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Nanotechnology The fast-growing fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology have significant and exciting future applications in life sciences, medicine, and engineering. The SAAST Nanotechnology Program (NP) introduces students to those concepts necessary to understanding why very small systems exhibit unique behavior. Students will engage in hands-on activities in imaging and manipulating nanostructures, both 'top down' and 'bottom up' approaches to making nanostructures, and devices based on nanotechnology. Through lecture, class discussion, and guided hands-on practicum, the NP will cover topics in nanomaterials, nanofabrication techniques, imaging nanostructures, real-life applications of nanotechnology, and nanoscience ethics. Students will utilize the technologies and facilities which allow Penn to remain at the forefront of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Facilities include the Penn Microfabrication Facility, where students will be guided through various nanofabrication techniques, and the Penn Regional Nanotechnology Facility, where students will see how nanomaterials are characterized and imaged using Scanning Electron (SEM), Transmission Electron (TEM), Atomic Force (AFM), and Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Microscopes. A Presentation Showcase on the final day will conclude the NP experience, with friends, family, and faculty and invited industry guests in the audience. Participants in NP who successfully complete the program's requirements will be able to earn academic credit from the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Faculty Advisor: Professor Dawn Bonnell Dawn Bonnell is the Trustee Professor of Materials Science at the University of Pennsylvania and the Director of the Nano/Bio Interface Center . She received her PhD from the University of Michigan and was a Fulbright scholar to the Max-Planck-Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, after which she worked at IBM Thomas Watson Research Center. Her current research involves atomistic processes at oxide surfaces, nanometer scale electronic phenomena in materials, and assembly of complex nanostructures. Dr. Bonnell has authored or coauthored over 180 papers and edited several books, including Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy: theory, techniques, and applications . Her work has been recognized by the Presidential Young Investigators Award, the Ross Coffin Purdy Award, and several distinguished lectureships. Professor Bonnell has taught short courses for scientific societies, served as a Founding Board member of the Nanoscale Science and Technology Division of AVS, and is a president of AVS. She has served in leadership positions in the Basic Science Division and Exhibitions and Meetings Committee, and is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society. She serves on the editorial boards of several journals, on national and international advisory committees, and is involved with several nanotechnology based companies. Instructor: Kendra Kathan Kendra M. Kathan earned a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University in 2005 and entered the Materials Science and Engineering department at Penn in the fall of that year. For her PhD dissertation research, she uses scanning probe microscopy techniques to measure the conductivity of peptide-porphyrin complexes. In her free time, she enjoys scuba diving, traveling, reading, and cooking. Instructor: Wendy Liu Sample Schedule (subject to change) Week 1
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