Dedicated instruments for nano-engineering education: Integrated nano-manipulation and micro-nanomachining. Issue 1 (January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mekid, Samir
• Is Part Of: International journal of mechanical engineering education. Volume 49:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 60
• Page End: 71
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Subjects: Nanotechnology -- nanomanipulation -- education; Mechanical engineering -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; Mechanical engineering -- Periodicals; 621.0711
• DOI: 10.1177/0306419019846591
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-4190

Abstract

Introducing Nanotechnology course with extensive lab experiments to engineering students becomes essential during their undergraduate studies. It is believed that Nanotechnology should be defined in a specific track within the undergraduate engineering curriculum. The current practice shows several universities adopting this course but with different approaches. The paper exhibits two new instruments designed to support micro/nano-technology education for engineering students. An integrated nano-manipulator and micro-machining instruments have been designed with various operations to allow more capabilities offered to students to acquire hands-on experience in labs. The students' activities are planned to follow a planned set of units describing experimental activities and designed for the students as a roadmap for a couple of weeks, or the students' ideas as free access after a training. With integrated functions, the instruments would allow more freedom to students to explore and investigate their curiosity.