NS 201 - Materials, Safety and Equipment Overview for Nanotechnology

Credit Hours: 3.0

This course will prepare students for advanced Nanotechnology courses by providing them with the solid knowledge of Nanotechnology fundamentals in the following areas: concept of size and scale in relation to nanotechnology; environmental, health and safety concerns and protocols in nanotechnology; structure of matter on the Nano scale including concept of nanosurface and energy at the Nano scale; classification of materials by their physical, chemical, electrical, optical, and mechanical properties; basic vacuum systems; Nano characterization and fabrication equipment and processes.

Course Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate basic working knowledge of Nano materials and Nano processes safety such as chemical, biological, electrical, environmental, health and safety;
demonstrate an understanding of principles of vacuum based systems;
demonstrate an understanding of the structure of the matter on the Nano scale and its difference from the material properties of the bulk matter;
classify materials based on their chemical and physical properties;
demonstrate an understanding of the general Nano fabrication processing and contamination and damage control;
describe the utilization and application of various characterization instruments; and
identify and use appropriate technical literature for the research assignment.

Prerequisites: CH 180, MT 126
Corequisites: PH 272
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