Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum Development

number of U.S. students who choose to pursue graduate study inthis field, while also cultivating a generation of globally aware engineers and scientists who areprepared for international research collaboration.3.1 Program Objectives: The NanoJapan Program is a 12-week summer program that placesfirst- and second-year undergraduate science and engineering students from U.S. universities inresearch internships with Japanese nanotechnology laboratories. The objectives of the educationprogram are to : i) to cultivate an interest in nanotechnology as a field of study among collegestudents; ii) to cultivate the next generation of graduate students in nanotechnology; iii) to add tothe skill set of active nanoscience researchers; iv) to create students