Nanoscience
Students must take a minimum of 18 credit hours for the minor, at least 12 of which must be upper-division hours. no credit hours may be used to satisfy both the major and minor requirements; however, free elective hours or major preparatory classes may be used to satisfy the minor. Students will be able to contact the academic advisor in their major for a list of the courses that satisfy each minor.
Students must complete a minimum of 18 hours from the following courses and are responsible for completing all prerequisite courses.
Students must complete each of these three required courses:
NANO 3301 Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (3 semester hours) This course is to serve as the pre-requisite for the other Nanoscience courses. Introduction to the underlying principles and applications of the emerging field of Nanotechnology and nanoscience. Intended for a multidisciplinary audience with a variety of backgrounds. Introduces tools and principles relevant at the nanoscale dimension. Discusses current and future nanotechnology applications in engineering, materials, physics, chemistry, biology, electronics, and energy. Pre-requisitesL CHEM 1311, CHEM 1312, MATH 2417, MATH 2419, PHYS 2325/3341, and PHYS 2326/3342.
NANO 3302 Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Nanotech Instrumentation (3 semester hours) The instructor will guide students in learning and practicing the techniques for using laboratory instruments common to the field of nanotechnology. The instruction should include Raman and UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, SEM, AFM, TGA, sputtering and evaporation coating tools, and handling nanomaterials for simple tasks. The instruction should also address the basic methods for NEMS and other nanostructure fabrication such as deposition, oxidation, etching, implanting. The instruction may also include TEM, FIB, plasma etchers, and any other instrumentation the instructor sees fit. Co-requisite: NANO 3301.
NANO 4V95 Undergraduate Research in Nanotechnology (3 semester hours) Provides students with experience in a laboratory setting. A total of at most 6 hours can be counted towards the minor. hands-on opportunity to interact with professors and companies in the field. Co-requisiteL NANO 3301 and NANO 3302, or written permission of the instructor.
Students are also required to complete at least nine hours chosen from the following courses. At least one of the courses must be upper-level (3000 or 4000):
CHEM 2323 Organic Chemistry I (3 semester hours) This course serves as a pre-requisite for the upper-level minor courses and may be counted towards a student's core as well as the minor. Prerequisites: CHEM 1311 and CHEM 1312.
CHEM 2325 Organic Chemistry II (3 semester hours) This course serves as a pre-requisite for the upper-level minor courses and may be counted towards a student's core as well as the minor. Prerequisite: CHEM 2323.
CHEM 4355 Computational Modeling (3 semester hours) Prerequisites: CHEM 3321 and MATH 2451, or consent of instructor ***therefore CHEM 2323 and CHEM 2325.
EE 4V95 Topics: Electrical Engineering: Introduction to Materials Science (V hours) Background in modern physics, semiconductor devices, and engineering-mathematics. Prerequisite: Written permission from the instructor.
NANO 4391/EE 4391 Technology of Plasma Class and Laboratory (3 semester hours) Background in modern physics, semiconductor devices and engineering-mathematics. Prerequisite: Written permission from the instructor.
NANO 4v95 Undergraduate Research in Nanotechnology (3 semester hours) Provides students with experience in a laboratory setting. A total of at most 6 hours can be counted towards the minor. Hand-on opportunity to interact with professors and companies in the field. Co-requisite: NANO 3301, NANO 3302, or written permission of the instructor.
MATH 2451/2051 Multivariable Calculus with Problem Section (4 semester hours) This course serves as a pre-requisite for the upper-level minor courses and may be counted towards a student's core as well as the minor. Prerequisites: MATH 2417 and MATH 2419.
PHSY 2303 Contemporary Physics (3 semester hours) This course serves as a pre-requisite for the upper-level minor courses and may be counted towards a students core as well as the minor.
Students may only take one of the following courses to count toward the Minor in Nanoscience:
BIOL 4461 Biophysical Chemistry (4 semester hours) Additional prerequisites: BIOL/CHEM 3361 ***therefore CHEM 2323 and CHEM 2325.
CHEM 4461 Biophysical Chemistry (4 semester hours) Additional prerequisites: BIOL/CHEM 3361, CHEM 3321 ***therefore CHEM 2323 and CHEM 2325.
For additional information, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies.
