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NANO-3124: Nanoscience and the Environment

Description: Introduction to the connections between nanoscience, nanotechnology, and the environment. Overview of environmental science, why environmental issues are relevant to industry/business/research, naturally-occurring nanomaterials and their roles on Earth, and what is currently known about how manufactured and incidental nanomaterials interact with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere, and biosphere.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: NANO-1016 and (BIOL-2124 or BIOL-2134 or NEUR-3044) and (CHEM-1036 or CHEM-1056 or ISC-2106H)

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 10

Average GPA: 3.63 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.89%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.17%

Frederick M Michel202372.8%22.2%3.7%0.0%0.0%1.3%3.639
Sharrika D Adams202464.7%35.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681

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