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The goal of our NUE is to guide the students from the fundamentals of nanoscale phenomena to experiments synthesizing and characterizing nanomaterials and the design of nanoscale devices and systems in a research setting. We believe the understanding and appreciation of devices and systems based on nanotechnology is closely connected to the student's understanding and knowledge of the fundamentals of nanoscience and nanotechnology, i.e., the origin and technical implementation of the nanoscale phenomena into a working nanotechnology device. In order to achieve our goal we have divided our effort into four stages:

Part 1: Developing a one-semester course with 5-7 modules in nanomaterials
Part 2: Designing and implementing a nanomaterials laboratory course
Part 3: Giving undergraduate students a research experience in a nanotechnology project

Our approach introduces “nano” to junior and senior undergraduate curriculum in an interdisciplinary fashion by involving researchers in the nanoscience and nanotechnology area from six science and engineering departments (i.e., chemistry, physics, and chemical, mechanical, biomedical and electrical engineering). Together we have created a multidisciplinary module-based program for our undergraduate students enabling them to acquire a broad perspective of nanotechnology through interactions with the researchers involved.