NUE: Nanotechnology: Content and Context

莱斯大学化学系Kristen M. Kulinowski博士开发并实施了一门关于纳米技术的新课程，获得了本科教育纳米技术奖（NUE）。这门名为“纳米技术：内容和背景”的课程旨在通过一个学期的多学科本科课程，介绍纳米技术的基本科学和技术内容，以及纳米技术研究的基本伦理、政治和社会背景。科学/工程专业和社会科学/人文专业的学生都将受益于在同一门课上学习具体的技术以及科学和技术的社会影响和文化意义。学生们将直接接触工作中的科学家，并参与激烈的公众辩论，讨论其对社会的潜在影响。他们将被要求获得对纳米技术的技术理解（例如，可视化、实验、制造和评估技术上可行和不可行的方法），以及对科学技术研究作为社会和政治过程（道德、监管、风险评估、历史、资金、知识产权、争议和冲突等问题）的细致理解。通过在课堂上结合这些技能，建议的工作将培养年轻一代对新兴领域的科学和技术的批判性和民间讨论。库利诺夫斯基博士与人类学系的克里斯·凯尔蒂教授以及来自科学、工程和社会科学学院的其他几位教职员工一起参与了这项工作。该奖项的提案是响应纳米尺度科学与工程教育公告，NSF 03-444， NUE类别，由工程理事会（ENG）的工程教育和中心司（EEC）以及社会，行为和经济科学理事会（SBE）的社会和经济科学司（SES）共同资助。

This Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education (NUE) award to Rice University supports Dr. Kristen M. Kulinowski, Department of Chemistry, for her work to develop and implement a new course on nanotechnology. The course, entitled "Nanotechnology: Content and Context," aims to introduce the essential scientific and technical content of nanotechnology and the essential ethical, political and social contexts of nanotechnology research through a one-semester multi-disciplinary undergraduate course. Science/engineering majors and social science/humanities majors alike will benefit by learning about both the specific technology and the social impacts and cultural meaning of science and technology in the same class. Students will engage directly with both working scientists and with the heated public debate over its potential impacts on society. They will be asked to acquire a technical understanding of nanotechnology (e.g., the methods of visualization, experimentation, manufacture, and the evaluation of what is and is not technically feasible) as well as a nuanced understanding of scientific and technical research as a social and political process (issues of ethics, regulation, risk assessment, history, funding, intellectual property, controversy and conflict). By combining these skills in the classroom the proposed work will cultivate a critical and civil discussion of science and technology in an emerging field amongst a younger generation. Dr. Kulinowski is joined in this work by Professor Chris Kelty in the Anthropology department and several other faculty members from the schools of science, engineering and social science.The proposal for this award was received in response to the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education announcement, NSF 03-444, category NUE and was jointly funded by the Divison of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE).