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Nano Minor: Model Programs
First and foremost, each program of study should have sufficient breadth to allow the student flexibility in learning about this multidisciplinary field. Simultaneously, they should instill the basic underlying scientific principles necessary for intellectual achievement, and for understanding the technological possibilities and limitations of NS&T. As nanoscale science and technology is to a large degree experimentally driven, lecture courses should be supplemented by courses on fabrication/synthesis and characterization. Furthermore, the fast pace of development in this field makes it nearly impossible to develop up to date textbooks. We expect that some of the courses will supplement a traditional lecture approach, with guest seminars, in which scientists and senior students speak about ongoing research in this field. ENMA489T, Nanotechnology Characterization, has already successfully adopted this approach. As the field develops, and as new faculty are hired we expect additional courses will be developed which will further increase the breadth of our offerings, e.g. in Nanobiotechnology, and computational Nanoscience and technology.
We recognize that the interests and needs of students coming from different departments will vary. We thus expect that each participating department will propose its own standards as to determination of which courses will count toward the NS&T minor for students majoring in that department, and which courses will be made available to nonmajors NS&T minors. The individual departments will also design model programs for minor students from their departments. Examples are shown below. Students from nonparticipating departments will be administered through MSE, which will also determine standards for those students. Individual departmental standards and models will be subject to approval by the NS&T committee, consisting of representatives from each participating department. We anticipate that other departments may decide to participate in this minor, and will expand the committee and model programs accordingly.
Below we list specific examples of programs of study, based upon the student majors and/or areas of interest.
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Model program 1, for a student with a major in MSE, and an interest in electronic applications (only 2 ENMA course allowed of 5)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENMA465 Microprocessing or ENEE416 IC Laboratory
Characterization: ENMA489T Nanocharacterization
Fundamental Science: PHYS401 Quantum Physics or PHYS420 Modern Physics
Applications: ENCH480 Particle technology or XXXX499 Research in NS&T area
The MSE major emphasizes the interrelation of processing, structure and properties, but with a number of possible areas corresponding to the different classes of materials. MSE students interested in electronic materials will take the MSE course on electronic materials, ENMA480; it is expected that they will take Solid State Physics, in any case, as a prerequisite for this. Those interested in NS&T applied to electronic materials will likely take ENMA489T to learn how the relation between the structure and properties of structures such as quantum dots, wells and wires. In addition, given the applications of these structures to ULSI and beyond, they will likely take a device fabrication course, either Microprocessing or the IC Laboratory in ECE. As effects associated with confinement of electrons and holes are the main interest in this area of NS&T, it is essential that they have some background in elementary Quantum Mechanics, at least at the level taught in PHYS420. As quantum dots have such promise in optoelectronics, and as many of these are synthesized using colloid chemistry techniques, a Chemical Engineering course dealing with synthesis of particles will be a very useful supplement. |
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Model program 2, for a MSE student with an interest in bio/soft nano (only 2 CHEM courses allowed of 5)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENCH471 Particle technology
Characterization: CHEM464 Biochemistry Lab or ENMA489T Nanocharacterization
Fundamental Science: CHEM481 Physical Chemistry , PHYS401 Quantum Physics, or PHYS420 Modern Physics
Applications: BCHM461 Biochemistry, ENCH470 Soft Nanotechnology or XXXX499 Research in a NS&T area.
Many MSE students will choose to study biomaterials or soft materials (polymers), where the interest in NS&T concerns the size scale of large molecules which are used in medical applications, biosensing and biomimetic materials, taking advantage of self-assembly to carry out fabrication on a short time scale. Although these students might take the Nanocharacterization course, they are more likely to be interested in characterization techniques which are specialized for biomaterials. They are also likely to profit from learning about colloidal techniques in ENCH471. Although it might be argued that Quantum Mechanics is necessary for understanding molecular structure, it is more likely that Physical Chemistry will be of use to these students. These students will benefit from applications courses which stress biomaterials and soft materials, so that Biochemistry or the Soft Nanotechnology course in chemical engineering will be good supplements to the courses they would already take within the MSE major. |
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Model Program 3 . For Chemistry-major students , (Only 2 CHEM/BCHM courses allowed of 5)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENMA465 Microprocessing or ENCH471 Particle technology
Characterization: ENMA489T Nanocharacterization, or CHEM425 instrumental analysis
Fundamental Science: CHEM 481 and CHEM482 or PHYS401 Quantum Physics
Applications: ENCH470 Soft nanotech, or ENCH471 Particle technology, or ENMA481 Electronic. Materials
Most of Chemistry-major students take physical chemistry courses (CHEM 481 and 482) and instrumental anaysis (CHEM425). Those interested in application of chemistry to real world are likely to be also interested in NS&T courses. The students interested in electronic device fabrication will benefit from fabrication and application courses, such as Microprocessing and Electronic Materials. Those interested in material synthesis will see how the fundamental chemistry and physics help them understand materials chemistry by taking Particle Technology and Soft Nanotech. Those interested in more fundamental sciences are likely to take Quantum Physics and Nanocharacterization courses together with applications and synthesis courses. |
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Model Program 4. For Biochemistry-majors: (Only 2 CHEM/BCHM courses allowed of 5)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENCH470 Soft Nanotechnology
Characterization: CHEM425 Instrumental Analysis or ENMA489T Nanocharacterization.
Fundamental Science: CHEM 481 or CHEM482, or BCHM485 Physical Biochemistry Applications: ENCH471 Particle Science and Technology
Biochemistry-major students will find their interests in bio-related courses from NS&T. They will learn many bio-mimic and artificial biomaterials and their interactions with biological system from Soft Nanotech course. Nanocharacterization and instrumental analysis courses will help them understand the synthesis and characterization of biomaterials, and analysis of chemical and biological properties. |
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Model Program 5 . . For Physics-major students , (Only 2 PHYS courses allowed of 5)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENEE416 IC Fabrication or ENCH471 Particle technology
Characterization: ENMA489T Nanocharacterization, or CHEM425 instrumental analysis or XXXX499 Undergraduate Research
Fundamental Science: PHYS 401 or CHEM481
Applications: PHYS431 Solid State Physics, or ENMA481 Electronic. Materials
Physics-majors take courses which provide a broad understanding of fundamental science, but often take few chemistry and applications-related courses. The nanominor will expose these students to techniques for fabrication and synthesis of nanostructures, as well as applications of nanotechnology. Those interested in applications in micro/nanoelectronics will benefit from fabrication and application courses, such as Microprocessing and Electronic Materials. Those interested in material synthesis will see how the fundamental chemistry and physics help them understand materials chemistry by taking Particle Technology and Physical Chemistry. The undergraduate research course XXXX499 in departments within or outside of physics is likely to be of interest to physics students interested in graduate work in NS&T, and will serve to round out a curriculum which stresses mainly fundamental science. |
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Model Program 6 . . For Electrical and Computer Engineering-major students , (Only 2 ECE courses allowed of 5)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENEE416 IC Fabrication, ENMA 465 Microprocessing or
Characterization: ENMA489T Nanocharacterization or XXXX499 Undergraduate Research
Fundamental Science: ENEE489Q Quantum Mechanics, PHYS 420 Modern Physics or ENMA460 Solid State Physics
Applications: ENCH471 Particle technology or ENMA481 Electronic. Materials
ECE-major students within the subdisciplines of electrophysics and microelectronics and computer engineering in particular are likely to be interested in the nanominor. Courses within the minor in design and fabrication would be complemented by the characterization course ENMA489T and by the fundamental courses ENMA460 which covers the basics of solids state physics or ENMA481 which covers the properties of the materials from which the next generation of computers and sensors will be fabricated. Particle technology, ENCH471 is likely to be of interest for those who wish to pursue plasmon optics as a field of research. |
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Model Program 7 . . For Mechanical Engineering-major students , (Only 2 ENME courses allowed of 5)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENMA 465 Microprocessing
Characterization: ENMA489T Nanocharacterization or XXXX499 Undergraduate Research
Fundamental Science: ENMA460 Solid State Physics, or PHYS 420 Modern Physics
Applications: ENME489F Micro-Electrical Mechanical Systems, ENCH470 Soft Nanotechnology or ENCH471 Particle technology
Courses from outside of ENME within the NS&T minor will provide Mechanical Engineering-major students with a better fundamental background in the underlying science which governs mechanical properties at the nanometer scale, for example, ENMA460 Solid State Physics The fabrication and characterization courses ENMA465 and ENMA489T will expose ME students the techniques which are used in the production and testing of nanomaterials. The applications courses, ENCH470 Soft Nanotechnology, ENCH471 Particle technology and particularly ENME 489Q (MEMS) cover potential areas of specialization for Mechanical Engineers. |
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We also expect students from outside the five participating departments, and have assembled two model programs based upon two areas of great technological interest, Nanomaterials Processing and Nanobiotechnology:
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Model Program 8. For a student interested in Nanomaterials processing, making the building blocks of nanotechnology
Fundamental Science: CHEM482 Physical Chemistry II (3cr)
Characterization: CHEM425 Physical Chemistry Lab (4cr)
Fundamental Science: ENCH470 The Science And Technology Of Colloidal Systems (3cr)
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENCH471 Particle Science & Technology (3cr)
Characterization: ENMA489T NanoCharacterization (3cr)
In the case of nanomaterials processing, students will need a strong understanding of the behavior of materials at the nanoscale, and so an underlying science course, incorporating quantum chemistry (CHEM 481), combined with two characterization courses (CHEM483 and ENMA489T) will provide this background. The ENCH 470 and 471 electives will give the students background in how nanomaterials are produced. |
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Model Program 9. For a student interested in Nanobiotechnology
Fundamental Science: CHEM481 Physical Chemistry II
Fabrication/Synthesis: ENCH470 The Science And Technology Of Colloidal Systems
Characterization: ENMA489T NanoCharacterization
Fundamental Science: BCHM461 Biochemistry I
Characterization: BCHM464 Biochemistry Lab
ENCH Students interested in the area of nanobiotechnology will need an underlying science course to give a background in the behavior of materials at the nanoscale (CHEM 481), as well as a characterization course at the nanoscale (ENMA 489T). Many nanobiotechnology products such as nanoparticles for enhanced magnetic resonance imaging are colloids, and thus ENCH 470 would provide information about how these materials are made and how they behave. Finally, coursework in biochemistry (BCHM461 and BCHM464) will give students training in the molecular knowledge necessary to interfacing nanomaterials with biological systems. |
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Model Program 10. for students interested in Bio/Nano
(No more than 2 from any department)
Fundamental Science: BSCI421 Cell Biology
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ENCH468N Bionanotechnology: Physical Principles
Fabrication/Synthesis: BCSI414 Recombinant DNA Laboratory and/or BCHM464 Biochemistry Lab I
Applications: BCSI426 Membrane Biophysics
Applications (BioNano): ENMA425/BIOE453 Introduction to Biomaterials
Underlying Science: ENCH 470: Soft Nanotechnologies
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Underlying Science/Application: ENCH490/ENMA495 Polymers, Biopolymers and their Applications in Nano- and Bio- technology
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