Atomic force microscopy is a crucial part of nanoscience. Despite the simplicity of its design, a simple cantilever with a sharp tip, learning and teaching AFM can be difficult. Five levels of AFM education were identified from existing education infrastructure: demonstrations, single or several laboratories within another course, term or semester based courses devoted to AFM, personalized hands-on instruction, and short courses. Information was gathered from a survey as well as interviews given to figures in AFM education. Advice, general practices, and a list of resources were compiled into a website, presentation, and this report. These are intended to become a resource to help educators approach and design their own AFM educational experience.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Pic, Andrew Charles
• Moore, Valerie

Subject

• Community
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-110715-111918

Keyword

• Web sites--Design and construction
• Engineering--Study and teaching
• Education, Higher

Advisor

• Burnham, Nancy A.

Year

• 2015

Center

• STEM Education Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2015-11-07

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-08-24