Program Overview
The Nano Engineering Minor program is designed for students of all Engineering majors at UC to expand their knowledge in nanotechnologies. With a flexible curriculum, students can tailor the program to their individual interests and needs, enhancing their Co-Op experiences and job prospects. The program emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of nanotechnology, with applications in various engineering fields, from energy and materials science to biomedical engineering.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Nano Engineering Minor program is implemented under the semester system. The focus of this program is to increase students’ knowledge of nanotechnologies so as to broaden their Co-Op experience, and to augment their job prospects. The minor is designed to be flexible so that diverse disciplines including all Engineering majors in CEAS at UC can tailor the courses taken under this program, as suited to their individual needs.
Other:
Nanotechnology will be one of the key engines that drive our technological society in the twenty-first century. This rapidly growing area will enable a variety of novel engineering tools for efficient new energy storage and conversion, mechanical systems, aerospace structures, nano-photonics, semiconducting devices, electronics, biotechnology, medical diagnosis and therapy, and drug delivery. All these developments in nanotechnology will require new knowledge in related materials and device applications. Thus, the training of students in the nanotechnology aspects of engineering for the next decade will present a major challenge in college level engineering education.
