Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Last updated:  19 May 2009

NOTE:  Slides for lectures are/will be posted on GoPost.
Other speakers will be posted as they are confirmed.

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Course Schedule

Date	Topic	Speakers	Readings	WebQ
Tues. 3/31	Introduction to Nanotechnology	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics)	Browse the web pages for: Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies National Nanotechnology Initiative	link
Thurs. 4/02	Basic Quantum Mechanics for Nanotechnologists	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics) Olmstead Lab home page	Browse QM chapters in your intro physics text	link
Tues. 4/07	Basic Microbiology for Nanotechnologists	Beth Traxler (Microbiology) Traxler Lab home page		link
Thurs 4/9	Surface Science and Nanotechnology	Charles Campbell (Chemistry) Campbell Lab Home Page		link
Tues. 4/14	Nanofabrication	Paul Wallace (NTUF) NTUF home page	Browse the NTUF web site to see what equipment is available	link
Thurs. 4/16	Characterization of Nanostructures CLASS MEETS in FLUKE HALL NTUF	Qiuming Yu (NTUF) NTUF home page	browse the NTUF web site to see what equipment is available.	link
Tues. 4/21	Imaging cells and embryos with nanoprobes	Mark Cooper (Biology) Cooper home page	see files on GoPost	link
Thurs. 4/23	Modeling photoinduced dynamics on the nanoscale	Oleg Prezhdo (Chemistry)	see files on GoPost	link
Tues. 4/28	Kinetic Control of Heterointerface Formation	Marjorie Olmstead (Physics)		link
Thurs. 4/30	Self-assembled Nanophotonics	David Ginger		link
Tues. 5/05	Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection and Therapeutics	Miqin Zhang (MSE)	link	link
Thurs. 5/07	Interesting Things about Quantum Dots	Daniel Gamelin (Chemistry)	link	link
Tues. 5/12	Outreach and International Opportunities in the CNT	Ethan Allen (CNT), Fumio Ohuchi (MSE) and Kenji Kitamura (NIMS)	link	link
Thurs. 5/14	Ethical Responsibilities of Scientists	Marjorie Olmstead	see files on GoPost and in your email	link
Tues. 5/19	Protecting and Commercializing Nanotechnology Innovations	Keith Ritala (College of Engineering)	read a patent (see GoPost)	link
Thurs. 5/21	Nanomedicine from Lab to Reality	Pat Stayton (Bioengineering)	link	link
Tues. 5/26	Molecular Understanding, Design, and Development of Zwitterionic-based biomaterials for nanosensors and nanoparticles	Shaoyi Jiang (Chemical Engineering)	link	link
Thurs. 5/28	Societal and Ethical Impact of Nanotechnology	Marjorie Olmstead & Deborah Bassett	link	link
Tues. 6/02	Student Presentations -		link	link
Thurs. 6/04	Student Presentations -		link	link to peer reviewsurvey LINK to course overview survey