NME321 Assignment
NME 321
students have fulfill two assignments:
(1) Write a
paper on the impact of Nanoscience
and Molecular Engineering on our Society and our Ethical Standards (due May 17,
2012)
(see details below)
(2) Evaluate
student research presentations on May 17, 24 and 31 (a form will be made
accessible through this site at a later point)
1. NME 321 – Paper Assignment
Impact of Nanoscience and Molecular
Engineering on our Society and our Ethical Standards
Deadline: May 17, 2012
Submission: Electronically to nanolab@u.washington.edu
with only the student ID in the subject field
On
time submission is required for obtaining course credit. Late submissions are
not accepted.
Paper Content
and Guidelines
This is an individual assignment that is composed of
two parts:
Part A: Based on the open literature write a minimum of two pages on three of the following aspects:
- Is
ethics unique to nanotechnology?
- Hazard
assessment of nanomaterials
- Safety,
patients and patents
- The
ethics of synthetic biology
You can use the publications
that are linked to these aspects, but you might also want to check the open
literate (e.g., WEB of Science, through
the UW library portal).
You need to reference a minimum of 5 publications (but not more than 10). Format
style (example): D.B. Knorr, R.M. Overney, Cooperative and submolecular dissipation
mechanisms of sliding friction in complex organic systems, J. Chem. Phys. 129,
074504 (2008). Illustrations are welcome
but should not exceed half a page in total.
Part B: Discuss within two
pages the following linked case studies on
- Ethics in Nanotechnology
– Case Studies (download)
Additional document that might be of use to
you:
Control
of Nanoscale Materials under the Toxic Substances Control Act (download)
Document
and type setting requirements: Single
line-spaced PDF document, top/left margins 1”. Type setting: 12 pts Times Roman.