Evensen, H. T. (2013, June), A Hands-on, Introductory Course for First-year Engineering Students  in Microsystems and Nanomaterials   Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--19067

\bibitem{asee_peer_19067}
  Evensen, H. T. (2013, June), \emph{A Hands-on, Introductory Course for First-year Engineering Students  in Microsystems and Nanomaterials }
  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10.18260/1-2--19067

Harold T. Evensen.  "A Hands-on, Introductory Course for First-year Engineering Students  in Microsystems and Nanomaterials ".  2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2013.  https://peer.asee.org/19067 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_19067}
  Harold T. Evensen.
  "A Hands-on, Introductory Course for First-year Engineering Students  in Microsystems and Nanomaterials ".
  \emph{2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2013.
  https://peer.asee.org/19067 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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