Description :  A comprehensive program to teach fundamental concepts of nanosystems engineering to engineering and science students within the College of Engineering and Science (COES) at Louisiana Tech University will invigorate interest in science and engineering through demonstrations to local high schools in northern Louisiana. This goal will be accomplished through the development of a series of hands-on active learning experiences that will be targeted for different educational levels. These learning experiences will be incorporated into existing curricula thorough courses at the freshman level and by the development of a new sophomore-level course entitled “Fundamentals of Nanosystems Engineering.” The course materials developed for this project will be made available through a web-based online set of manuals that may be used by other institutions across the nation. This project serves as a model for similar educational programs at like universities and encourages the faculty and students to work at the emerging interface of engineering and science, while building on the existing strengths of Louisiana Tech both in terms of personnel and infrastructure.

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Principal Investigator:  Hegab, Hisham  --  Mechanical Engineering

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Funding Agencies:  National Science Foundation

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Amount Awarded:  $100,000

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Start Period:  06/04/2004

End Period:  05/31/2006