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A micromanufacturing lab-on-a-chip project with a nanotechnology component was introduced as an alternate laboratory in the required first-year engineering curriculum at The Ohio State University. Nanotechnology is introduced in related reading and laboratory tours as well as laboratory activities including a quarter-length design, build, and test problem using project management skills found in the standard lab sections. Comparison between pilot and non-pilot students showed no difference in performance on examination questions regarding fundamentals of engineering. (Contains 3 tables and 5 figures.)

The article offers information on a project called the Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) design-build scheme with nanotechnology component, which is an alternative to the Engineering (ENG) 183 design project of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) established by The Ohio State University College of Engineering. This plan renders an effort to disclose freshman engineering students to research topics and cultivate interest in nanotechnology and biomedical devices. A table is presented that lists laboratory sessions and activities regarding the LOC design-build project.