Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Last updated:  06 May 2008

NOTE:  Slides for lectures are/will be posted on GoPost.
Speakers listed without titles may shift dates.

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Course Schedule

Date	Topic	Speakers	Readings	WebQ
Tues. 4/01	Introduction to Nanotechnology Link to survey results	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics)	Browse the web pages for: Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies National Nanotechnology Initiative	link
Thurs. 4/03	Characterization of Nanostructures	Qiuming Yu (NTUF) NTUF home page	browse the NTUF web site to see what equipment is available	link
Tues. 4/08	Nanofabrication	Paul Wallace (NTUF) NTUF home page	browse the NTUF web site to see what equipment is available.	link
Thurs 4/10	Basic Microbiology for Nanotechnologists	Beth Traxler (Microbiology) Traxler Lab home page	None	link
Tues. 4/15	Basic Quantum Mechanics for Nanotechnologists	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics) Olmstead Lab home page	Browse QM chapters in your intro physics text	link
Thurs. 4/17	Surface Science and Nanotechnology	Charles Campbell (Chemistry) Campbell Lab Home Page	none	link
Tues. 4/22	Translational Biophotonics Imaging Technologies	Xingde Li (Bioengineering) Li Home Page		link
Thurs. 4/24	Balancing Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Heteroepitaxy	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics) Olmstead home page	none	link
Tues. 4/29	Novel femtosecond spectroscopies for characterizing dynamics in complex systems	Munira Khalil (Chemistry)		link
Thurs. 5/01	Nanotechnology Transfer and Commercialization	Keith Ritala (Engineering) Intellectual Property & Industrial Agreements Manager	UW TechTransfer home page	link
Tues. 5/06	Molecular Mobility in Nanoscale Constrained Systems	Rene Overney (Chem Eng) Overney home page	link	link
Thurs. 5/08	Nanotechnology in Thermoelectric Energy Conversion	Fumio Ohuchi (MSE) Ohuchi home page	link	link
Tues. 5/13	Engineered Self-assembly	Karl Bohringer (Elec. Eng) Bohringer home page	link	link
Thurs. 5/15	Nanoscale Modeling for Future Nanoelectonics	Scott Dunham (Elec Eng)	link	link
Tues. 5/20	Ethics and Society in Nanotechnology	Deborah Bassett (Center for Workforce Development) CWD home page	browse the CWD/NNIN Societal and Ethical Issues Report	link
Thurs. 5/22	Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery	Suzie Pun (Bioengineering) Pun Home page	link	link
Tues. 5/27	Molecular Engineering	Alex Jen (MSE) Jen Home Page	link	link
Thurs. 5/29	Protein-aided inorganic synthesis	Mehmet Sarikaya (MSE) Sarikaya lab home page	browse the GEMSEC web site	link
Tues. 6/03	Student Presentations -		link	link
Thurs. 6/05	Student Presentations -		link	link to peer reviewsurvey LINK to course overview survey