New!Program!Proposal!!B.!Sc.!Nanoscience!

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1 New!Program!Proposal!!B.!Sc.!Nanoscience! 4.1!Objectives! The mission of this new program will be to help bring parts of engineering and science together under the banner of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It is important to highlight that the entire spectrum of training in nanoscinece and nanotechnology necessarily requires a science-intensive offering as well as an accredited, engineering-intensive offering. Ultimately, four different degree choices will be offered: A B. Sc. Nanoscience, a B. Sc. Chemistry (Concentration in Nanotechnology), a B. Eng. Nanoengineering, and a B. Eng. Electrical (concentration in Nanotechnology). The concentration in Chemistry is established with 12 students enrolled over 4 years. The Faculty of Engineering is presently preparing a concentration and companion program to this offering. This proposal is to establish the B. Sc. Nanoscience. The course structure will offer two pillars: physical chemistry and electrical engineering. A combination of these two disciplines is required in order to fully understand nanoscience for electronic, energy, and communication technologies. The focus will be on materials, and their use in electronic devices, their scalability, and control of their properties. Nanoscience is being offered at both the University of Waterloo and at Guelph University. They project enrolments of 500 and 200 students respectively. (These values are over four years after reaching a steady state) This is reflective of a general societal interest in nanoscience which is appearing at the high school level. The Ontario Universities Fair and recruitment events on campus (e.g. CU Day) have had a number of requests for additional information on the concentration in Chemistry, and it has frequently been contrasted against the offering from Waterloo. Given that >45% of Carleton s enrolees are from the Ottawa area, there is a potential to capture the attention of gifted science students from Ottawa and persuade them to join Carleton. Additionally, the Ottawa area offers several employment and Co-op opportunities for such students (e.g. NRC research centres, microelectronics and communication companies such as Group IV Semiconductor and SiGe). A speculative enrolment of 100 students (i.e. 25 students per year) in each of the Faculties of Science and Engineering would be reasonable: this falls in line with the enrolment range of Guelph and new Science programs have seen similar enrolments (e.g. Food Science had 17 in its first year, and is projected to top 30 this year). This program capitalises on a growing strength at Carleton: there is a burgeoning expertise in nanoscience in the Science and Engineering faculties, and the program integrates well with the microfabrication facility in Engineering, as well as the strategic plans for the Chemistry Department and the Faculty of Science.

2 4.2!Description! The program will have two core strengths, and for all intents will act like a combined degree. There will be chemistry courses in all of the four years of the students program, starting with CHEM 1000 and cumulating in a 4 th year research project. There will also be electronics courses in years 2 4, with an emphasis on circuit design and materials. The program structure will rely on the nanoscience courses presently offered in Chemistry, and will have also have two new courses in the fourth year, one from Chemistry and one from Electronics. The structure is such that the students can gain an additional expertise in either organic or analytical chemistry to support their degree (line 2 of the Credits Included in the Major CGPA ). This will allow the student s to tailor their training. Additionally, enough flexibility has been introduced to allow a minor in mathematics or physics with no additional credit requirements. Minors in other areas (e.g. business, policy, biotechnology, etc.) can be achieved through an additional first year credit. This is a typical structure for a science degree. This degree will be supported by required mathematics, physics, and statistics. The maths and physics requirements will be the intensive courses required by the electronics courses, which are above the level required for the Chemistry courses. Program!Description! Nanoscience B.Sc. Honours (20.0 credits) A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (11.5 credits): credits in CHEM 1000 [1.0], CHEM 2103, CHEM 2501, CHEM 3100, CHEM 3107, CHEM 3503, CHEM 3600, CHEM 4908 [1.0]; credit from (CHEM 2203 and CHEM 2204) or (CHEM 2302 and CHEM 2303); credit from CHEM 4103, CHEM 4104, CHEM 4201; credits in ELEC 2501, ELEC 2507, ELEC 3509, ELEC 3908, ELEC 3105, ELEC 3909, ELEC 4609, ELEC 4700, ELEC 4xxx; B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.5 credits): credits MATH 1004, MATH 1005, MATH 1104, MATH 2004, STAT 3502; credits PHYS 1003, PHYS 1004; credits in (not CHEM); credit in NSCI 1000 or Approved Arts or Social Sciences; credits in Approved Arts or Social Sciences; credit in free electives.

3 Potential Four Year Program First Year CHEM 1000 [1.0] MATH 1004 MATH 1005 MATH 1104 PHYS 1003 PHYS 1004 NSCI 1000 or Approved Arts or Social Sciences Approved Arts or Social Sciences Free elective Second Year CHEM 2103 CHEM 2501 CHEM 2203 or CHEM 2302 CHEM 2204 or CHEM 2303 ELEC 2501 ELEC 2507 MATH 2004 Approved Arts or Social Sciences Free elective Third Year* CHEM 3100 CHEM 3107 CHEM 3503 CHEM 3600 ELEC 3509 ELEC 3908 ELEC 3105 ELEC 3909 STAT 3502 Fourth Year CHEM 4103 CHEM 4104 CHEM 4908 [1.0] ELEC 4609 ELEC 4700 ELEC 4xxx (new EE nano course, McGarry) Approved Arts or Social Sciences *Third year is the heaviest projected year with respect to work load. It can be lightened by moving an elective into it and: 1. moving CHEM 3107 and/or CHEM 3503 to fourth year 2. moving CHEM 3100 to second year

4 Carleton University New Program Guidelines Course Titles CHEM 1000 [1.0 credit] General Chemistry CHEM 2103 [0.5 credit] Physical Chemistry I CHEM 2203 [0.5 credit] Organic Chemistry I CHEM 2204 [0.5 credit] Organic Chemistry II CHEM 2302 [0.5 credit] Analytical Chemistry CHEM 2303 [0.5 credit] Analytical Chemistry CHEM 2501 [0.5 credit] Introduction to Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry CHEM 3100 [0.5 credit] Physical Chemistry II CHEM 3107 [0.5 credit] Experimental Methods in Nanoscience CHEM 3205 [0.5 credit] Experimental Organic Chemistry CHEM 3305 [0.5 credit] Advanced Analytical Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 3503 [0.5 credit] Inorganic Chemistry I CHEM 3504 [0.5 credit] Inorganic Chemistry II CHEM 3600 [0.5 credit] Introduction to Nanotechnology CHEM 4103 [0.5 credit] Surface Chemistry and Nanostructures CHEM 4104 [0.5 credit] Physical Methods of Nanotechnology CHEM 4201 [0.5 credit] Macromolecular nanotechnology* CHEM 4908 [1.0 credit] Research Project and Seminar ELEC 2501 [0.5 credit] Circuits and Signals ELEC 2507 [0.5 credit] Electronics I ELEC 3105 [0.5 credit] Basic EM and Power Engineering ELEC 3509 [0.5 credit] Electronics II ELEC 3908 [0.5 credit] Physical Electronics ELEC 3909 [0.5 credit] Electromagnetic Waves ELEC 4609 [0.5 credit] Integrated Circuit Design and Fabrication ELEC 4700 [0.5 credit] The Physics and Modeling of Advanced Devices and Technologies ELEC 4xxx [0.5 credit] Steve McGarry is developing this course in nanoelectronics MATH 1004 [0.5 credit] Calculus for Engineering or Physics MATH 1005 [0.5 credit] Differential Equations and Infinite Series for Engineering or Physics MATH 1104 [0.5 credit] Linear Algebra for Engineering or Science MATH 2004 [0.5 credit] Multivariable Calculus for Engineering or Physics NSCI 1000 [0.5 credit] Seminar in Science PHYS 1003 [0.5 credit] Introductory Mechanics and Thermodynamics PHYS 1004 [0.5 credit] Introductory Electromagnetism and Wave Motion STAT 3502 [0.5 credit] Probability and Statistics *This course is being proposed this year to start in It will be offered in the Chemistry Nanotechnology concentration, as well as this program. 4

5 Carleton University New Program Guidelines 4.3!Academic!Merit!and!Program!Delivery! The admission requirements for this program will be the same as for all Science, with Advanced Functions and two sciences required. Additionally, the calendar will strongly recommend Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics be studied at the high school level. This challenging degree is meant to graduate honours Science student with a strong comprehension of physical chemistry and electronics. Ultimately, the employment vector is an advanced degree, and then into micro (nano) electronics, solar cell technology, communications technology, etc. A substantial Coop offering is available through local high-tech firms, as well as through NRC Microstructural Sciences Institute on Montreal Road. The degree is comprised of existing courses and research projects taught by nanoscience and nanotechnology researchers in Chemistry (Seán Barry, Maria DeRosa, Anatoli Ianoul, P. Sundararajan) and Engineering (Jacques Albert, Steve McGarry, Tom Smy, Garry Tarr). The evaluation will be typical of a Science degree. The undergraduate advisor in Chemistry (Seán Barry) will act as the advisor for students in this degree program. 4.4!Demand!and!Impact! Nanoscience is being offered at both the University of Waterloo and at Guelph University. They project enrolments of 500 and 200 students respectively. (These values are over four years after reaching a steady state) This is reflective of a general societal interest in nanoscience which is appearing at the high school level. The Ontario Universities Fair and recruitment events on campus (e.g. CU Day) have had a number of requests for additional information on the concentration in Chemistry, and it has frequently been contrasted against the offering from Waterloo. The Carleton Nanoscience program is meant to increase enrolment, and capture local students who might otherwise go to Waterloo and Guelph for their new Nano programs. Based on figures from other new programs in Chemistry (i.e. Food Science) as well as the projections from Waterloo and Guelph, a steady stateenrollment number of 25 additional students per year for a total of 125 new Science students is projected. Similar numbersare estimated for the complementary program in Engineering. This demanding program will attract the level of student that programs such as Chemistry/Physics and Engineering Physics do, but will likely impact a sector of student that is not presently considering Carleton. 5

6 Carleton University New Program Guidelines 4.5!Consultation! Letters of Support from the academic units and Faculties involved are attached. 4.6!Resource!Requirements!and!Availability!! This degree program is resource neutral except for incremental increases for teaching and laboratories resulting from the expected increase in enrolment. With the exception of a yetdetermined fourth year course in Engineering, the coursework for this program is through existing courses and laboratory experiments. The letters of support from the Deans of Science and Engineering show their support for incremental increases in teaching budgets that might result from an increased enrolment.! 6