Reviewers' Impressions: Exploring NANOTECHNOLOGY Encyclopedia CD-ROM

Exploring Nanotechnology Multimedia Encyclopedia

Multimedia Education and Courses in Nanotechnology

	Reviewers' Impressions

"The first impression of the presentation of electron beam lithography is quite impressive. The language used to explain the fundamentals of electron beam lithography is easy to understand. The graphics are neat and clear. They explain the concepts very well. The age-old cliché that a picture is worth a thousand words is true here."

Dr. M.S.M. Saifullah
The Nanoscience Center
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom

"Wow, looks great now! There have been great improvements since the first draft. I am very pleased with the product!" (About the "Electrospinning" chapter of the encyclopedia).

Prof. Gary Bowlin,
Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

“The section on Atomic Force Microscopy was visually entertaining and in general accurate.”

Prof. Michael Cortie, Ph.D.
Director, Institute of Nanoscale Technology
University of Technology Sidney (Australia)
Reviewer of the Atomic Force Microscopy chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“It is great.”

Micha Tomkiewicz, Ph.D.
Broeklundian Professor of Physics, Brooklyn College
Professor of Physics and Chemistry in the School for Graduate Studies of the City University of New York
Reviewer of the Aerogels chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“In fact, the whole […] design is very attractive and informative. The learning process is interactive. Personally, I find it appropriate of using this interactive way for teaching materials science subjects as well as treat base information for researchers and engineers, who do not have any knowledge in nano-structural materials.”

Prof. Alan Kin-tak Lau, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
Reviewer of the Carbon Nanotubes chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“Layout looks good, and the material gives a good general introduction to carbon nanotubes.”

Prof. Andrew Alexander, Ph.D.
School of Chemistry
University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
Reviewer of the Carbon Nanotubes chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“[…] the material is impressive and well-written, providing a good background and overview of the subject”

Prof. Raoul Kopelman, Ph.D.
The Kasimir Fajans Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Physics and Applied Physics,
Member of Biophysics, The Center for Bio-Nanotechnology and Ultra Fast Optics.
The University of Michigan (USA)
Reviewer of the Dendrimers chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“This is a well written summary with excellent graphics and animations.”

Robert M. Nowak, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Michigan Molecular Institute (USA)
Reviewer of the Dendrimers chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“This chapter presents some valuable information about dendrimers. […] The section I like the best is the one on dendrimer dimensions. It does an excellent job at visualizing the concept.”

Almut Mecke, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
University of Basel (Switzerland)
Reviewer of the Dendrimers chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

"The first impression of the presentation of electron beam lithography is quite impressive. The language used to explain the fundamentals of electron beam lithography is easy to understand. The graphics are neat and clear. They explain the concepts very well. The age-old cliché that a picture is worth a thousand words is true here."

M.S.M. Saifullah, Ph.D.
The Nanoscience Center
University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Reviewer of the Electron-Beam Lithography chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“The graphics are impressive and enhance the understanding of the material.”

Gyula Eres, Ph.D.
Thin Film and Nanostructured Materials Physics Group
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)
Reviewer of the Electron-Beam Lithography chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“My first overall impression is very good. You are doing a valuable job.”

Prof. Jürgen Schnack, Ph.D.
Department of Physics
University of Osnabrück (Germany)
Reviewer of the Magnetic Molecules chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“Thank you again for your invitation to participate. I really like the animations.”

Cecilia Noguez, Ph.D.
Institute of Physics
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)
Reviewer of the Metallic Nanoparticles chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“The section looks great!”

Lawrence T. Drzal, Ph.D.
Director of CMSC & University Distinguished Professor Michigan State University
Composite Materials and Structures Center Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Michigan State University
Reviewer of the Nanoclays chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“Overall, I think the page looks good and I agree with all the physical points.”

Gregory Fiete, Ph.D.
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
University of California at Santa Barbara (USA)
Reviewer of the Quantum Corrals chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“I thought the Q. Corrals section was quite good.”

Prof. Michael F. Crommie, Ph.D.
Department of Physics
University of California at Berkeley (USA)
Reviewer of the Quantum Corrals chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“[…] it looks very good !”

Bernie Breton, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Department of Engineering
University of Cambridge (United Knigdom)
Reviewer of the Scanning Electron Microscopy chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“I have looked through the SNOM pages. They look extremely well and I enjoyed them very much.”

Anatoly V. Zayats, Ph.D.
Department of Pure and Applied Physics
The Queen's University of Belfast (United Kingdom)
Reviewer of the Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“I very much like your presentation of SNOM, it is clear and illustrative.”

Prof. Olivier J.F. Martin, Ph.D.
Nanophotonics and Metrology Laboratory
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (Switzerland)
Reviewer of the Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.

“Overall, quite a nice presentation.[…] I may find it useful to present in a course I teach.”

Prof. Sidney Cohen, Ph.D.
Department of Materials Science and Interfaces
Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)
Reviewer of the Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy chapter, Exploring Nanotechnology multimedia encyclopedia.