Nanotechnology and Sustainability
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Comprehend the basic concept of nanotechnology
- Discuss the connection between nanotechnology and sustainability
- Name the areas of sustainability potentially impacted by nanotechnology
- List some of the potential benefits for using nano-products in support of sustainability
- Recite the current limitations and potential dangers of nanotechnology processes and products

Dr. Young currently works as a Military Master Planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the Planning, Environmental, and Regulatory Branch. Dr. Young is involved in a variety of work including a wide range of military planning, programming, and design projects. Project Management experience ranges from installation design guides to campus master plans. Projects also focus on the impacts of development on human health and the environment, and improvements through better siting, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of military projects.
Dr. Young is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, School of Architecture. She teaches master’s level landscape architecture design studio course(s).