Abstract
In 2000, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Implementation Plan [1] recognized that nanoscale science and engineering education is vital to U.S. economic development, public welfare, and quality of life. But the Nanotechnology Research Directions report’s vision for education and physical infrastructure only addressed (a) the need for a multidisciplinary university community based on the unitary concepts in nanoscale science and engineering, and (b) the need to enhance access to fabrication, processing, and characterization equipment ([2], p. 153). As described in Sect. 2, considerable progress has been made toward – and beyond – that early vision.
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Notes
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These numbers are based on a simple keyword “nano*” search of the Thompson ISI Web of Science database; while easy to perform, this search generally undercounts the number of pertinent publications.
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This count is based on a keyword “nano* AND medic* OR nano* AND bio*” search of the Thompson ISI Web of Science database.
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Flagg, B. Nanotechnology and the Public, Part 1 of Front-End Analysis in Support of Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network, 2005, http://informalscience.org/evaluations/report_149.pdf.
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Nanomaterials and Human Health & Instrumentation, Metrology, and Analytical Methods (November 17–18, 2009); Nanomaterials and the Environment & Instrumentation, Metrology, and Analytical Methods (October 6–7, 2009); Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensing (May 5–7, 2009); X-Rays and Neutrons: Essential Tools for Nanoscience Research (June 16–18, 2005); Nanotechnology Instrumentation and Metrology (January 27–29, 2004). See http://www.nano.gov/html/res/pubs.html for associated publications.
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NIST Workshop on Instrumentation, Metrology, and Standards for Nanomanufacturing (Oct. 17–19, 2006); NNI Workshop on Instrumentation and Metrology for Nanotechnology (Jan. 27–29, 2004); NNI Workshop, Research Directions II (Sept. 8–10, 2004); Chemical Industry R&D Roadmap for Nanomaterials by Design (30 Sept.–2 Oct. 2002).
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Buildings for Advanced Technology”, pending report from the NNI workshops in 2003, 2004 and 2006.
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Murday, J., Hersam, M., Chang, R., Fonash, S., Bell, L. (2011). Developing the Human and Physical Infrastructure for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. In: Nanotechnology Research Directions for Societal Needs in 2020. Science Policy Reports, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1168-6_13
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