NANOLAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: A Model for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- HEITSCH, ANDREW T.; EKERDT, JOHN G.; KORGEL, BRIAN A.
- Source
- CEE: Chemical Engineering Education; Summer2009, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p225-231, 7p, 3 Diagrams
- Subject
- NANOSCIENCE
NANOCHEMISTRY
ENGINEERING students
STUDENTS
CHEMICAL engineering
ENGINEERING
EDUCATION
- Language
- ISSN
- 00092479
The article focuses on a study that describes the NANOLAB model for teaching nanoscale science and education (NSE) concepts across departmental boundaries, including how it was developed and some of its successes. It cites the features of NANOLAB, an upper-division undergraduate laboratory hub. It mentions the initial cost needed to develop the NANOLAB. It details the benefits of the NANOLAB to chemical engineering students.