NANO 101 Fundamentals of Nanoscience I (3)
This is the first semester of a two semester course sequence (NANO 101 & 102) designed to expose students to the new and rapidly emerging fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It is designed to establish a basic understanding of the:
1) Underlying scientific basis for the behavior of nanomaterials.
2) Scope of nanomaterials potential use in products manufactured by various industries.
3) Methods of fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials.
NANO 102 Fundamentals of Nanoscience II (3)
This is the second semester of a two semester course sequence designed to expose students to the new and rapidly emerging fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It is designed to establish a basic understanding of the:
1) Characterization and Analysis Techniques utilized to study nanomaterials.
2) Specific applications and examples of nanomaterials in the various industry areas.
NANO 197 Industry Internship Experience I (1)
A supervised industry experience designed to acquaint students with the industry and research laboratory/ production environment. Supervised tours & / or virtual tours of a variety of different laboratory/ production facilities will be conducted as a single group or as smaller groups depending on space availability.
NANO 205 Laboratory Instrumentation (6)
Designed to teach instrumentation use and application, sample preparation, maintenance /troubleshooting, data collection and interpretation in the following: Bioseparations Methods-HPLC, GC, FPLC; Spectroscopy Methods- FTIR, UV-Vis, Mass Spectrometry; Cell & Tissue Methods- Cell Culture, Cell Fermentators, Centrifugation Methods; Microscopy Methods- Light , Confocal & Fluorescence Microscopy, SEM-EDX, SPM (AFM/STM): Molecular Biology Methods- Nucleic Acid isolation, Sequencing, PCR, Hybridization; Clean Room- Design, Gowning, Cleaning, Air Quality Monitoring, GLP/GMP Protocols
NANO 207 Nanobiotechnology & Nanobiomedicine (3)
Designed to look at the bottom-up method of nanofabrication, molecular mimicry, self assembly, nanotechnology developments in following areas: nanodrugs, nanocosmetics and delivery methodologies; prostheses and implants; diagnostics and screening technologies; Q-dots, smart dust, labs-on-a-chip, functionalized CNT's, nanomedicine, toxicity & regulation, tissue engineering; Gene therapy; nanoparticles and nanocapsules; biology as nanoscaled machines; construction of a nanoparticle; environmental issues in nanotech; future of nanotechnology in medicine
Lab focus Nanoparticle synthesis, Quatum dot synthesis, microfluidics
NANO 208 Nanomaterials and Coatings (3)
Designed to explore property changes that occur as a result of going from bulk to nano-sized; organic & inorganic thin films & particles; methods of fabrication & characterization; crystalline structure of nanoparticles; thin films; swcnt's & mwcnt's; Fullerenes; sol-gels;
Fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials- wet chem synthesis of nanoparticles/ tube furnace fabrication of nano ribbons, etc/ CVD of various materials
NANO 209 Thin Film Technology - MEMS Case Study (3)
Vacuum technology, vacuum troubleshooting; vacuum deposition, etching & analysis techniques; MEMS design, fabrication, packaging & characterization techniques; Sandia Summit Technology; MEMS failure analysis; MEMS applications; Bio- MEMS; NEMS;
Fabricate simple Pressure Sensor and Cantilever, including characterization
NANO 210 Semiconductor Fabrication (3)
Course to cover semi-conductor design & fabrication methods; photolithography, deposition, etching, cleaning, packaging, electrical characterization; environmental or Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT); characterization & failure analysis
Design, fabrication & characterization of simple resistors & PMOS devices
NANO 211 Manufacturing Quality Assurance (3)
Course designed to cover Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT); Accelerated age testing; quality control plans; sampling plans gauge reliability & reproducibility; SPC;SQC; unit cost, yield, incoming raw materials inspection; charting techniques; trouble shooting; documentation
Set up, operation & analysis associated with functional production line
NANO 212 Surface and Thin Film Analysis Techniques (3)
Course designed to cover theory, application, operational procedures & data acquisition/ interpretation/ reporting of variety of surface analysis techniques; FTIR (transmission, reflectance, attenuated total reflectance modes); microscopy (SEM-EDX, AFM/STM); ellipsometry
Set up, operation & analysis associated with functional production line
NANO 297 Industry Internship Experience II (2)
Industry Internship Experience III (5)
A supervised industry experience designed to allow students to work with the industry and research laboratory/production partners. Students will work at different laboratory/production facilities to gain hands-on practical experience unique to each industry type. Placement into internship experiences must be approved by both the program director and the industry partner. Students may be required to sign non-disclosure agreements in order to participate.
