Education in nanotechnology: Launching the first Ph.D. program

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 18, Issue 5 SPEC., 2002, Pages 498-505

  Vogel, Viola ^a   Campbell, Charles T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036428870     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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