材料科学与工程理学学士-纳米技术

纳米技术以极小的尺寸促进了材料和设备的利用。纳米技术是一个有远见的领域，因为微结构和纳米结构的器件会影响工程的所有领域，包括微电子（较小，速度更快的计算机芯片），机械工程（微电机和致动器），土木工程（“智能”，自修复纳米复合材料）用于建筑和桥梁的材料）和生物医学工程（生物传感器和组织工程）。
Nanotechnology advances the utilization of materials and devices with extremely small dimensions. Nanotechnology is a visionary field, as micro- and nano-structured devices impact all fields of engineering, including microelectronics (smaller, faster computer chips), mechanical engineering (micromotors and actuators), civil engineering ('smart, self-healing nanocomposite materials for buildings and bridges), and biomedical engineering (biosensors and tissue engineering).<br>Materials science is central to nanotechnology because the properties of materials can change dramatically when things are made extremely small. This observation is not simply that we need to measure such properties or develop new processing tools to fabricate nanodevices. Rather, our vision is that the wide (and sometimes unexpected) variety of phenomena associated with nanostructured materials allow us to envision radically new devices and applications that can only be made with nanostructured materials. The nanotechnology concentration encompasses a curriculum designed to train students in the fundamental interdisciplinary principles of materials science, including physics and chemistry, and also to expose students to the forefront of nanomaterials research through elective classes and research laboratories. In recognition of completion of the Nanotechnology concentration, a student may elect to have their academic transcript annotated to indicate a concentration in nanotechnology.