REU/RET Projects

Judith F. Legault
School: Lake Highland Preparatory School
Mentor in UCF: Dr. S. Seal – AMPAC, and Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering

Nanotechnology in the K-12 Curriculum

Nanotechnology, the science and technology of precisely controlling the structure of matter at the molecular level, is widely viewed as the most significant technological frontier currently being explored. Materials and devices at the nanoscale hold vast promise for innovation in virtually every industry and public endeavor including health, electronics, transportation, the environment and national security. Nanotechnology is taking on a life of its own, yet the educational community has yet to respond, and research officials are concerned that the fledgling industry will not grow unless nanotechnology becomes a standard part of the U.S. physics and chemistry curriculum.