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21st August 2014, 01:54 PM
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GW institute for nanotechnology
Will you please provide me the list of courses which are provided by GW institute for nanotechnology?
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21st August 2014, 02:18 PM
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Re: GW institute for nanotechnology
The George Washington University Institute of Nanotechnology is also known as GWIN. This institute is dedicated to exploring nanotechnology, the science of manipulating materials at the nanometer scale. It is made up of various research groups and associated laboratories based at The George Washington University. Faculty members: L. Bennett, Electrical and Computer Engineering E. Della Torre, Electrical and Computer Engineering S. Hsu, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M. Keidar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering C. Korman, Electrical and Computer Engineering J. Lee, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Y. Leng, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering T. Li, Civil and Environmental Engineering M. Manzari, Civil and Environmental Engineering D. Nagel, Electrical and Computer Engineering M. Pardavi-Horvath, Electrical and Computer Engineering Z. Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering Y-L. Shen, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M. Zaghloul, Electrical and Computer Engineering J. Zara, Electrical and Computer Engineering V. Sorger, Electrical and Computer Engineering E. Simsek, Electrical and Computer Engineering L. Zhang, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering C. Liang, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering P. Ben-Tzvi, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Courses: ECE4980 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Engineering Week 1. Framework ethical theories, Week 2. New technology as a cause of rapidly increasing healthcare costs, Week 3. Direct-to-consumer genetic testing, Week 4. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) connecting genetic variants with traits, Week 5. Social issues raised by GWAS, download Week 6. Legal issues related to intellectual property, Week 7. Cancer screening dilemmas, Week 8. Stem cell controversies, Week 9. Regulation in the medical arena, Week 10. Special risks associated with nanotechnology, Week 11. NIH and NSF programs funding ELSI research, Week 12. ELSI related to conduct of research, \ MAE6291 Biological Nanotechnology Instructor: Prof. Silver Class 1. DNA structure, enzymes that work on it, pcr and other DNA engineering tools Class 2. Static, man-made DNA structures: grids, tubes, origami Class 3. Moveable man-made DNA structures: actuators, “walkers”, FRET. Bath et al DNA nanomachines Class 4. Using DNA to purify species of carbon nanotubes, in vitro evolution Class 5. Stretching DNA, worm-like-chain model, magnetic traps Class 6. Twisting DNA, phase transitions and torque clamps Class 7. How topoisomerase relaxes DNA supercoils, measuring friction as DNA unwinds Class 8. Ribosomes move along RNA one codon at a time, laser traps Class 9. Machines made from self-assembling microtubules Class 10. Motor proteins on microtubules, nanoscale positioning via fluorescence microscopy Class 11. Rotary protein motors: F0F1 ATPase and the flagellar motor Class 12. Stretching proteins, talin, atomic force microscopy MAE6291 Biosensors Instructor: Prof. Silver Class 1. Bionanotechnology and biosensors Class 2. ELISA, SPR, Binding Kinetics, Brownian Motion Class 3. Mass transport limits Class 4. Cantilever Class 5. Immunoassay with GMR sensor Class 6. Single-molecule pull-down sensor Class 7. DNA engineering 101 Class 8. DNA as nanoscale erector set Class 9. Mechanical properties of DNA Class 10. Significance of DNA sequence Class 11. Sequencing, part 1 Class 12. Illumina sequencing method Class 13. Single-molecule sequencing methods Address: George Washington University 2100 Foxhall Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States +1 202-242-6673 Map: [MAP]https://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=The+George+Washington+University&hl=en&ll=3 8.920154,-77.049694&spn=0.079065,0.163422&sll=38.898959,-77.049686&sspn=0.079089,0.163422&hq=The+George+Was hington+University&t=m&z=13&iwloc=A[/MAP] |
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