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Introduction to Nanotechnology. Course Overview NANO51. Course Overview. Goals and objectives Week by week Assignments Course website / ETUDES ‘Hybrid’ venue Your instructor PNPA approach. Goals and Objectives. Learn what nanotechnology is all about Build out your ‘nano vocabulary’
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Introduction to Nanotechnology Course Overview NANO51
Course Overview • Goals and objectives • Week by week • Assignments • Course website / ETUDES • ‘Hybrid’ venue • Your instructor • PNPA approach
Goals and Objectives • Learn what nanotechnology is all about • Build out your ‘nano vocabulary’ • Understand ‘STEM’ of nanotechnology • Apply nanotech principles to real world • See the vision of nanotechnology
Week by Week (1-6) • Nanotechnology overview • The Atom – our central nanostructure • Materials and structure in nanotech • Nanoelectronic devices • Nanofabrication techniques • MEMS and sensors
Week by Week (7-12) • Surfaces and thin films • Materials characterization • Quantum technology • Nanobiotechnology • Cleantech • Final thoughts
Assignments • Weekly writing / midterm • Forums postings / sharing articles • Back-of-the- envelope calculations • Technology assignment • Nano project assignment • Extra credit as applied to your goals
Course Website ETUDES • http://fgamedia.org/faculty/rdcormia/NANO51/ • Your roadmap to the course • Weekly pages with links and files • ETUDES website for assignments • https://myetudes.org/portal/ • See the link in week one and main page • Where you submit your electronic text
Hybrid Venue • All material is available through the fgamedia website and ETUDES • All students have ETUDES accounts • Physical venue is lecture/seminar • Website tutorials and links • You submit assignments in ETUDES * This may change after week one
Your Instructor • Robert D. Cormia • Materials analyst / surface scientist • Informatics / bioinformatics • rdcormia@earthlink.net • CormiaRobert@foothill.edu • 650.747.1588 (home/office) • 650.949.7456 (campus / office)
Nanotech Certificate • Submitted for approval in fall 2005 • Formally approved in summer 2006 • Five courses in the engineering dept • Technical collaboration at partner institutions • SJSU, UCSC, NASA-ASL • Ask us for more information!
Our Philosophy • Nanotechnology is new, and not new! • We have been working at the atomic scale for over 100 years (more or less) • STEM approach is our ‘nano compass’ • Science, Technology, Engineering, Math • We are building out a new course and a new approach – you’re part of this work!
Summary • First course in nanotech certificate • Introduction to nanotechnology principles • Survey of nanotechnology applications • STEM approach to each course topic • Scenario based introduction to each topic • Team taught by ‘real’ nanotechnologists • Science and engineering, plus technology!