Date	Topic	Assignment Links
Jan 22	Introduction to Nanoscience
Jan 29	Nanotech basics Making and Measuring Nanostructures NNI Internships1.	· Inquisitors: Prepare 60 questions using chapter 2-4 from text and this link: http://www.nano.gov/html/res/pdf/Nanotechnology_BigThingsfromaTinyWorld.pdf Prepare a mixture of T/F, multiple choice, open ended questions Chapter 2,Size Matters Chapter 3, Fundamental science of nanotechnology Chapter 4 Tools for making Nanostructures · Competitors, Read same material. Be prepared for team competition! · Browse the National Nanotechnology Strategic Plan and come prepared to discuss. What are the 4 main goals of the plan? http://www.nano.gov/NNI_Strategic_Plan_2004.pdf · Everyone: visit these websites for student internships and bring information about 3 internships that interest you to class.
Feb 5	Ethical and Societal Dimensions of Nanoscience Research The Origins and Basic Physics of Nanoscience	Dr. Boris Kiefer, Physics Department, NMSU 1) Web-based inquiry in prep for the lecture: What is the predicted population increase over the next 25 years? What is the predicted increase in energy demand related to the population increase? Name and document (briefly) four other societal challenges for science and technolgy in the 21st century. 2) Read Feynman’s “Plenty of Room at the Bottom”
Feb 12	Nanoscience Internship Applications Nanocrystal Quantum Dots	1. Bring applications and essays to class for review and tips on final submission. 2. Access the following 4 websites and come prepared to discuss: What QDs are made of How QDs work their optical properties Applications for QDs in biology Concerns about QDS and biological systems (cells, organisms) Websites and articles: http://www.evidenttech.com/quantum-dots-explained.html http://probes.invitrogen.com/media/publications/600.pdf http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/17016 login from NMSU internet to read this article: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/307/5709/538.pdf 3. Come prepared to discuss the figures in this paper. Bring questions about terms you do not understand. http://quantumdot.lanl.gov/pages/Publications/Klimov_LAscience.pdf
Feb 19	Nanocrystal Quantum Dots	Continued discussion
Feb 26	Semiconductors Photovoltaics Introduction to Molecular Motors, BioSensors	Read Chapters 3, 5, 9 Access these links and come prepared to discuss: http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/tech.php?id=2345928&lid=1 http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/tech.php?id=2345936&lid=1 http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/exhibit/exhibit.php?taid=&id=159272&lid=1&seq=1 http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/event.php?taid=&id=3457020&lid=1 http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/tech.php?id=2345935&lid=1 http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/event.php?taid=&id=3457012&lid=1 http://www.bell-labs.com/history/laser/laser_def.html http://computer.howstuffworks.com/diode.htm http://www.sdreo.org/ContentPage.asp?ContentID=114&SectionID=95 Print this picture and bring to class: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/microscopes/powerline/index.html
Mar4	Molecular Motors, BioSensors Flow cytometry, Imaging	Read Ch 7,8 http://www.ornl.gov/sci/cabp/pdf/PosterBiosensors.pdf http://www.ornl.gov/sci/cabp/pdf/PosterBiochip.pdf Use image query function in your browser to find pictures of biosensors and molecular motors, bring 5 pictures of each to class for discussion. Try the microscope simulators: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/microscopes/1.html http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/microscopes/timeline/index.html
Mar 11	Heavy Metals	http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2002/pdf/7405x0793.pdf http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2003/pdf/7509x1357.pdf
Mar 18	STM Experiment
Mar 24	Spring Break
Finals Week	Date/time in official schedule for courses that meet Tuesday at 2:30 Student Capstone Presentations

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