Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Spring 2007

Tuesday and Thursday 1:30-2:50 pm Bagley 261

Professor Marjorie Olmstead

Last Update 29 May 2007.

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Frontiers in Nanotechnology is the core course for the Nanotechnology Dual Ph.D. Program. The course is aimed at current or potential Dual Degree students from the 10 participating departments in the NT Dual Degree program (Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Microbiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Genome Sciences and Biochemistry). Other graduate students interested in an introduction to nanotechnology are also welcome.

Announcements

5/29 All assignments are due in the E-Submit Area by 9:00 am Tuesday June 5. You need not attach copies of the slides for your presentation if they have already been transferred to Prof. Olmstead's computer by your group spokesperson.
5/09 Student presentations are in three weeks. If you need to talk with Prof. Olmstead about them, please make an appointment.
4/19 There have been some updates to the class schedule due to conflicts arising with some presenter's schedules. It is currently up to date.
4/19 The electronic site for submitting papers is open. I encourage you to write up your seminar reports right after hearing the talk and then turning it in electronically.
4/19 You should have received an email identifying the members of each student presentation group and their UWNetIDs. Contact Prof. Olmstead if you have questions.
3/27 If you did not receive the email notifying you of the WebQ for March 27, you were not registered at 5 pm. Please register for either Chem 560B or Phys 576A. The direct link to the webQ as well as a pdf copy of today's powerpoint slides (4 to a page) are found on the Class Schedule. I will email the login information to the class list after it updates overnight.
3/20 You may register for either Chemistry 560B (SLN 9326) or Physics 576B (SLN 9580). Chem 560B is graded Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory, while Phys 576 is graded on a decimal scale. Either mode counts for the NT Dual Degree. Take Physics 576 if you want this course to count towards the 18 graded credits required by the graduate school.
3/20 Course requirements and a first draft of a class schedule are now posted.

Course Links

Class Schedule
Assignments Overview
Details on Assignments
E-Submit Area for turning in Reports and Presentation Materials.
Listing of Nano-relevant Seminars on Campus
UW Center for Nanotechnology Home Page
Dual Degree Program Information

Contact Information

Marjorie Olmstead

Professor of Physics, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Director of Nanotechnology Ph.D. Program

Office: Physics-Astronomy Building B433
Office hours: After class (3:00 - 3:45 Tuesday/Thursday) or by appointment.
Phone: 685-3031
email: olmstd@u.washington.edu

Course Overview

This class is the core required course for UW's Nanotechnology Dual Degree Ph.D. Program. The course is designed to give an overview of nanotechnology, with emphasis on activities at the University of Washington. Roughly half the class periods will be presentations by UW faculty in the Center for Nanotechnology discussing research on campus. The first three weeks will address background core material common to many aspects of nanoscale science and technology. The remaining classes will be spent addressing connections between nanotechnology research and society (tech transfer, ethics, products, etc.).

The course is open to all graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It is aimed at graduate students starting their research in UW's nanotechnology Ph.D. program.

Seminars

Nanotechnology Seminar, Tuesdays 12:30 Bagley 260 Schedule
Seminar Schedules for Nanotechnology Participating Departments (or at least connected to NT)

Physical Chemistry Seminar. Wednesdays 4 pm, Bagley 261. Schedule for All Chemistry seminars.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar. Tuesdays 4 pm, CHB 102 Schedule for All Chemistry seminars.
Organic Chemistry Seminar. Mondays 4 pm, Bagley 261 Schedule for All Chemistry seminars.
Physics Colloquium. Mondays 4 pm, Physics A102 Web Page
Condensed Matter and Atomic Physics Seminar. Tuesdays 4 pm, Physics C421. Schedule.
Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium. Mondays 3:30 - 4:30 Mueller (Roberts-Underground) 153 Schedule.
Chemical Engineering Colloquium. Mondays 4-5 pm Physics A110. Schedule.
Electrical Engineering Colloquium. Mondays 10:30 am, EE105. Schedule.
Bioengineering Weekly Seminar. Thursdays 12:30 pm. Loew 206. Schedule.
Microbiology Seminar. Tuesdays 4:00 pm Health Sciences T-733. Schedule.
Biochemistry Seminar. Thursdays 4:00 pm Hitchcock 132. Schedule.
Genome Sciences Seminar. Wednesdays 3:30 pm Hitchcock 132. Schedule.
Physiology and Biophysics Seminar. Wednesdays 10:30 am. HSB G417. Schedule.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seminars. Various days and times. Schedule.