
Cells and Stuff Volume 1.pdf
One of our partner schools UWRF is involved in tissue engineering. The PDF document describes some of the activities the s…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on September 3, 2009 at 4:41pm —
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I was taking some classes this summer and wrote a FAQ for nanoscience. This is used to inform students interested in our program or teachers who want to add some nanoscience topics to their current curriculum.
Nanoscience FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is nanoscienc…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on August 3, 2009 at 9:01pm —
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fn2_lab_cross_section.doc
SEM Image and Cross Sectioning by CVTC student Rob Haveman
This is one of the major…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on March 25, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Today in class I did two activities. First we did a flow chart showing how we go from a pile of sand to a silicon wafer. The second activity was a CMOS sandwich which is shown in the picture. I used the image from figures 3.22 and 3.23 in "Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology"…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on March 6, 2009 at 1:00am —
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In the fourth semester microfabrication course we get into more advanced semiconductor processing. We are having an exam on Friday so we had a study session on Wednesday. For the study session I divided the class of nine students into four groups and assigned each group some…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on March 5, 2009 at 9:57pm —
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I am currently about 5-6 weeks into the second semester nanoscience course. This course is primarily focused on giving the students a background in electronics, electronic devices and microfabrication using photolithography. Eventually the students will take this course concurrently with…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on February 19, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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I have sometimes included additional topics in my first semester class:
Intellectual Property: Many nanotechnology firms are involved in developing patents and intellectual property so I often include a section on this topic. Following is the Powerpoint I use:…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on February 19, 2009 at 9:16pm —
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I have been away for a while. Got through the semester, I had a nice break and I am well into the second semester. I will try to finish the last first semester course material and get started on the second nanoscience course. Yesterday we had 26 local high school (grades 9-12) and mid…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on February 19, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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fn1_3b_nanoparticles.ppt
This module covers nanoparticles. I extend from carbon nanotubes and fullerenes to cover a va…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on November 25, 2008 at 11:00pm —
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This week our students attended the Fourth Annual Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference hosted by the University of Minnesota.
http://www.nano.umn.edu/conference2008/
Topics included research on:
MEMS
Sensors
Nanomaterials for Energ…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on November 14, 2008 at 9:53pm —
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Added by Hans Mikelson on November 12, 2008 at 12:15am —
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During the last week of October I attended the National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education Conference in Washington DC. The ATE program is directed towards community colleges and technical colleges. This program supports advanced technical training in many different…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on November 12, 2008 at 12:00am —
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Added by Hans Mikelson on November 8, 2008 at 12:00am —
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Added by Hans Mikelson on October 17, 2008 at 12:00am —
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Added by Hans Mikelson on October 10, 2008 at 2:00am —
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Added by Hans Mikelson on October 3, 2008 at 10:08pm —
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fn1_2a_tools_cr.ppt
The second unit for this course I call the tools of nanoscience. The tools actually covered are the common to…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on October 3, 2008 at 9:26pm —
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Many of the images I use on these pages were generated using POVRay.
Below is a povray file used to generate unit cell images:
uc_dia_03…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on September 26, 2008 at 7:23pm —
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Our Nanoscience program is a blend of three main focus areas:
1. Materials Science and Characterization
2. Microfabrication
3. Biotechnology
This follows the model used by the University of Minnesota and Dakota County Technical College. I like th…
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Added by Hans Mikelson on September 26, 2008 at 12:38am —
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