NS 201 - Materials, Safety and Equipment Overview for Nanotechnology

Credit Hours: 3

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

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

demonstrate a basic working knowledge of Nano materials and Nano processes safety such as chemical, biological, electrical, environmental, health, and safety;
demonstrate an understanding of the 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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