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(b) Discussions in Micro, Nano, EM/Optics, and Power groups were held. Responses are here:
MICRO: 8 yeswish to keep Chem 103, 3 nowish to delete Chem 103, 2 maybe for the question "should Chem 103 remain as a requirement."
NANO: 1 in favor of keeping. 2 tentative nowishes to keep Chem 103, 2 wish to delete Chem 103, with the following caveat: "I think Chem 103 is beneficial to some of our ECE students but not all of them. The students who should take Chem 103 are the ones who are interested in going to medical school, or getting involved in nanotechnology, bioengineering, or semiconductor related research eventually. So I think it is OK to make it an optional course."
POWER: "everyone unanimously voted to keep the lab in our area meeting" – unanimous support for keeping Chem 103 as a requirement.