The emerging field of nanotechnology, which involves studying and manipulating matter on an ultra-small scale (a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter), is expected to have far-reaching consequences in engineering applications as diverse as sustainable energy and next-generation microprocessors and flash memories.
The minor is offered by the College of Engineering. For information about the Nanotechnology minor, contact John Chandy at john.chandy@uconn.edu.
Requirements
A minor in nanotechnology requires the completion of at least 15 credits as follows:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| ECE 4211/5211 | Semiconductor Devices and Nanostructures | 3 |
| ECE 4243 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology I | 3 |
| ECE 4244 | Nanotechnology II | 3 |
| 6 |
| Optical Engineering | |
| Introduction to Nanotechnology | |
| Nanophotonics | |
| Fundamentals of Electron Device Design and Characterization | |
| Micro/Opto-electronic Devices and Circuits Fabrication Laboratory | |
| Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (or any engineering special topics course if related to nanoscience/technology) | |
| Independent Design Laboratory (or any engineering independent design laboratory course if related to nanoscience/technology) | |
| Independent Study in Electrical and Computer Engineering (or any engineering independent studies course if related to nanoscience/technology) | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering Design I
and Electrical and Computer Engineering Design II (if the project is related to nanoscience/technology) | |
| Nanophotonics | |
| Electron Device Design and Characterization | |
| Micro-Optoelectronic Devices and IC Fabrication | |
| Total Credits | 15 |
