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Highly regarded researcher Stan Williams says that students often ask him what they should study to prepare for the field of nanotechnology. "I tell them to figure out what they like and get good at it and to take communications courses, whether writing or journalism," he notes. While nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary field, Williams is concerned that students could pursue too broad an education and end up knowing a little about a lot of fields, but not enough in any one field to make significant contributions.
There are undoubtedly other opinions about education in nanotechnology, and it's a subject worthy of consideration as students plan their studies. Today, few universities offer degrees in nanotechnology, although a vast number of research universities offer courses in the field. Many universities also offer undergraduate experiences in interdisplinary centers.
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In conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania, an Associate Degree in Nanotechnology is now offered at community colleges in Pennsylvania.
Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount, Minn.) in conjunction with the University of Minnesota, Associate in Applied Science degree in Nanoscience Technology
Louisiana Tech University offers a Master of Science degree in Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
Rice University offers a Professional Master of Science in Nanoscale Physics
University of Albany, School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering, offers a Ph.D. and M.S.
University of Washington, Ph.D. in Nanotechnology
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Clemson University, Scanning Probes and Nanostructure Characterization and Nano-scale Physics (D. Correll)
Clarkson University,Colloid Chemical Approach to Construction of Nanoparticles and
Nanostructured Materials (J.N. Fendler)
Cornell University, Nanobiotechnology Course
Kansas State University, Visual Quantum Mechanics
Penn State University, Nanofabrication Facility, Capstone Course on Nanotechnology", for two-year colleges (S.J. Fonash)
Purdue University, Nanoscale Science and Engineering ( R. Reinfenberger)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nanostructured Materials, (R. Siegel)
Rice University, Introduction to Nanoscience, (V. Colvin)
University of Arkansas in partnership with the Universities of Oklahoma and Nebraska, Nanomanufacturing Processes, (A.P. Malshe)
University of California-Berkeley, Introduction to Micro and Nanobiotechnology: BioMEMS -- Bioengineering and Solution Processing of Materials, Devices, and Nanostructures -- Materials Science
Univerisity of California-LA, Mathematics in Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics
University of Delaware, Nanotechnology (J. Kolodzey)
University of Florida, Nanocomputing (J. Fortes)
University of Notre Dame, Advanced Quantum Devices, (EE 666)
Univerisity of Southern California, Nanorobotics (A. Requicha)
University of Texas at Austin's Doctoral Portfolio Program in Nanotechnology is a certification program which provides a formal mechanism for recognizing and rewarding students who obtain the broad educational background necessary to become leaders in nanotechnology after graduation.
University of Washington, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the Joint Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Intensive Courses in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
University of Wisconsin, Madison, New Technologies (R. Hamers)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Nanotechnology (M. El-Shall)
Yale University, Nanoparticles Processes (D. Rosner)
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