Introducing Nanotechnology to Mechanical and Civil Engineering Students Through Materials Science Courses
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Introducing Nanotechnology to Mechanical and Civil Engineering Students Through Materials Science Courses Marwan Al-Haik1 ∗, Claudia Luhrs2, Zayd Leseman3, and Mahmoud Reda Taha4 1Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA 2Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943, USA 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA 4Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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