Editors:
- Includes contributions from leading female scientists in nanotechnology
- Highlights topics in nanotechnology ranging from health care, to sensors, to alternative energy, to clean water, to nanoelectronics
- Presents an opportunity to learn about the breadth, depth and impact of the field of nanotechnology and women’s important contributions to it
Part of the book series: Women in Engineering and Science (WES)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book celebrates a few examples of the many women who have advanced the field of nanotechnology. The book opens with an overview of the field, illuminating how nanotechnology is opening the door to manipulating matter on a scale one billionth of a meter. Then the use of nanotechnology to improve science and scientific literacy is discussed, and strategies for incorporating nanotechnology in K-12 education are presented. Next, an array of female scientists provide technical descriptions of how their work is impacting their respective areas. Topics include applications in the energy, electronics, water, communication and health care sectors, among others. The book closes with a historical perspective on the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative and future prospects for nanotechnology. This book provides the opportunity to appreciate some of the key advancements made by women engineers in nanotechnology and to become inspired by the ingenuity and creativity, collaborative nature, and altruistic inventiveness of women engineers.
- Includes contributions from leading female scientists in nanotechnology
- Highlights topics in nanotechnology ranging from health care, to sensors, to alternative energy, to clean water, to nanoelectronics
- Presents an opportunity to learn about the breadth, depth and impact of the field of nanotechnology and women’s important contributions to it
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Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Pamela M. Norris
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Lisa E. Friedersdorf
About the editors
Dr. Lisa E. Friedersdorf is the Director of the NNCO. She has been involved in nanotechnology for nearly twenty years, with a particular interest in advancing technology commercialization through university-industry-government collaboration. She is also a strong advocate for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and has over two decades of experience teaching at both the university and high school levels. Prior to working with the NNCO, she was the Managing Director of the Institute for Nanoscale and Quantum Scientific and Technological Advanced Research (nanoSTAR) at the University of Virginia, where she fostered a campus-wide nanotechnology community, facilitated new collaborative research opportunities, and built external awareness of University capabilities and accomplishments in the field.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women in Nanotechnology
Book Subtitle: Contributions from the Atomic Level and Up
Editors: Pamela M. Norris, Lisa E. Friedersdorf
Series Title: Women in Engineering and Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19951-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19950-0Published: 05 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19953-1Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19951-7Published: 16 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2509-6427
Series E-ISSN: 2509-6435
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLII, 140
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Nanochemistry