Women in Nanotechnology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xlii

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2. Introduction to Nanotechnology

   • Lisa E. Friedersdorf, Quinn A. Spadola

   Pages 1-14

3. Nanotechnology as a Tool for Science and Scientific Literacy

   • Saniya LeBlanc

   Pages 15-27

4. Nanotechnology and Education

   • Daphne L. Schmidt

   Pages 29-41

5. Nanotoxicology: Developing a Responsible Technology

   • Christie M. Sayes

   Pages 43-55

6. Plant Virus-Based Nanotechnologies

   • Amy M. Wen, Karin L. Lee, Nicole F. Steinmetz

   Pages 57-69

7. Power Generation Using Solid-State Heat Engines

   • Mona Zebarjadi

   Pages 71-83

8. Manipulating Water and Heat with Nanoengineered Surfaces

   • Yangying Zhu, Heena K. Mutha, Yajing Zhao, Evelyn N. Wang

   Pages 85-99

9. Engineering Interfaces at the Nanoscale

   • Pamela M. Norris, LeighAnn S. Larkin

   Pages 101-120

10. National Nanotechnology Initiative: A Model for Advancing Revolutionary Technologies

    • Celia Merzbacher

    Pages 121-133

11. Back Matter

    Pages 135-140

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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

• Women in Nanoscience
• Women in Emerging Technology
• Women Innovators
• Women in Science and Engineering
• Women in Nanoscale Science

“This book provides an eclectic mix of stories about science and scientists that should be recommended and read far beyond its intended audience of professional scientists.” (Sara Coles, Johnson Matthey Technology Review, Vol. 66 (1), 2022) “These women, especially those brave women who have stepped outside their cultural norms to do so, surely deserve to be celebrated for their contribution to the understanding and development of nanotechnology. This book provides an eclectic mix of stories about science and scientists that should be recommended and read far beyond its intended audience of professional scientists.” (Sara Coles, Editor, Johnson Matthey Technology Review)

• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

  Pamela M. Norris

• Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

  Lisa E. Friedersdorf

Dr. Pamela Norris is the Executive Dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Frederick Tracy Morse Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia. She is recognized globally as a leading expert in nanoscale heat transfer, especially interfacial thermal transport with a focus on thermal management across a range of length scales.   Pam is well-known for her mentoring skills and for her dedication to increasing the representation and retention of women faculty in the STEM disciplines.  In 2016 she was honored with the Society of Women Engineers Distinguished Engineering Educator Award “for enduring, positive influence on students’ lives as a gifted teacher, mentor, and role model; and for promoting greater diversity in STEM higher education”.  Pam is the Vice President of Institutional Councils and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Engineering Education where she also chairs the Engineering Research Council.  She also serves on the Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers and on the Scientific Council for the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer and is an Associate Editor of Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering.

 

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.

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