05050 ENGR ENMA Add Minor in Nanoscience and Technology

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Course Proposal: Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures Min Ouyang Department of Physics A new senior undergraduate course, Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, will be developed and designed to introduce highly motivated undergraduate students to independent research in nanophysical and nanomaterial sciences early in their college careers, and serve as a platform to transform their knowledge learnt from traditional courses to an independent research experience. In September 2005 the recently established Maryland Center for Integrated Nano Science and Engineering (M-CINSE) will initiate a formal Interdisciplinary Minor Program in Nanoscale Science and Technology at the undergraduate level, which draws faculty and courses from multiple departments of the School of Engineering, the College of Computer, Math and Physical Science and the College of Life Science. This proposed course will nicely balance current lecturebased course offerings for this special program. Several factors make me qualified to initiate this multi-disciplinary course. First, I have both educational and research background in physics, chemistry and electronics. Second, I will bring experience to this venture. I was invited to give guest lectures and experiments in several undergraduate courses with topics covering from new experimental techniques (scanning probe microscopy) to fundamental physics and chemistry of novel nanomaterials (such as carbon nanotubes). These guest lectures as well as experiments have largely motivated students’ interest in related research field and exposed students to the frontier of science before they enter the graduate program. Course design and implementation: I would like to further discuss this envisioned course because it will provide an opportunity to demonstrate how I will organize and how I can successfully integrate research and education. This new course will be a ~50:50 lecture- and labbased courses. Currently there is no such course on campus in this nano-area. The syllabus of this course will be designed based on integration of three levels: comprehending, stimulating and developing. This course will begin by introducing the special aspects of nanostructures in physics and chemistry, such as dimensionality effects and surface/volume ratio. From there, a variety of topics will be covered related to 2D- (quantum wells & thin films), 1D- (quantum wires) and 0D- (quantum dots and molecule) dimensional systems. I will focus on introducing nanomaterial preparations and characterizations, physical properties (mechanical, electrical, magnetic and optical properties) and potential applications. Each topic will consist of lectures and labs (6-7 experiments for one semester). The contents will be mainly selected from current research front, such as synthesis and optical properties of quantum dots, aiming at stimulating student’s research interest (I have supervised a REU student sponsored by the Maryland MRSEC working on CdSe quantum dot synthesis and characterizations. My experience is that by simplifying experimental procedures such projects are completely acceptable for undergraduate students). I will approach these subjects from basic principles, and help students grasp the concepts of the physical phenomena based on the essential knowledge they have learnt from previous traditional courses. In my experience this will significantly stimulate students’ interests and develop their problem solving capability in a rational way. For example, in one of my previous guest lectures I presented the basic tight binding theory that students have learnt from a traditional introductory course in solid state physics to calculate and understand the electronic band structures of carbon nanotubes and I got very enthusiastic feedback from students after class - students felt very excited because they have learnt this fundamental theory before but they have never realized what
have learnt can be applied to understand the current “hot” materials such as carbon nanotubes. Through the lab sections and follow-up discussion in lectures I will help students gain an appreciation of the interplay between theory and experiment. In the end of this course, students will be required to give a short presentation on one of the topics covered in the course. The talk will be in the style of a regular APS conference format with PowerPoint presentation since that is becoming the standard at scientific meetings. This will also help student develop their skills for presenting their research results in the future. Course evaluation: Some of the specific learning outcomes for the proposed Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures course include the ability to: 1. understand the physical basis of nanostructures 2. elucidate the mechanism of nanoscale synthesis 3. explain the principle of material characterization techniques. 4. write a good lab notebook and report 5. select appropriate techniques for different material characterizations 6. envision the potential applications of nanostructures The outcome of this course will be evaluated at several levels. (1) examinations, project report and presentation; (2) evaluation using a questionnaire after the course on the basis of which adjustments to the course can be made in the following year; and (3) track of the diversity of registered students to gauge the effectiveness of the early-curriculum modules. Disseminations This new course aims at introducing bright, potential scientists to research in the nanophysics and nanomaterial science long before they make solid career decisions. The evaluation from students will allow me to modify the educational experience to maximize learning outcomes for a broad spectrum of students. A pilot version of this course will limit the registered student number to ~10. Based on assessments from students this course could quickly expand beyond this original student limit. Modules for introducing advanced nanoscience in a second semester course will be prepared as the first course matures. The new modules will be designed to introduce qualified students to faculty and research groups who are engaged in nanoscience- and nanotechnology- driven research efforts and will offer the opportunity to become part of a close-knit community of faculty and motivated undergraduates.
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