NUE: Development of a Computational Curriculum for Undergraduates in NanoTechnology and NanoEngineering (NanoCompute)

该提案的目标，NUE：在Andrea Tao博士的指导下，在加州圣地亚哥大学（UCSD）为纳米技术和纳米工程（NanoCompute）的本科生开发计算课程，将在纳米工程课程中开发一个新的重点，强调计算，模拟和建模。基于计算的学习方法将被整合到纳米工程（NE）部门的新的和现有的本科课程中，从第一年的工程课程开始，并在两个季度的顶点高级设计课程中达到高潮。拟议的NanoCompute课程是纳米技术本科教育的一种新方法，因为它将提供计算方法的正式实践培训，该培训与NE部门的四年制理学学士课程完全整合。NanoCompute课程预计将影响UCSD纳米工程和化学工程专业的所有本科生，预计未来两年将有1000多名学生。NanoCompute将被实施，以满足工程技术认证委员会制定的工程科学计划要求，该提案将开发计算纳米工程的新教学法，我们预计将影响该领域未来的所有学位课程。目前，在纳米工程或纳米技术的认可学位课程没有既定的标准。为了能够在国家一级产生影响，项目小组将开发一种其他学术机构易于实施的模块化课程形式。作为NanoCompute的一部分，将重点关注从代表性不足和弱势群体中招募和留住NE部门的本科生。这项提案的教育工作将寻求开发先进技术方面的人力资源，这对加州和整个美国的经济增长至关重要。

The objective of this proposal, NUE: Development of a Computational Curriculum for Undergraduates in NanoTechnology and NanoEngineering (NanoCompute)at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), under the direction of Dr. Andrea Tao, will be to develop a new focus within the nanoengineering curriculum that emphasizes computation, simulation, and modeling. Computation-based learning methods will be integrated into new and existing undergraduate courses in the NanoEngineering (NE) Department, starting with first-year engineering courses and culminating in a two-quarter capstone senior design course. The proposed NanoCompute curriculum is a novel approach to undergraduate education in nanotechnology because it will provide formal hands-on training in computation approaches that is fully integrated with the NE Department's four-year Bachelor of Science curriculum.The curriculum for NanoCompute is expected to impact all undergraduates majoring in nanoengineering and chemical engineering at UCSD, which is estimated at 1000+ students over the next two years. NanoCompute will be implemented to meet the Engineering Science Program requirements as laid out by the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology, and this proposal will develop new pedagogy in computational nanoengineering that we expect to impact all future degree programs in this area. There are currently no established criteria for accredited degree programs in nanoengineering or nanotechnology. To enable impact on a national level, the project team will develop a modular course format that is readily implemented by other academic institutions. As part of NanoCompute, there will be a focus on recruiting and retaining undergraduate students in the NE Department from underrepresented and underprivileged groups. The educational efforts of this proposal will seek to develop human resources in advanced technology, which is vital to economic growth in California and the U.S. as a whole.