Integration of Nanomanufacturing Research into Curricular Education and Outreach

Dhananjay Kumar; Devdas M. Pai; Mainul Kader Faruque; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa

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Conference: 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Location: Vancouver, BC
Publication Date: June 26, 2011
Start Date: June 26, 2011
End Date: June 29, 2011
ISSN: 2153-5965
Conference Session: Design Education I
Tagged Division: Manufacturing
Page Count: 8
Page Numbers: 22.929.1 - 22.929.8
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--18272
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/18272
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Dhananjay Kumar North Carolina A&T State University

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Dhananjay Kumar is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He is the Site Research Director for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials. His areas of research interest are thin films and nanomaterials, and he teaches classes in materials science, advanced materials, and nanotechnology.

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Devdas M. Pai North Carolina A&T State University

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Devdas M. Pai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and serves as Director for Education and Outreach for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of manufacturing processes and materials engineering.

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Mainul Kader Faruque North Carolina A&T State University

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Mr. Mainul Kader Faruque is a graduate student researcher at the Engineering Research Center (ERC) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He is conducting his research in the field of material science. Currently, he is working on growth mechanism of TiN nanowires and studying the biological properties of these nanowires.

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Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa North Carolina A&T State University

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Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa is a graduate student of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. His research is on an NSF funded Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials. His areas of interest include thin films and biomaterials.

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Abstract

Integration of Nanomanufacturing Research Into Curricular Education and OutreachResearch in nanoscience, nanotechnology and nanomaterials has grown in leaps and boundsworldwide over the last decade. A well-trained workforce with a strong grounding innanomaterials and nanotechnology is a strong national competitive advantage. Research fundingfrom multiple sources has enable the authors’ lab to work with nanomaterials for diverseapplications including the electronic, magnetic and, starting recently, biomaterials sector.Processes that continue to be investigated include the pulsed laser deposition process and themagnetron beam sputtering process. Materials are fabricated in the form of thin-film composites,multilayered structures and nanowires. Materials under investigation include Fe-Ni-Co magneticnanoparticles, Ni-TiN-Ni multilayered structures, and TiN and Mgo nanowires. These materialshave been characterized by advanced structural and property characterization techniquesincluding X-Ray Diffraction, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and PhysicalProperty Measurement Systems.Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars have always been trained and mentored. Carefulplanning and grant-writing has enabled leveraging of this research work for deployment intocurricular education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Beyond extending classroomlectures to hands-on participation opportunities and demonstrations in the authors’ lab, thestudents have been afforded the opportunities to experience a day of touring at a world-renownednational research lab as well as to explore career opportunities. Further, multi-level outreachactivities that have been successfully organized utilizing the lab’s resources have benefited alarge number of members of the community and other institutions. These include talented youngstudents from community high schools, middle and high school teachers, and community collegestudents and teachers. The paper will survey the innovative approaches, with specific examples,used to enliven the content as well as encourage active participation and discovery-basedlearning at all levels of learning.

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Kumar, D., & Pai, D. M., & Faruque, M. K., & Mensah-Darkwa, K. (2011, June), Integration of Nanomanufacturing Research into Curricular Education and Outreach Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18272

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