Dual Degree in Nanotechnology

The dual degree in Nanotechnology allows current pre-doctorate students in specific departments the opportunity to earn a dual Ph.D. degree in their home department as well as in Nanotechnology. Participating students gain valuable research experience by completing an additional rotation in a nanotechnology-related project, taking additional courses in nanotechnology, as well as taking part in Nanotechnology seminars. Graduates of our program have gone on to receive post-doctoral appointments at Stanford University, MIT, University of Munich and Carnegie Mellon University or have accepted high level positions in industry settings such as Novellus Systems Inc., Nion Co., Palo Alto Research Center, US Army Research Laboratory, and Raytheon Co.

Research topics include the following areas:

Bio-inspired and Functional Materials:

• Biomimetic and hybrid materials
• Biological nanosystems
• Nanostructured materials and composites
• Engineered catalysts
• Photonic and magnetic materials

Nanoscale Devices:

• Organic and molecular electronics
• Spintronics
• NEMS
• Quantum structures
• DNA and protein arrays

Biology and Medicine:

• Biomaterials and tissue engineering
• Cell signaling and cellular organelles
• Disease diagnostics and treatment
• Nanoscale signal transduction