NUE: Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing

这项名为“制造业中的纳米问题”的纳米技术本科教育（NUE）项目由德克萨斯农工大学Jeffrey E. Froyd博士指导，由工程教育和中心部（EEC）工程理事会（ENG）资助。这个多样化的跨学科项目的目标是开发一门纳米技术课程，该课程：1)与现有课程很好地集成；2)使用创新的教学方法，特别强调主动学习、可视化和技术增强学习；3)将最新的研究带入课堂。这一课程改革有四个组成部分，将在整个本科课程中引入纳米技术的元素。第一部分和第二部分包括课程的变化，以模块的形式整合到一年级和二年级工程专业学生的必修工程课程中，重点介绍纳米技术和纳米制造概念，以及交流纳米技术的兴奋和未来潜力。第三部分是一个模块，该模块将被整合到机械工程系提供的初级课程中，该课程将更详细地介绍与纳米制造相关的问题。第四个部分将是一门新课程，所有完成了先决课程的工程和科学学生都可以使用，将包括纳米级组件的制造以及将纳米级组件集成到微观和宏观器件和大块材料中。

This Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) program entitled, "Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing," at Texas A&M University, under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd is being funded by the Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC). The objective of this diverse, interdisciplinary project is to develop a nanotechnology curriculum that: 1) integrates well with the existing curriculum, 2) uses innovative teaching and learning approaches, with a special emphasis on active learning, visualization, and technology-enhanced learning, and 3) brings the latest research into the classroom. This curricular change has four components which will introduce elements of nanotechnology throughout the undergraduate curriculum. Components 1 and 2 include curricular changes in the form of modules integrated into required engineering courses for first and second-year engineering students that will focus on introducing nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing concepts as well as on communicating the excitement and future potential of nanotechnology. The third component is a module that will be integrated into a junior-level course offered by the Mechanical Engineering department which will cover issues related to nanomanufacturing in more detail. The fourth component will be a new course available to all engineering and science students who have completed the prerequisite courses and will include manufacturing of nanoscale components and integration of nanoscale components into micro and macro-scale devices and bulk materials.