气凝胶、树枝状大分子、胶束和沸石。纳米结构主要集中在纳米管、非晶态金属和准晶、巨磁电阻(GMR)结构、发光二极管/二极管激光器、自组装和表面重建等方面。总而言之，这些产品说明了表面效应的重要性，标度定律的局限性，以及随着纳米尺度的接近量子效应的开始。它们还展示了纳米研究所需的工具和技术，包括扫描探针显微镜、光刻和接触印刷技术，以及材料和设备的机械、电气、光学和磁性表征。该项目得到了来自学术界、工业界和国家实验室的专家的协助，并得到了威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校NSF支持的纳米结构材料和界面材料研究科学与工程中心(MRSEC)的资源。纳米科学和技术固有的跨学科主题将通过两个讲习班被改编用于各种科学、数学、工程和技术(SMET)课程。第一期讲习班的目的是让来自不同SMET学科的领军人物熟悉正在开发的材料，以便定制它们以供跨学科使用。第二期研讨会旨在向出版商和教科书编写者介绍这些材料。除了出版物、产品和演示文稿外，传播还涉及与NSF国家科学、数学、工程和技术教育数字图书馆(NSDL)的核心集成项目www.SMETE.ORG的合作伙伴关系，以及通过国防部支持的学术高级分布式学习协作实验室与威斯康星大学系统的合作伙伴关系。基于网络的学习对象的集合正在从教学材料中创建，这些材料将易于访问、适应和负担得起。实地测试是该项目的一个组成部分，包括来自各大专院校的志愿者。目前正在使用各种工具和技术对该项目进行评估。项目参与者包括本科生、研究生和博士后，他们有机会为这种尖端研究和教育的整合做出贡献。该项目旨在提高科学素养，并帮助吸引不同类型的有才华的本科生投身技术职业和教师职业。

This project aims to create and disseminate instructional materials on nanoscale science and technology for use in undergraduate science and engineering curricula. A text, demonstrations, and laboratory experiments are being developed around the themes of nanoparticles, nanoporous materials, and nanoarchitectures. Examples of nanoparticles include colloidal metals, ferrofluids, semiconductor quantum dots, and artificial atoms. Nanoporous materials include aerogels, dendrimers, micelles, and zeolites. Nanoarchitectures focuses on nanotubes, amorphous metals and quasicrystals, giant magnetoresistance (GMR) structures, LEDs/diode lasers, self-assembly, and surface reconstruction. Collectively, these products illustrate the importance of surface effects, the limitations of scaling laws, and the onset of quantum effects as nanoscale dimensions are approached. They also demonstrate the tools and techniques required for nanoscale studies, including scanning probe microscopies, lithographic and contact printing techniques, and mechanical, electrical, optical, and magnetic characterization of materials and devices. The project is being conducted with assistance from experts from academia, industry, and national laboratories, and with resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison NSF-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces. The inherently interdisciplinary themes of nanoscale science and technology will be adapted for use in a variety of science, mathematics, engineering and echnology (SMET) classes through a pair of workshops. The first workshop aims to acquaint leading individuals from various SMET disciplines with the materials being developed so as to customize them for use across disciplines. The second workshop aims to introduce publishers and textbook writers to the materials. In addition to publications, products, and presentations, dissemination involves partnerships with www.SMETE.ORG, a Core Integration project of the NSF National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library (NSDL); and with the University of Wisconsin System, through its Department of Defense-supported Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Collaborative Laboratory. A collection of web-based learning objects is being created from the instructional materials that will be readily accessible, adaptable, and affordable. Field testing is an integral part of the project and includes volunteers from the full spectrum of post-secondary institutions. Evaluation of the project is being conducted using a variety of tools and techniques. Project participants include undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctorals, who have the opportunity to contribute to this integration of cutting-edge research and education. The project aims to enhance science literacy and help attract a diverse group of talented undergraduates to technical careers and to teaching careers.