MatEd Partners and NAB Meeting

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MatEd Partners and NAB Meeting

• Karen Wosczyna-Birch
• CT Community Colleges
• College of Technologys
• Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
• November 3, 2007

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COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
CT Pre-Engineering Program (CPEP) and Urban,
Priority District Middle and High Schools
17 Technical High Schools System Articulation
Project Lead the Way Comprehensive High
Schools Community College Consortia
Technology Magnet Schools Great Path Academy
ALL TWELVE PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Business, Industry, Government and Professional
Organization Partners
COT Articulation with 4-yr Educational Partners
Central CT State University
Fairfield University
University of Connecticut
CT Business Industry Association
Office of Workforce Competitiveness
Society of Manufacturing Engineering
Charter Oak State College
University of Hartford
University of New Haven
National Air Force Leadership Center
Department of Economic Development
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College of Technology Partners
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COT RCNGM GOALS

• Educational Pathways Articulation
• Professional Development
• Student Recruitment and Retention
• Curriculum Development
• Next Generation Manufacturing
• Aerospace

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Nanotechnology Curriculum Committee
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OBJECTIVES A. Minor in Nanotechnology Two
Nanotechnology courses offered at community
colleges First course Conceptual Second
course Includes integration of Math
(Algebra) B. Introductory Nanotechnology Course
C. Experiential Learning D. MatEd
Partnership Identifying Proven Practices
Resources for Material Science (Web Research)
NSF funded Centers and Initiatives University
of Mass (Dr. Carol Barry K-12 Dr. Joey
Mead) University of Wisconsin, Madison (K-16
nanotechnology) Pennsylvania State Center (2yr-
4yr State Collaboration) Dakota County
Technical College (CC curriculum)
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• PARTNERSHIP WITH MatED
• Curriculum Development
• Focus on Nanotechnology Efforts In CT
• Next Generation Manufacturing Curriculum with
  emphasis on Aerospace
• Faculty Professional Development
• Dissemination - MatEd Repository for CT materials
• Additional Efforts Joint Workshops with
  Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
  

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Nanotechnology Introduction

• Historical perspective
• Scientists contributing to the exploration of
  this field of study
• Reshaping science and its applications

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Some example of innovative applications in
Nanotech
Sensors
Smart Materials
Energy Applications
Batteries Fuel Cells
Data Storage
Innovative Applications in Nanotechnology
Industry Applications
Electronic Packaging
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• Smart Materials
• Materials at nanoscale level performing an
  specific task
• Characteristic structures containing mobile
  electronic charges, i.e. self-tinting glass
• Space Elevator
• Sensors
• Understanding of molecular recognition
• Capture and recognize a specified molecule, i.e.
  bioarrays

Fig. 1-NASA aircraft containing smart materials
with sensors and actuators. Simulating form and
functions of birds www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff200
1/langley.html
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Space Elevator
A space elevator would consist of a cable
anchored to the Earth's surface, reaching into
space. By attaching a counterweight at the end
(or by further extending the cable for the same
purpose), inertia ensures that the cable remains
stretched taut, countering the gravitational pull
on the lower sections, thus allowing the elevator
to remain in geostationary orbit. Once beyond
the gravitational midpoint, carriage would be
accelerated further by the planet's rotation.
Recent proposals for a space elevator are
notable in their plans to incorporate carbon
nanotubes into the tether design, thus providing
a link between space exploration and
nanotechnology. Climbers ascend a ribbon,
100,000 km long, strung between an anchor on
Earth and a counterweight in space. Connecting
Earth and space in a way never before possible,
the space elevator will enable us to
inexpensively and completely expand our society
into space. Ref Wikipedia, http//www.spaceelevat
or.com
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• Nanoscale Biostructures
• Design to mimic some type of bioprocess
• Main focus is on human repair and idea of
  self-assembly
• Diagnostic and Treatment
• Energy Capture and Storage
• Sunlight storage, i.e. titanium dioxide. This
  material is able to absorb solar energy when
  combined with a special dye. Then the energy may
  be converted to electrical energy.

Fig. 2-Carbon nanotubes as biomedical sensors to
test electrical properties in biomolecular
environment
Fig. 3- New technologies for clean energy
generation and storage, such as using hydrogen to
supply fuel cells
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• Magnets
• Magnetic nanoparticles
• Smaller, Cheaper
• Wireless Communication Components
• Nanofabrication
• Devices are designed and manufactured at
  nanometer scale by self-assembling atom by atom
  using small nanomachines

Fig 4-micromagnetic software shows the
interaction of "spin waves" emitted by two
nano-oscillators that generate microwave signals.
The ability of these tiny spintronic devices to
spontaneously synchronize their emissions may
lead to smaller, cheaper wireless communications
components. http//www.nist.gov
Fig 5- Atomic force microscope of a 2D array of
Chromium dots. These are formed using laser
atomic deposition.
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• Electronics
• Nanoelectronics combine biology, chemistry,
  physics, engineering, and computer science, i.a.
  computer chips (nanochips), nanomotors,
  nanoelectronics to bodys nervous system
• Modeling
• Ability to visually simulate computationally
  nanoparticles to predict its response under
  specified criteria. Research Applications

Fig 6- An example in nanoelectronics are the
nanomechanical systems (NEMS) which enable the
manipulation of electrical and electronic
properties in real time through mechanical stress
and/or electric fields.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Fig. 7- Sample of different simulation models,
including (a) peptides nanotubes, (b) polymer
chained-carbon nanotubes, and (c) single-walled
carbon nanotubes.
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Manufacture Your Future Expo -Over 3500 High
School Students in 2006-MatEd participate in
2008 Expo
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Discovering.
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Manufacturing is Cool!
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• Nanotechnology/NanoScience
• Over 400 products currently in the market which
  take advantage of nanotechnology.
• Every industry or market segment will be
  impacted by nanotechnology, with impacts in
  electronics and material science applications
  coming first, communication and disease
  diagnostic applications in the near future and in
  vivo disease treatment approaches or tailored
  drugs in the far future.
• The application of nanoscience to industry is
  forecasted to create billions of dollars of
  revenue over the next 10 to 15 years.
• Need for trained employees is critical to
  support the anticipated economic growth.
• Over 800,000 trained employees needed in the next
  10 years in the US with over 50 being
  technicians.
• Estimate is 4 to 6 technicians per PhD
  researcher.
• 2 2 2 Seamless Pathways
• COLLABORATION WITH MatEd Resource Center

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• Partnerships

OVER 150 MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
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• References
• UW-Madison MRSEC
• Probably the most impressive website devoted to
  nanoeducation on the NET.
• Mondo-tronics Inc. - Muscle Wires, Shape Memory
  Alloys, and Electronics
• A place to buy shape memory alloys .
• Dynalloy, Inc. Makers of Dynamic Alloys for
  Electrically Driven Applications
• Another place to buy SMAs.
• A View from the Back of the Envelope
• A great website determine to help young children
  understand the size of things.
• Nanotechnology
• A website devoted to up to date information on
  nanotechnology news.
• Small Times News about MEMS, Nanotechnology and
  Microsystems
• A magazine devoted to reporting the news.
• Ethics Nanotechnology
• Various papers one can use to spark some great
  discussions.
• MIT Institute For Soldier Nanotechnologies
• Great information on current research.
• NIRT at VT - Curriculum development programs
• A nice list of educational resources in
  nanotechnology.