ME118 Syllabus

ME118
Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanosciences


Class Schedule Spring 2008 (Tentative)


Lec. Date Subject Course Notes Internet Reading Papers Lab & HWs
1 01/22 Introduction Class1 National Nanotechnology Initiative
2 01/24 Top-down Nanotechnologies Class2 Berkeley-Nano paper 1, paper 1_1 HW #1
3 01/29 Top-down - IC Class3 MOSIS Service
4 01/31 Top-down MOSFET Class4 BSAC paper 2, paper 2_1 Lab #1
5 02/05 CNT - discovery Class5 SOIMUMPs HW #2
6 02/07 Top Down - MEMS Class6 Dr. Iijima graphene-HW#2
7 02/12 CNT - Properties, Lab#1 Class7 CNT Properties paper 3
8 02/14 CNT - Characterization Class8 CNT Images HW #3
9 02/19 CNT - Integration Class9 CNT Applications paper 4
10 02/21 CNT - Directional Growth Class10 The CNT Page
11 02/26 CNT - Applications Class11 CNT Applications paper 5, paper 5_1 HW #4
12 02/28 VLS Growth, Lab #2 Class12 A CNT Page Lab #2
13 03/04 Review for Quiz I Class13 Harvard - Lieber
14 03/06 Quiz I Class14 Eurotechnology - Nanowires paper 6, paper 6_1
15 03/11 Nanowires - Intro Class15 Nano in Japan HW #5
16 03/13 Nanowires - Structure Class16 Nanotechnology - Basics paper 7
17 03/18 Nanaowire - Properties Class17 Nano - Europe
18 03/20 Nanowire - Applications Class18 SmallTimes paper 8 HW #6
03/25 Spring Break
03/27 Spring Break
19 04/01 Nanofiber - Electrospinning Class19 Electrospinning - Wiki paper 9 Lab #3
20 04/03 Near-field Electrospinning, Lab#3 Class20 MEMS Jobs 1-page Project due
21 04/08 Quantum Dots - Intro Class21 Nanobiology Notes paper 10, paper 10_1 HW #7
22 04/10 Nano and Biology I Class22 NIH Nanotechnology
23 04/15 Nano and Biology II Class23 MEMS&Nano Exchange paper 11 HW#8
24 04/17 Plasmonics I Class24 Nanotechnology News
25 04/22 Plasmonics II Class25 Nanotech Jobs
26 04/24 Review on Quiz II Class26
27 04/29 Quiz II Class27
28 05/01 Project Presentation
29 05/06 Project Presentation
30 05/08 Project Presentation

Last updated: Jan 20, 2008 by Liwei Lin