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Analysis of Reports of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering Program
30 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Taimur Amjad, Jennifer Nielsen, Lynette Osborne, Shirley Eng, Thomas Jarosz
The Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) Program was initiated as a component in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Program, which is part of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) in...
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Backward Design for Instruction
07 Apr 2010 | Contributor(s):: Krishna P. C. Madhavan, Sean Brophy
Backward design is an instructional design process that focuses on what specific learning objectives need to be accomplished and how learning will be assessed appropriately before the instructional materials are designed. This design process is the complete opposite of what instructors typically...
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BNSF Outreach Activity for High School Students: Nanoengineering Track
09 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Gurpreet Singh
Outreach activity for high school students: Nanoengineering track (Kansas State University).Purpose: To encourage diverse young people to pursue careers in engineering and help them understand how engineers improve people's lives and make the world a better place.Event supported by BNSF
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Carbon Nanotube Fracture
Teaching Materials | 27 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Christine M Aikens, George C. Schatz, Marcelo Carignano
Due to their mechanical properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) hold promise as nanoreinforcements in a variety of composites. As a result, numerous theoretical and experimental studies have been performed in order to understand the behavior of CNTs under axial tension. Whereas quantum mechanical...
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Case Studies: First-Year Engineering Nanotechnology-based Design Projects
Papers | 04 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Heidi A Diefes-Dux, Krishna Madhavan
Nanotechnology as a research field presents many new opportunities and challenges for educating the next generation of engineers. In this paper, we attempt to understand the impact of this research team's initiatives to increase engineering students' awareness and understanding of nanotechnology....
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Jun 15 2014
Cloud-based modeling and simulations to enhance student learning in engineering and science
This is a FREE ticketed Sunday workshop at the ASEE Conference.See the website link below to register.The workshop facilitators will describe how cloud-based visualization and simulation tools have...
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Computational Mechanics Open Educational Resource
Tools | 23 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Ryan Cooper
Collection of Jupyter notebooks to build expertise in numerical methods for engineering analyses.
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Congying Wang
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Cross-disciplinary Nature of Nanotechnology
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First-Year Engineering Students Explore Nanotechnology in Engineering
Papers | 04 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Heidi A Diefes-Dux, Krishna Madhavan
Nanotechnology is a promising field for advancement, but not many engineering students graduate with a sufficient understanding of nanotechnology and its potential. The purpose of this study is to understand whether first-year engineering (FYE) students can find connections between nanotechnology...
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First-Year Engineering Students' Learning of Nanotechnology through an Open-Ended Project
Papers | 04 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Heidi A Diefes-Dux, Krishna Madhavan
Nanotechnology is an innovative and highly active field of research and development that presents many opportunities for future graduates. Engineering students should be made more aware of the field of nanotechnology and its potential impact on their academics, careers, and lives. This research...
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Gabriella Maria Schr Torres
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." Ever since I was 9 years old, I have tried my best to embody these words into my personal and professional life. I have...
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How People Learn 101: Theory and Practice
Presentation Materials | 07 Apr 2010 | Contributor(s):: Krishna P. C. Madhavan, Sean Brophy
One of the primary goals of the NCN Education and Assessment Group is to allow insights from engineering education research to diffuse into the engineering curricula. This resource is designed to provide faculty members designing a course using nanoHUB resources a quick introduction to the How...
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Jul 12 2010
Illinois 2010 Biosensing-Bioactuation (BSBA) Summer Institute
ObjectivesThe overall objective is to help develop infrastructure and community building in order to enhance our ability to address overarching challenges.Specific Objectives 1. Training of the...
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Illinois 2012: Societal Implications of Nanotechnology in Addressing Grand Global Challenges
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2012 | Contributor(s):: Irfan S. Ahmad
Nanotechnology has been heralded by some as a savior of humanity, while the naysayers have advocated placing a moratorium on nanotechnology research. Global challenges in areas of water, energy, health, and environment derive hope from nanotechnology for providing novel solutions. There are now...
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Is Measuring an Art or a Science?
Teaching Materials | 09 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Monica Hochstein, NNCI Nano
Nanotechnology occurs on the scale of 1-100 nanometers (in one direction). There have been numerous predictions about the growth in nanotechnology production and its impact on manufacturing in the near future. Manufacturing and commercial exchange of nano products will create a need for...
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Jamie Canino
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Jeffrey E Kuhn
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Justin L Hess
Justin is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education and a Master’s student in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue. He earned his Bachelors of Science from Purdue University in...
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