Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Last updated:  04 May 2006

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Course Schedule

Date	Topic	Speakers	Readings	WebQ
Tues 3/28	Introduction to Nanotechnology Link to slides	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics) Francois Baneyx (Chemical Engineering)	Browse the web pages for: Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies National Nanotechnology Initiative	link
Thurs. 3/30	Basic Biology for Nanotechnologists Link to slides	Beth Traxler (Microbiology) Traxler Lab home page	none	link
Tues. 4/04	Basic Quantum Mechanics for Nanotechnologists Link to slides	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics) Olmstead Lab home page	Browse QM chapters in your intro physics text	link
Thurs. 4/06	Characterization of Nanostructures Link to slides	Qiuming Yu (NTUF) NTUF home page	none	link
Tues. 4/11	Nanofabrication Link to slides	Dong Qin (NTUF) NTUF home page	browse the NTUF web site to see what equipment is available.	link
Thurs. 4/13	Engineered Self-Assembly Link to slides	Babak Parviz (Electrical Engineering) Parviz Lab Home Page	Reading Assignment -- 2 papers to read and a question to think about.	link
Tues. 4/18	Discussion of Ethics in Nanotechnology Link to slides	Marjorie Olmstead Francois Baneyx	browse the National Acadamies on-line book "On Being a Scientist:  Responsible Conduct in Research" The American Physical Society Guidelines for Professional Conduct, which also contains links to similar statements by other organizations.	link
Thurs. 4/20	Protein-Aided Nanofabrication Link to slides	Francois Baneyx (Chemical Engineering) Baneyx Lab Home Page	none	link
Tues. 4/25	Surface Science and Nanotechnology Link to Slides	Charles Campbell (Chemistry) Campbell Lab Home Page	link	link
Thurs. 4/27	TBA	Albert Folch (Bioengineering) Folch Lab Home Page	link	link
Tues. 5/02	Silver and Gold Nanostructures: Tailoring Their Optical Properties for Biomedical Applications Link to Slides	Younan Xia (Chemistry) Xia Lab Home Page	link	link
Thurs. 5/04	Spins in Semiconductors at Nanometer Length Scales Link to Slides	Daniel Gamelin (Chemistry) Gamelin Lab Home Page	link	link
Tues. 5/09	a)  Fabricating X-ray Multilayers b)  Opportunities for Collaboration with Linköping University	Jens Birch (Linköping)	link	link
Thurs. 5/11	UW's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Business School Link to slides	Suresh Kotha (Management and Organization) Lauren Witt (TEC program) CIE Program Home Page	link	link
Tues. 5/16	Optical Trapping	Daniel Chiu (Chemistry) Chiu Lab Home Page	link	link
Thurs. 5/18	Nanotechnology  Technology Transfer Link to slides	Keith Ritala (UW TechTransfer) John Martin (Washington Technology Center) UW TechTransfer Home Page WTC Home Page WA Nano Initiative	link	link
Tues. 5/23	Nanoparticles for drug delivery Link to slides	Suzie Pun (Bioengineering) Pun Lab Home Page	link	link
Thurs. 5/25	Multifunctional nanoparticles for brain tumor diagnosis and treatment	Miqin Zhang (Bioengineering) Zhang Lab Home Page	link
Tues. 5/30	Student Presentations Environment Slides Medicine Slides	TBA	Medicine Abstract Environment Abstract	link
Thurs. 6/01	Student Presentations	TBA	Electronics Abstract Materials Abstract	link to peer review survey LINK to overview