North Seattle College
NANO 230, Spring 2015
NANO 230: Nano/Micro Characterization
Syllabus, Policies and Procedures, Spring 2015
M, W: 8:00 – 9:50 AM; ED 0843A (lectures)
Th: 8:00 – 9:50 AM; ED 0844C (lab)
Instructors:
Office Hours:
Alissa Agnello
aagnello@northseattle.edu
Kevin O’Malley
Peter Kazarinoff
kevin.omalley@seattlecolleges.edu
peter.kazarinoff@seattlecolleges.edu
Mondays 10 am – noon (Alissa)
HSSR 2638B
By appointment (Kevin)
HSSR 2641A
By appointment (Peter)
HSSR 2638B
MATERIALS
Text: Materials Characterization Techniques by Sam Zhang, Lin Li, and Ashok Kumar
Website: http://canvas.northseattle.edu
Access to a Scientific Calculator
Access to email and internet
Access to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or other publishing/image editing software
USB thumb drive (needed to save your data from the lab instruments)
PURPOSE
Introduction to the techniques of micro and nano-material characterization, and device
testing. Topics include: imaging techniques; composition characterization techniques;
surface analysis characterization; metrology techniques and electrical characterization.
PREREQUISITES: NANO 220, CHEM&131 with a 2.0 or higher and MATH&098 with a
2.0 or higher; or by instructor permission.
GRADING
Labs / Portfolio
40%
Quizzes
40%
5 minute papers
15%
Nano in the News
5%
Total
100%
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Lectures
Mondays will typically be lecture days, taught by Kevin O’Malley. Although attendance
will not be taken, it is important that you come to each class meeting and do all of the
assigned readings. Reading assignments for a particular topic will be posted on Canvas
one week ahead of the corresponding lecture to ensure adequate time to engage with the
material. Assessment will be performed through regularly scheduled quizzes (see
schedule below).
Guest Lectures
Wednesdays will typically start with a “Nano in the News” presented by a student,
followed by a guest lecture, arranged by Alissa Agnello. Assessment will be performed
through submission of short papers about the topic of the guest lecture and related
assigned articles.
Labs
Thursdays will typically be labs performed in North’s Nanotechnology Lab (NanoLab)
room ED0844c arranged by Peter Kazarinoff. In lab, you must work in a safe and
responsible manner. Failure to do so will result in your lab privileges being revoked.
This includes (but is not limited to) bringing food or drinks into the lab, bringing guests
into the lab, neglecting to follow safety protocols regarding gas cylinders, vacuum
pumps, and any of the instruments in the NanoLab. Most of your work in the lab will
be assessed by portfolio entries which will be compiled into a final portfolio at the end of
the quarter. Although you will complete some of the lab work in pairs or groups, all
work must be written individually and in your own words. See the Academic Ethics
section of the syllabus for more details.
Late Work
All work handed in late (labs and papers) will be accepted only at the discretion of the
instructor. Late work will be graded with 10% of the point docked per day late. No
credit will be given for work turned in more than one week past the due date. There are
no make-up quizzes or lab modules. Notify the instructors of any scheduling conflicts at
the start of the quarter.
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Academic Ethics
Do not cheat. Collaboration (involving equal sharing of workload and ideas) is
essential (and encouraged!) for studying, performing lab work, and doing projects.
Every item turned in, however, is an evaluation of what each individual understands
and must be an original work. This applies to any images, diagrams, or background
material in your portfolio. I will use the policy outlined in the Student Conduct section
of the Student Handbook if cheating issues arise.
Plagiarism is not acceptable and can result in receiving a score of zero on the
assignment. If you have any doubts or confusion about what constitutes plagiarism,
please talk to one of the instructors before it becomes an issue.
Disability Resources
If you need course adaptations because of a disability, please notify the
instructors as soon as possible. You also may find resources through Disability Services
CC 2346A; (206) 934-3697, ds@sccd.ctc.edu; https://northseattle.edu/disability-services.
CRITICAL DATES
No Class:
Monday, May 25th (Memorial Day)
Quizzes:
Quizzes will be held at the beginning of your Monday lecture
session on the following dates:
Labs:
April 27th
-
Optical and Laser Confocal Microscopy
May 4th
-
SEM Imaging
May 11th
-
EDS Analysis
June 1st
-
AFM and Profilometry
June 8th
-
Electrical Characterization
Portfolio components are due in Canvas one week after the lab is
completed on Thursdays at 8:00am
Lab Portfolio: June 16th
Final Exam:
Final Portfolio Uploaded in Canvas
A cumulative final exam will be given on Monday, June 15th
during your regularly schedule Monday lecture time.
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COURSE SCHEDULE: This is a tentative calendar and topics/dates are subject to change.
Module
Dates
Lecture Topics
1
Apr 6
2
Apr 13, Apr 20
Optical Microscopy, Laser Confocal Microscopy
3
Apr 27, May 4,
Electron Microscopy: SEM imaging, EDX, TEM
4
May 11
May 18
Surface Probe Techniques : AFM / Profilometry
5
Jun 1
Electrical Characterization: 4-Point Probe
6
Jun 8
Miscellaneous Techniques: TBD
Date
Nano In the News
Introduction
Guest Lectures
Scott Braswell:
Apr 8
Tour of NanoTech User Facility (Univ. of Washington)
Apr 15
Amy
Spencer Williams:
SEM
Apr 22
David
Ryan Hufschmid:
TEM
Apr 29
Bashir
Greg Martin: (Not confirmed)
Fluorescence microscopy (confocal)
May 6
Walter / Derek
Olivia Lenz: (Not confirmed)
Raman
May 13
Gowri
Rene Overney: (Not confirmed)
AFM
May 20
Andrew
Yunqi Yan:
AFM
May 27
Scott
Dan Graham:
Surface analytical techniques
June 3
Nathan
Ashley Tracey: (Not confirmed)
Goniometry
June 10
Jeanie
Jing Shang:
DLS
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