Manipulating matter at the molecular and atomic level for the purpose of developing new materials, machines, and methodology is central to this cutting-edge discipline.
Nanotechnologists use their knowledge of the tiny but immense world of the atom and molecule to innovate new technology, research equipment, essential medical devices, drugs, and a myriad of other inventions.
This is an interdisciplinary program and can be added to any major.
The course introduces students to the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology. The design, fabrication and characterization of structures, devices, and systems by controlled manipulation of size and shape at the nanometer scale impacts a broad range of industries and applications. The first half of the course will cover the nanoscale physics, different synthesis and characterization methods of nanomaterials, nanomachines and nanodevices. Student will then work on projects involving synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and nanodevices with applications ranging from electronics, manufacturing, energy to biology and medicine.
BME/EME/PSC 3223
3
This course introduces students to theories and practices of the characterization techniques and instruments commonly used in nanoscale research and manufacturing. The topics include piezoelectric effect, nano-positioning, Vander Waals force, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Secondary Electrons and Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM), Bremsstrahlung and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscope (EDX), Fluorescence and Confocal Microscope, and Polarization and Ellipsometery. Principles of other characterization methods, such as Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, will also be introduced. The course is designed to be hybrid, with approximately 50% lecture and 50% lab.
BME/EME/PHY 4263
3
The emerging nanotechnology is fundamentally based on the ability to create new materials at the nanoscale. This course provides an overview of the synthesis and properties of nanomaterials. Topics include materials at reduced dimensions, methods of nanoscience, properties and applications at the nanoscale, and the impact of nanomaterials on health, environmental and infrastructure.
BME/CHM/EME 4213
3
Nano-related Projects
BME/CHM/EME/PHY
XXX3
3