Certificate in Nano Scale Science and Technology
Proposal for a Graduate Level Certification in Nanoscale Science and Technology
Most fields of science and engineering now involve a component that addresses
phenomena at nanoscale dimensions. This is reflected in the contents of several courses,
seminar series, and research topics. A certification in Nanoscale Science and Technology
documents the fact that a student has mastered fundamental principles and practical
implications in the core areas of the field. The certification program is open to all
graduate students in good standing at Penn and is designed such that students in BE, ESE,
ChE, MEAM, and MSE can accomplish this within their degree program, i.e. without
extending the time to graduation. Competency in the field is demonstrated by:
1) Successful completion of 1 course in each of the following categories:
Nano/Micro Fabrication and Molecular Control
Characterization and Behavior of Nano/Micro Structures
Nano Devices, Systems, and Integration
2) Successful completion of 2 approved electives.
The courses that qualify for the program are periodically reviewed by the Director of
SENS in consultation with the SENS executive committee.
3) Attendance at 6 seminars relating to Nanoscale Science and Technology, evidenced by
submission of a paragraph describing each. Seminars must be formally sponsored by
departments or centers at Penn.
Nano/Micro Fabrication and Molecular Control
ESE/MEAM 564 Principles and Practice of Microfabrication
MSE 565 Processing Micro and Nanostructured Materials
MSE 590 Thin Films: Processing and Properties
ChE/BE 560 Biomolecular Engineering
ChE/BE/MEAM 562 Drug Discovery and Development
MEAM/BE/ChE 555 Biophysical Engineering
ChE/BE 554 Engineering Biotechnology
BE 513 Molecular and Cell Biology
BMB 508 Macromolecular Biophyisics
BMB 615 Understanding Peptides and Proteins from the Ground Up
Behavior of Nano/Micro Structures
MSE 610 Transmission Electron Microscopy
MSE 590 Surface and Thin Film Analysis Techniques
ChE 701 Scattering Methods/ Colloidal and Macromolecular Systems
ChE 701 Surface Science
ChE 641 Advanced Transport Phenomena II
BE 581 Biological Image Processing
MSE 500 Experimental Methods in Characterization (AFM, SEM, Xray, etc)
MSE 660 Atomistic Modeling in Materials Science
Physics 662 Advanced Solid State Theory II: Electronic Properties/ Many Body Physics
Physics 530 - Modern Optical Physics and Spectroscopy
Nano Devices, Systems, and Integration
ESE/MSE 525 Nanotechnology
ESE 514 Solid State Device Physics
Phys 518 Solid State Physics
MEAM/ESE 550 Design and Modeling of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
MSE 790 Materials in Information Processing Devices
ESE XXX Sensors and Actuators
Phys XXX Transport at the Nanoscale
MEAM 572 Micro/Nanoscale Energy Transport
XXX indicates courses under development