Associated Faculty: Carpenter, Efstathiadis, Eisenbraun, Xue

This track emphasizes the development of nanotechnology engineering concepts for new and emerging applications in energy and environmental areas including fuel cells, solar cells, superconductors, sensors, power electronics, and supercapacitors.

Foundations Courses: Because this track is part of the Nanoscale Engineering program, it is recommended that students wishing to prepare for it pursue the Nanoengineering Qualifying Examination. Students without adequate background in the following subjects should take the corresponding Foundation Courses:

506 Crystallinity and Diffraction
506 Kinetics & Transport
506 Mechanics of Materials
506 Practical Solid State Quantum
507 Nanoscale Laboratory Techniques
508 Nanoscale Analytic Techniques
509 Deposition for Ultra-Thin Films
509 Nanoscale Device Principles
509 Polymeric and Amorphous Materials
509 Introduction to NEMS/MEMS
509 Surfaces and Interfaces

Optional (based on background)
504 Chemical Principles
507 Mathematical Methods

Track-Specific Coursework: Students must take 9 credits of track-specific coursework from the following list. These courses were selected to provide students with a strong foundation for their research in energy and environmental technology.

603 Nanomaterials Processing (3)
614 Materials for Alternate Energy and Env. Applications (3)
640 NanoTechnology and Photovoltaics (3)
664 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nanotechnology (3)