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Teaching Undergraduates Nanotechnology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

J.G. Shapter,
P. Hale,
L.M. Maddox,
M. J. Ford and
E. R. Waclawik
J.G. Shapter*
Affiliation:
SoCPES, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
P. Hale
Affiliation:
Physics Department, La Trobe University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, Victoria, 3086, Australia
L.M. Maddox
Affiliation:
SoCPES, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
M. J. Ford*
Affiliation:
Institute for Nanoscale Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
E. R. Waclawik
Affiliation:
School of Physical & Chemical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Australia
*
*corresponding authors: joe.shapter@flinders.edu.au or mike.ford@uts.edu.au
*corresponding authors: joe.shapter@flinders.edu.au or mike.ford@uts.edu.au
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Abstract

One of the first nanotechnology undergraduate degrees in the world was established at Flinders University in 2000. In this paper we present our experience of developing and delivering this degree in a climate where “traditional” physical sciences are under considerable strain. We will discuss the motivation for this initiative, structure of the established course and educational issues relating to its development.

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