Resources for Teaching Nanoscience Across the Geoscience Curriculum D. Mogk1, M. Hochella2, J. Ranville3, M. Bruckner4 1Montana State Univ., 2Virginia Tech, 3 Colorado School of Mines, 4SERC Carleton College Nanotechnology is an exciting emerging field of research that is largely under-represented in the Geoscience curriculum. We are missing opportunities: An economic driver; nano-products will contribute $3 trillion to US economy by 2020 US research will grow to $10 billion annually Full employment for students who are properly trained. Addresses important societal issues; environment, resources, health What’s missing? Incorporation of nanoscience in Geoscience education at all levels Discovery and characterization of nanoparticles and their properties, and their role in chemical and physical processes System energetics: surface energies are largely ignored (G=H-TS+PV) Surface properties—composition, chemical state, atomic structure surface properties—this is where all the action is! Surface mediated reactions: sorption, catalysis, redox, solution/precipitation, interfaces with biota Nanoparticle role in complex systems Nanoparticles in mass budgets and biogeochemical cycling Nanoparticle role in Earth history (e.g., GOE) and origins of life Ethical considerations of release of NPs to the environment YOU and YOUR STUDENTS—commit to inclusion of nanoscience in your regular coursework. Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately 1 and 100 nanometers (nm), where unique phenomena enable novel applications. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology, nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at this length scale" (PCAST 2014). "Unusual physical, chemical, and biological properties can emerge in materials at the nanoscale. These properties may differ in important ways from the properties of bulk materials and single atoms or molecules." Nanomaterials are everywhere in the Earth system. Nanomaterials impact chemical reactions, reaction rates and fluxes; global biogeochemical cycling; genesis and evolution of life on Earth; transport and fate of potentially hazardous or toxic materials; and environmental and human health. Nanoparticles contribute significantly to the energy and mass budgets of the Earth system. Web Resources for Teaching Nanoscience This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1542210 https://serc.carleton.edu/msu_nanotech/index.html