CHED 37 |
| Developing an upper level physical chemistry course based on nanotechnology is a challenging and frustrating endeavor. There are a lack of good undergraduate textbooks, so much of the course is based on a mix of literature ranging from Scientific American articles to current journal articles. Even though there is a large chemistry component much of the material is very novel for the undergraduate chemistry major. The fact that nanotechnology is at an interface between molecules and solid state physics presents intellectual challenges to the students. Electronics, SPM, optics, biochemistry, medicine, material science, and computer science are only a few of the topics covered. The students get excited - what could be better? |
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Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS)
1:30 PM-5:15 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 Seaport -- Constitution Room, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |