The University Senate of
Proposal 6-08
(Voting Units: Academic)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate
in Nanotechnology
John A. Jaszczak
Department of Physics
Associate Director for Education and Outreach, Multi-Scale Technologies Institute
Craig Friedrich
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Director, Multi-Scale Technologies Institute
Bruce E. Seely
Chair, Department of Social Sciences
1. General
Description
This proposal recommends the
establishment of a Graduate Certificate in Nanotechnology. This interdisciplinary
certificate would be available to all degree-seeking as well as
non-degree-seeking students enrolled in the
Title of Certificate: Graduate Certificate in Nanotechnology
Catalog Description
The
Graduate Certificate in Nanotechnology recognizes advanced study of scientific,
technological, and engineering topics in nanotechnology, including aspects of
(i) characterization, (ii) micro- to nano-scale fabrication and control, and
(iii) devices, systems and integration. The certificate also requires study of
the societal and ethical implications of emerging technologies.
2. Rationale
Nanotechnology is a rapidly
developing field that seeks to understand, control, and exploit new physical
properties that arise in systems at length scales between atoms and bulk
materials. Applications of nanotechnology, which already are emerging, are
highly interdisciplinary and include virtually all fields and disciplines in
engineering and the natural sciences. Some enthusiasts are calling
nanotechnology the next "industrial revolution.
Michigan Tech has strong
and growing research thrusts that deal with a broad range nanoscale science and
engineering. Likewise, MTU has been moving to develop appropriate educational
program in nanotechnology. While the National Academy of Sciences has advised
against rushing to start new engineering and science undergraduate degree
programs in nanotechnology [1], Michigan Tech has successfully developed and
started an interdisciplinary minor in Nanoscale Science and Technology in fall
2005, and is planning to start a new Nanotechnology Enterprise in January 2008
with NSF funding. The new Multi-Scale Technologies Institute (MuSTI), under the
direction of Craig Friedrich, serves as an umbrella organization to assist in
the coordination and development of these and related research and educational
efforts (http://www.me.mtu.edu/Institutes/MuSTI/).
In this context, we believe that the Graduate Certificate in Nanotechnology is
a necessary and appropriate educational opportunity for postgraduate students
that will offer them an attractive supplement to their graduate degrees in this
era of rapid paced technological change. In addition to a required course on
nanotechnology's societal implications, students
will choose elective courses to broaden their exposure to the science and
applications of nanotechnology in other disciplines, as well as to deepen their
understanding in their primary areas of interest.
The Graduate Certificate in
Nanotechnology is designed to:
(1)
deepen students'
understanding of technical aspects of nanoscale science, technology, and
engineering;
(2)
encourage
students to pursue related interdisciplinary coursework outside their major;
(3)
be flexible to
allow for participation by students in diverse majors;
(4)
familiarize
students with the real and perceived societal implications of nanotechnology
and other emerging technologies, which span from economics to ethics to
politics.
3. Related
Programs
Graduate
certificates in nanotechnology or closely related fields exist at a few other
institutions, including
4. Projected
Enrollment
Based
on likely faculty participants and current graduate enrollments, we estimate
that approximately 20 students may be enrolled at any time. In time we
anticipate that this program would become available to students via Distance
Learning.
5. Scheduling
Plans
This
graduate certificate program is primarily a regular (daytime) program.
6.
Curriculum Design
A total of 15 credits are required for this certificate.
Students must earn a grade of B or higher in each of the courses counting
toward the certificate. As an interdisciplinary certificate, a maximum of 6
credits is allowed in courses at the 3000- and 4000- levels.
Required Courses:
(A) SS5820
Graduate Seminar in Societal Implications of Nanotechnology (2 credits)
This would
be a new graduate-level version of SS 3820 Societal Implications of
Nanotechnology, and has been proposed in the 2007 curriculum binder-process.
(See the new course description below.)
(B) At least one
course must be selected from the following list:
BE/MY
5750 Bioapplications of Nanotechnologies
BL
5040/BL 5050 Electron Optical Methods
of Analysis I and II:
Principles
and Techniques for Biologists (must be selected as a pair to count toward the
requirement)
MEEM 5640 - Micromanufacturing Processes
EE/MY
5430 - Electronic Materials
EE/MY
5460 -
MY
4710 - Photonic Materials and Devices
MY
5550 - Solid Surfaces
PH
5530 - Selected Topics in Nanoscale Science and Technology
For
convenience, relevant course descriptions are given below:
BE/MY
5750 - Bioapplications of Nanotechnologies
The prospect of
bioapplications of nanotechnologies, selected topics including
nanodevices for biosensor
and drug delivery, biocompatibility and toxicity of
nanomaterials,
nanostructured polymers for tissue engineering, design and
operation of medical
nanorobots, ethics and societal impacts of
nanobiotechnology, etc.
Credits:
2.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-0)
Semesters
Offered: Fall - Offered alternate years
beginning with the 2005-
2006 academic year
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following
Level(s): Graduate
BL 5040 - Electron Optical Methods of Analysis I: Principles and Techniques
for Biologists
Hands-on course focusing on
use of transmission electron microscopes.
Topics include sample
preparation for biology, transmission electron optics,
specimen-beam interactions,
operating parameter choices, image formation
and processing. Successful
completion of course is the prerequisite to
becoming a certified
operator, MTU Electron Optics Facility. (This is a half
semester course.)
Credits:
2.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-3)
Semesters
Offered: Fall - Offered alternate years
beginning with the 2002-
2003 academic year
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following
Level(s): Graduate
BL 5050 - Electron Optical Methods of Analysis II: Principles and Techniques
for Biologists
Hands-on focusing on the
use of transmission electron microscopes. Topics:
sample preparation for
biology, transmission electron optics, specimen-beam
interactions, operating
parameter choices, image formation and processing.
Successful completion of
course is the prerequisite to becoming a certified
operator in the MTU
Electron Optics Facility. (This is a half semester course)
Credits:
2.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-3)
Semesters
Offered: Fall - Offered alternate years
beginning with the 2002-
2003 academic year
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following
Level(s): Graduate
MEEM
5640 - Micromanufacturing Processes
Introduces the processes
and equipment for fabricating microsystems and the
methods for measuring
component size and system performance. Fabrication
processes include
microscale milling, drilling, diamond machining, and
lithography. Measurement
methods include interferometry and scanning
electron microscopy. No
credit for both MEEM4640 MEEM5640.
Credits:
3.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-2) Semesters
Offered: Spring
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following
Level(s): Graduate
Pre-Requisite(s):
MEEM 3502(C)
EE/MY
5430 - Electronic Materials
A study of the physical
principles, operational characteristics, models, and
basic applications of
selected solid-state devices.
Credits:
3.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
Semesters
Offered: Spring
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following
Level(s): Graduate
EE/MY
5460 -
A study of the physical
principles, operational characteristics and models and
basic applications of solid
state devices such as p-n junctions, metalsemiconductor
junctions and transistors.
Credits:
3.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
Semesters
Offered: Fall
MY
4710 - Photonic Materials and Devices
The use of materials
science and engineering principles in the design and processing of electronic
materials and devices. Topics include operating principles of solid-state
electronic devices, electronic materials structure-processing-properties
relationships, and materials issues in electronic device fabrication and
performance.
Credits: 3.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
Semesters Offered: Spring
MY
5550 - Solid Surfaces
The performance,
durability, and stability of composites, coatings, films,
advanced ceramics,
implants, and nano-technological products rely on the
understanding, control and
manipulation of surfaces and interfaces. This
course provides both a
fundamental and practical introduction to the concepts
and theories of solid
surfaces and solid-liquid interfaces. The capillary effects,
electrical aspects of
interfaces, and adsorption at materials surfaces, with their
practical applications and
consequences, are emphasized.
Credits:
3.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
Semesters
Offered: Spring
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following
Level(s): Graduate
PH
5530 - Selected Topics in Nanoscale Science and Technology
Presentation and discussion
of selected topics in nanoscale science and
engineering. Topics include
growth, properties, applications, and societal
implication of nanoscale
materials. Evaluation: attendance and assignment.
Credits:
2.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-0)
Semesters
Offered: On Demand
Elective Courses:
Students must take from the following list of approved
courses at least one course from each of the three topical groups:
Characterization; Fabrication and Control; and Devices, Systems, and Integration
[3]. Remaining credits may be taken from any of the topical groups or the
"Other Electives" group. At least 6 credits in this graduate
certificate program, not counting SS 5820, must be from outside of the
student's home department. Students in interdisciplinary graduate degree
programs and students not seeking a graduate degree must have their selection
of elective courses approved by the MuSTI Associate Director for Education and
Outreach, or in the absence of such an office, by a faculty member appointed by
the Dean of the
1.
Characterization
BL 5040 - Electron Optical Methods
of Analysis I: Principles and Techniques for Biologists (2)
BL 5050 - Electron Optical Methods
of Analysis II: Principles and Techniques for Biologists (2)
BL 5060 - Biological
Ultrastructure (4)
FW 5080 - Gene Profiling Analysis (2)
MY
4200 - Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy (2)
MY 5200 - Advanced Scanning Electron Microscopy (3)
MY 5250 - Transmission Electron Microscopy (3)
MY
5580 - Introduction to Scanning Probe Microscopy (2)
2.
Fabrication and Control
BE
4700 - Biosensors: Fabrication and Applications (3)
EE
5470 - Semiconductor Fabrication (3) [co-listed with MY 5470]
EE
6480 - Thin Films (3) [co-listed with MY 6480]
MEEM 5640 - Micromanufacturing Processes (3)
MY
5470 - Semiconductor Fabrication (3) [co-listed with EE 5470]
MY
6480 - Thin Films (3) [co-listed with EE 6480]
3. Devices, Systems, and Integration
BE 5300 - Advanced Polymeric Biomaterials (3)
BE 5660 - Active Implantable Devices (3)
BE 5700 - Biosensors (3)
BE 5800 - Advanced Biomaterials Interfaces (3)
BE 5750 - Bioapplications of Nanotechnologies (2)
[co-listed with MY 5750]
BL 5020 - Enzymology (3)
EE 5460 - Solid State Devices (3) [co-listed with MY 5460]
EE
5480 - Advanced MEMS (4) [co-listed with MY 5480]
MY
4240 - Introduction to MEMS (4)
MY
4240D - Introduction to MEMS (4)
MY
5480 - Advanced MEMS (4) [co-listed with EE 5480]
MY
4710 - Photonic Materials and Devices
(3)
MY 5460 - Solid State Devices (3) [co-listed with EE 5460]
MY 5750 - Bioapplications of Nanotechnologies (2)
[co-listed with BE 5750]
Other Electives:
BE 5440 - Genetic Engineering (3)
BL 5030 Molecular Biology (3)
*CH 5310 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3)
*CH 5410 - Advanced Organic Chemistry I (3)
*CH 5420 - Advanced Organic Chemistry II (3)
CH 5509 - Environmental Organic Chemistry (3)
CH 5570 - Advanced Biophysical Chemistry (3)
EE 5430 - Electronic Materials (3) [co-listed with MY5430]
FW
4089 - Bioinformatics (3)
FW 5085 - Functional Genomics and Biotechnology (3)
FW 5089 - Tools of Bioinformatics (4)
*MY
3700 - Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials (4)
MY 5430 - Electronic Materials (3) [co-listed with EE5430]
MY
5550 - Solid Surfaces (3)
MY
6100 - Computational Materials Science and Engineering (3)
*PH
3410 Quantum Mechanics I (3)
*PH
3411 Quantum Mechanics II (3)
*PH
5410 Quantum Mechanics I (3)
*PH
5411 Quantum Mechanics II (2)
PH
5510 Theory of Solids (3)
PH
5520 Materials Physics (3)
PH
5530 - Selected Topics in
Nanotechnology (2)
Due
to the rapid developments in the field of nanotechnology, other appropriate
electives may be substituted upon approval of the Multi-Scale Technologies
Institute's Associate Director for Education and Outreach (or in the absence of
such an office, by a faculty member appointed by the Dean of the
*These courses may count as electives only for
students not enrolled in graduate degree programs in the respective home
departments for these courses; e.g. Physics M.S. and Ph.D. candidates may not
count PH3410, 3411, 5410 or 5411 toward the Graduate Certificate in
Nanotechnology.
7.
New Course Descriptions
SS 5820 Graduate Seminar in Societal
Implications of Nanotechnology (2 credits)
This would be a new graduate-level version of SS 3820
Societal Implications of Nanotechnology, to be proposed in the curriculum
binder-process in 2007. SS 3820 is currently being taught by visiting assistant
professor Dr. Michael Bennett, and has been taught in the past by Dr. Bruce
Seely. SS 5820 could be taught as soon as spring 2008.
Tentative catalog description:
Nanotechnology,
which involves understanding and exploiting phenomena in materials or systems
where at least one dimension is at the nanometer scale, spans virtually all
scientific and engineering disciplines. This graduate course examines in a
seminar format some of the likely implications of these developments for
society. Attention will be given to the
economic, social, ethical and moral, and political consequences of the
unfolding development of science and engineering fields at the nanoscale.
Prior
to the approval of this new course, students can satisfy the requirements of
this certificate by taking SS 3820 plus one-credit independent study in SS 6500 - Independent Study/Directed Reading
under the direction of the instructor of SS 3820.
8.
Library and other Learning Resources.
No additional library or learning resources are
required.
9.
Computing Access Fees
No computing access fees are required beyond those
normally incurred by enrolled graduate students.
10. Faculty
Resumes
Key faculty for this graduate certificate program
include the following, whose vitae are attached at the end of this proposal:
Michael Bennett, Ph.D., J.D. (Visiting
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences).
Paul Bergstrom, Ph.D. (Associate
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Associate
Director for Research, Multi-Scale Technologies Institute).
John A. Jaszczak, Ph.D. (Professor, Department of
Physics; Associate Director for Education and Outreach, Multi-Scale
Technologies Institute; Adjunct Professor, Department of Materials Science and
Engineering, Adjunct Professor, Department of Education).
Craig R. Friedrich, Ph.D. (Professor, Department of
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics; Director, Multi-Scale
Technologies Institute).
Bruce E. Seely, Ph.D. (Professor and Chair, Department
of Social Sciences).
Additional
faculty and staff that are important to this program are those associated with
the Multi-Scale Technologies Institute and the Engineering Physics Ph.D.
program. Biographical information and additional details for these personnel
may be found at:
http://www.me.mtu.edu/Institutes/MuSTI/research.htm
and http://www.phy.mtu.edu/Engphys/faculty.html
.
11. Description
of available/needed equipment.
No additional equipment is required beyond that
currently available on campus.
On campus facilities are extensive, and include:
Hitachi S-4700 field emission scanning electron
microscope
JEOL JSM-6400 scanning electron microscope
JEOL JEM-4000FX transmission electron microscope
Philips XL40 environmental scanning electron
microscope
Scintag XDS-2000 powder x-ray diffractometer
Scintag XDS-2000 pole figure x-ray diffractometer.
Philips Electronic Instruments x-ray generator and
Laue method diffractometer
Siemens D500 powder x-ray diffractometer
Molecular Beam Epitaxy system
Wave Guide Testing Optics Bench
Micromanipulator
Microtome and polishing machine
Dual-RF-plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) System
Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) System
Dual-RF-plasma Pulsed-Laser Deposition (PLD) System
Microfabrication laboratory, etching, lithography,
sputtering, evaporation and etching
Micromechanical machining laboratory
These and other facilities are described in more
detail under http://www.nano.mtu.edu/nanofacilities.htm,
http://mcff.mtu.edu/acmal/instrumentation.htm,
and http://www.me.mtu.edu/Institutes/MuSTI/facilities.htm;
however, these lists are by no means exhaustive.
12. Program
Costs
There are
no additional direct costs associated with establishing this graduate
certificate program at this time. The sustainability of offering SS 5820 in the
longer term may depend upon additional resources or continuation/conversion of
a temporary faculty line.
13. Space
No additional space is required.
14. Policies
Regulations and Rules
All
policies, regulations and rules are described in Section 6 and follow
University Senate policy for Graduate Certificates.
The
Associate Director for Education and Outreach of the Multi-Scale Technologies
Institute (MuSTI) shall assist the
15. Accreditation (Not
applicable)
16. Internal
Status of the Proposal
On April 3, 2007, the Graduate Faculty Council
approved that this proposal be forwarded to the University Senate. This draft
includes suggested modifications made by the Graduate Faculty Council and the
Senate Curricular Policy Committee.
Revised version submitted October 8, 2007 to the
Provost office, Dean of the
17. Planned
Implementation
This
program could begin starting in spring semester, 2008.
Citations:
[1] Committee for the Review of the National
Nanotechnology Initiative, Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
National Research Council. Small Wonders, Endless Frontiers: A Review of the
National Nanotechnology Initiative.
[2] <http://www.nano.gov/html/edu/eduunder.html>
National Nanotechnology Initiative, University Education. Listed March 1, 2007.
[3] K. Cowan and Y. Gogotsi, Journal of Materials Education 26
(2004) 147-152.
Listing of Prerequisites
to Required and Elective Courses
|
|
Prerequisites and/or Restrictions |
|
BE 4700 |
many not be freshman or
sophomore |
|
BE
5300 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BE
5440 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BE
5660 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BE
5700 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BE
5750 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BE
5800 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BE
5940 |
graduate
enrollment and instructor permission |
|
BL
5020 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BL
5030 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
BL 5040 |
graduate enrollment |
|
BL 5050 |
graduate enrollment |
|
BL 5060 |
BL 5040 or BL 5050 |
|
CH
5310 |
CH
4320 |
|
CH
5410 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
CH
5420 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
CH
5509 |
CE 4501 or CH 3510 |
|
CH
5570 |
CH 3520 |
|
EE
5430 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
EE
5460 |
none |
|
EE 5470 |
senior or graduate enrollment |
|
EE 5480 |
EE 4240 or MY 4240
and senior or graduate enrollment |
|
EE 6480 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
FW 4089 |
may not be freshmen or
sophomore |
|
FW 5080 |
graduate enrollment and instructor
permission |
|
FW
5085 |
senior or graduate enrollment |
|
FW
5089 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
MEEM
5640 |
MEEM 3502(C) |
|
MY 3700 |
(PH 2200 or PH 2260) and MA 3160 and (MA 3520 or MA 3530) or (MA 2321 and MA 3521) |
|
MY 4200 |
none |
|
MY 4240 |
senior or graduate enrollment |
|
MY 4240D |
senior or graduate enrollment |
|
MY 4710 |
none |
|
MY 5200 |
graduate enrollment |
|
MY 5250 |
graduate enrollment |
|
MY
5430 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
MY
5460 |
none |
|
MY 5470 |
senior or graduate enrollment |
|
MY 5480 |
EE 4240 or MY 4240 and
senior or graduate enrollment |
|
MY 5550 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
MY 5580 |
graduate enrollment |
|
MY
5750 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
MY 6100 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
MY 6480 |
graduate
enrollment |
|
PH 3410 |
PH2400 and MA3530 |
|
PH 3411 |
PH3410 |
|
PH 5410 |