NUE: Development of the Nanoscale Engineering Concentration (NEC) at the University of Texas at Brownsville

这纳米技术本科教育（NUE）在工程计划，题为“NUE：纳米工程浓度（NEC）在布朗斯维尔的得克萨斯大学的发展”，博士的指导下，有其目标：1）建立新的纳米技术课程的结构NEC为本科生在科学，数学和技术学院（CSMT）在UTB这是一个少数服务机构，其学生的92%以上是西班牙裔美国人; 2）升级现有的课程，其中包括纳米工程实验室培训，并通过使用休斯敦大学的洁净室设施建立在线实验室练习; 3）在高级顶点项目和本科生研究的框架内为NEC学者提供纳米技术机会; 4）利用NEC为UTB的研究生提供专业发展机会。 NEC计划与美国几所大学现在提供的标准纳米技术未成年人课程不同，因为拟议的课程设计为一个完全集成的纳米工程计划，横跨科学，数学和技术计划，而不是一套关于纳米技术相关主题的选修课。 该计划的影响和相关成果是培训学生谁将为新兴的纳米技术就业部门的挑战做好准备。

This Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Development of the Nanoscale Engineering Concentration (NEC) at the University of Texas at Brownsville", under the direction of Dr. Karen Martirosyan, has as its objectives:1) To establish new nanotechnology courses for a structured NEC for undergraduate students in the College of Science, Mathematics, and Technology (CSMT) at UTB which is a minority serving institution with more than 92% of its students being Hispanic-American; 2) To upgrade existing coursework which includes nanoengineering laboratory training and establish online laboratory exercises by using the Clean Room Facility at the University of Houston; 3) To enable nanotechnology opportunities for NEC scholars within a framework of Senior Capstone Projects and Undergraduate Research; 4) To leverage NEC to enable professional development opportunities for graduate students at UTB. The NEC program is distinct from the standard nanotechnology minor programs now offered by several universities across the U.S. in that the proposed curriculum is designed as a fully integrated nanoengineering program across the Science, Mathematics, and Technology programs rather than a set of electives on nanotechnology related topics. The impact and associated outcomes of this program is in training students who will be prepared for the challenges of the emerging nanotechnology job sector.