MAE 166 Nanomaterials & Properties

UC San Diego - Fall 2014

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Announcement         Group List


Instructor: Prof. Sungho Jin, jin@ucsd.edu
Office: EBU II Room 256


Office Hour:
 Thursday 4:00-5:00pm EBU II Room 256


TA: Isaac Liu, chl261@ucsd.edu
Office: CMRR Room 208


Lecture: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00 - 9:20 am (Warren Hall, WLH, Rm. 2205)


Midterm Exam:

Thursday, November 6, 2014 (tentative),  8:00 – 9:20 am

(WLH, Rm. 2205)


Final Exam: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 8 – 11 am (WLH, Rm. 2205)


Class website: http://newmaeweb.ucsd.edu/courses/MAE166/FA_2013


Syllabus:
 Clickhere to download the syllabus.

ANNOUNCEMENT
1. The group presentations for the MAE 166/NANO 156 will take place on Tu 12/02/14 and Th 12/04/14. We will have 10 groups and each group will have 5 students. Each group have 15 minutes including Q&A.
2. Please pick up your midterm answer sheet with MAE faculty assistant Gina Torgersen during her office hour. Her office is located at EBU2, room 281.
3. Guest lectures on Nov. 18 and Nov. 20 by Prof. Olivia Graeve of MAE Dept. Prof. Olivia Graeve is an expert on nano ceramics and nano metals.
4. Group write up report due on 12/04/14, 11:59 pm.
5. Prof. Olivia Graeve's lecture note: An introduction to Powder Fabrication Method
6. Lost and found: Prof. Jin found a nexus at class 2205 after lecture on 12.04. If that's yours, please claim with TA Isaac Liu after final exam.

GROUP LIST
Group No. Group members Topic
1 Joshua LeBlanc, Randy Tran, Daniel Mahan, Michael Galamyk, Alexander Haid Nano-semiconductors
2 Jorgen Apeland, Are Nost, Mathias Olsen, Tim Linnenweber, Konrad Gerking Green nanotechnology and its application
3 Daniel Bishop, Edris Doski, Shane Burton, William Huang, James Hsu Polymer nanocomposite
4 Elliott Park, Nicholas Kim, Hyun Joo Ahn, Justin Salgado, Seung-Hyo Lee Plasmonics
5 Armando Covarrubias, Dan Ortiz, Jeffery Wang, Shahin Pajoom, Wanfang Wu Bio-medical application of Graphene
6 Yongjoon Youn, Kyuin Park, Stewart Kerr, Hanh N Pham, Breanna Caso Nano drug delivery
7 Cheng-Hao Tai, Pablo Ramaswamy, Michael Wang, Jeffrey Chan, Ann Meek Detection of disease using nano-particles
8 Xiao Liu, Guifeng Zhao, Yuanzhe Liu, Hong Yan Hui, Jonathan Lee Applications of fluorenscence nanomaterials
9 Steven McCloskey, Khoi Nguyen, Joel Bahena, Aileen Tran, Marquis Douglas Materials selection for nanorobotics
10 Mary Graves, Shelby Triplitt, Joshua Shor, Luca DeVivo, Sandya Kumar Quantum dot solar cell
11 Elliot Lee, Austin Minnick, Jong Woon Park, Byungjoo Kim Nanosponge


COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will cover physical and chemical synthesis/processing techniques for creating nanomaterials, as well as interesting physical properties and applications of various types of nanomaterials including nanostructured metals/ceramics/composites, nanowires such as carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, nano-fabrication/nano-patterning, self assembly, magnetic nanomaterials, and bio-related nanomaterials.  Some recent advances in nanomaterials, innovation and patent-related aspects, microstructural characterization of nanomaterials will also be covered.  While there is no particular text book for this course, some chapters and sections of various books will be utilized as the basis for the course.  Class handouts, reading assignments, homework/term paper, and small-group projects will also be utilized.



GRADING POLICY

The course grading will be based on:

  • Mid-term  (25%)
  • Final Exam (35%)
  • Homework and Term Paper (20%)
  • Group Project/Presentations (20%) 

REFERENCE BOOKS (available on reserve at the Science & Engineering Library under MAE 166)
1.  Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology, edited by W. A. Goddard, D. W. Brenner, S. E. Lyshevski, G. J. Iafrate, CRC Press, New York 2003.
2.  Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Films, edited by J. H. Fendler, Wiley-VCH, New York 1998.
3.  Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology (concise edition), edited by H. S. Nalwa, Academic Press, New York 2002.
4.  Quantum Dots and Nanowires, edited by S. Bandyopadhyay and by H. S. Nalwa, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Beach, CA, 2003.
5.  Carbon Nanotubes, edited by T. W. Ebbesen, CRC Press, New York 1997.
6.  Handbook of Nanotechnology, 2nd Edition, edited by B. Bhushan, Springer 2007.
7.  Principles of Materials science & Engineering, William F. Smith, McGraw Hill 1999.
8.  Fundamentals of Materials science & Engineering, William F. Smith, McGraw Hill 2004.
9.  Elements of Materials science & Engineering, L.H. van Vlack, Addison-Wesley 1989.


LECTURE SLIDES & HANDOUTS
  • Bio-Nano Lecture here


HOMEWORK & READING ASSIGNMENTS
    • Form groups of 5 people.  Please email me chl261@ucsd.edu ASAP with the names of your group members and your topic.  If you need help forming a team, please email me and I will find one for you.
    • The group project is to study nanomaterials, nano-device, nanotechnology, bio-nano technology or related aspects by reading journal articles, news items, patent literature, other internet available information, and summarize what you have learned into two parts: a report and a class presentation using powerpoint.
    • First, find the topic that you and your group members like  e.g., nanorobots, GaAs nanotubes, etc. Then, read several papers and/or websites, and summarize the information intoppt file slides and a written summary. Next, submit the ppt file via email chl261@ucsd.edu by Monday 12/01/13 at Midnight so that I can load it onto my computer in advance for class presentation. Finally, practice your presentation with your group!
    • A summary write-up (~10 page total length single space including some figures and a list of references/websites that you used). The report should contain introduction, priciples involved, future technology, and reference list. The report can be submitted in pdf format via email (chl261@ucsd.edu) or a printed copy can be submitted in class.The report is due Thursday 12/04/13.
    • The presentations will be done in the last week of the class ( two last classes Tu 12/02/13 and Th, 12/04/13). The presentation date for each team will be posted on the website as soon as I get all the team names and topics. Please be prepared to present either day. For the group presentation you will have ~15 minutes.