Lab on a Chip: Integrating Microfluidics Into the Applied Engineering Curriculum

该项目的目标是用基于微流控的实验室和项目来补充现有的工程技术课程，为芯片实验室技术创建新的以微流控为重点的课程，并为支持基于微流控的高级设计项目开发设施和资源。该项目为学生提供基于微流体的学习经验，这对学生更好地理解微尺度和纳米尺度的工艺和技术至关重要。项目工作对工程（如机械、电气、化学和材料）和科学（如化学、物理和生物学）的许多分支具有潜在的更广泛的影响。从这个项目中开发的课程材料分发给合作的社区学院和地区初中和高中。

The goals of this project are to supplement existing Engineering Technology courses with microfluidics-based laboratories and projects, create new microfluidics-focused courses for Lab-on-a-Chip technology, and develop facilities and resources for supporting microfluidics-based Senior Design Projects. The project is providing students with microfluidics-based learning experiences that are essential for students to develop a better understanding of micro-scale and nano-scale processes and techniques. The project efforts have potential broader impacts in many branches of engineering (such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, and materials) and sciences (such as chemistry, physics, and biology). The course materials developed from this project are disseminated to partnering community colleges and regional middle and high schools.