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NE 226LLaboratory Characterization Methods

Units
0.25
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Nanotechnology Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This laboratory course introduces students to six materials characterization techniques employed routinely by nanotechnology engineers in their practices. Specifically, the six techniques are: Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR), Raman light-scattering, and ultra-violet and visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopies, ellipsometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This course is intended to familiarize students with the instrumentation involved, prior to its application to nanomaterials in a follow-up laboratory course, NE 320L.

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Antirequisites

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94% liked it82% easy89% useful

From 18 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Some more equipment to add to the resume

    Aug 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I'm starting to fear I dislike the engineering I picked...this is the second lab focused course in which I found it incredibly uninteresting and boring.

    Jul 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I found the labs in this course to be much more useful and relevant than those in NE 220L and feel that this is an essential lab course in nano.

    Aug 2017 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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