NUE: Interdisciplinary Nano Tools Course at the University of Rhode Island

在Geoffrey D. Bothun博士的指导下，罗德岛大学的纳米技术本科教育（NUE）工程项目名为“NUE：罗德岛大学跨学科纳米工具课程”，将重点关注用于表征纳米材料物理和化学性质的仪器工具。关注纳米工具背后的基本原理是，仪器广泛适用于不同成分和几何形状的纳米材料，并且，通过首先学习这些工具，学生可以更好地掌握纳米材料的特性，这将有助于他们对最终应用的理解。纳米工具将提供动态光散射（DLS），透射电子显微镜（TEM），扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和原子力显微镜（AFM）的基本操作原理和实践经验。纳米工具将开发纳米技术概念能力和专业技能的本科学生在理工大学的STEM专业。新课程将开放给大三和大四的学生，并作为所有五个URI工程专业的专业选修课程：化学；土木与环境；电气、计算机和生物医学；机械、工业和系统；和海洋工程符合工程和技术认证委员会（ABET）的规范。先决条件放宽并明确定义，以便更多STEM学生可以注册该课程。该课程还将补充目前在URI开设的另外两门纳米课程，并将为未来纳米技术辅修课程的发展奠定基础。这将是URI开设的第一门此类课程，并将为跨学科纳米技术辅修课程和/或证书课程提供基础。

This Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Interdisciplinary Nano Tools Course at the University of Rhode Island", at the University of Rhode Island (URI) under the direction of Dr. Geoffrey D. Bothun, will focus on the instrumentation tools used to characterize physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials. The rationale behind focusing on Nano Tools is that instrumentation is broadly applicable to nanomaterials of varying composition and geometry, and, by first learning the tools, students can better grasp nanomaterial characterization that will feed into their understanding of eventual applications. Nano Tools will provide basic principles of operation and hands-on experience in dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Nano Tools will develop nanotechnology concept competences and professional skills in undergraduate students within STEM majors at URI. The new course will be open to junior and senior students and available as a professional elective course for all five URI engineering majors: Chemical; Civil and Environmental; Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical; Mechanical, Industrial, and Systems; and Ocean Engineering in conformity with the norms of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The pre-requisites are relaxed and clearly defined so that more STEM students can enroll into the course. The course will also complement two other nanocourses that are currently offered at URI, and will provide a basis for the development of a future nanotechnology minor. This will be the first course of its kind offered at URI, and will provide the basis for an interdisciplinary nanotechnology minor and/or certificate program.