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Contact Information Nanosystems Engineering Program Louisiana Tech University P.O. Box 10348 Ruston, Louisiana 71272 (318) 257-3791 phone | (318) 257-4922 fax http://www.coes.latech.edu/nano Dr. Hisham Hegab Micro and Nanosystems Engineering Program Chair [email protected] Students currently enrolled at Louisiana Tech or transfer students entering beyond the freshman level should complete the Nanosystems Engineering Program application available at the program website (www.coes.latech.edu/nano) and submit it to the Nanosystems Engineering Program. Transfer students must also apply to transfer to Louisiana Tech through the university’s Admissions Office. Questions about the application process may be directed to the program chair, Dr. Hisham Hegab. Our vision is to be the best college in the world at integrating engineering and science in education and research.Dr. Stan Napper - Dean College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech University Freshmen wishing to pursue the nanosystems engineering degree should apply directly to the university’s Admissions Office (http: //www.latech.edu/admissions/) for admission as an engineering major. All freshmen engineering majors take a common set of courses during their first year. Since enrollment in the nanosystems program is limited, entering freshmen are not allowed to declare nanosystems engineering as their major until the spring of their freshman year after completing an application process to the program. B.S. Engineering & Science Programs Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Science Construction Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Technology Industrial Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Nanosystems Engineering Physics Nanosystems Engineering Louisiana Tech University Building Engineers and Scientists for Tomorrow www.coes.latech.edu/nano Application Information

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Nanosystems Engineering ProgramLouisiana Tech UniversityP.O. Box 10348Ruston, Louisiana 71272

(318) 257-3791 phone | (318) 257-4922 faxhttp://www.coes.latech.edu/nanoDr. Hisham HegabMicro and Nanosystems Engineering Program [email protected]

Students currently enrolled at Louisiana Tech or transfer students entering beyond the freshman level should complete the Nanosystems Engineering Program application available at the program website (www.coes.latech.edu/nano) and submit it to the Nanosystems Engineering Program. Transfer students must also apply to transfer to Louisiana Tech through the university’s Admissions Office. Questions about the application process may be directed to the program chair, Dr. Hisham Hegab.

“Our vision is to be the best college in the world at integrating engineering

and science in education and research.”

Dr. Stan Napper - DeanCollege of Engineering and Science

Louisiana Tech University

Freshmen wishing to pursue the nanosystems engineering degree should apply directly to the university’s Admissions Office (http://www.latech.edu/admissions/) for admission as an engineering major. All freshmen engineering majors take a common set of courses during their first year. Since enrollment in the nanosystems program is limited, entering freshmen are not allowed to declare nanosystems engineering as their major until the spring of their freshman year after completing an application process to the program.

B.S. Engineering & Science Programs

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Computer Science

Construction Engineering Technology

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering Technology

Industrial Engineering

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Nanosystems Engineering

Physics

Nanosystems EngineeringLouisiana Tech University

Building Engineers and Scientists for Tomorrow

www.coes.latech.edu/nano

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Nanotechnology is science at the molecular level. Like biotechnology and information technology, it is a growth industry with the potential to greatly change the world in which we live. Nanosystems engineering

can be considered the branch of engineering that deals with materials and devices smaller than 100 nanometers (1 nanometer is a billionth of

a meter), especially with the manipulation of individual molecules.

Fast Facts:

• Engineering degree with emphasis on nanotechnology and its engineering applications

• 127 SCH program that utilizes the Integrated Freshman and Sophomore Engineering curricula

• Degree has stronger emphasis in sciences (e.g., chemistry & physics) than most other engineering programs

• Program includes choice of concentration tracks in biomedical, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and microsystems engineering

Why study Nanosystems Engineering at Louisiana Tech?

This pioneering degree prepares engineers for the new

industrial revolution. It is the first degree of its type in

the United States. Louisiana Tech has a unique set of

resources in its faculty and facilities to offer this program.

Graduates will be equipped to immediately start working

in a variety of scientific and engineering professions.

These graduates will play a leading role in the future

as nanotechnology grows, matures, and reveals its full

potential.

The Nanosystems Engineering Program draws on the

strengths of all the basic sciences and the College’s

Integrated Freshman and Sophomore Engineering

curricula. The upper level portion of the curriculum

provides specialized courses in nanotechnology materials,

measurements, and fabrication techniques as well as a

capstone experience on a nanosystems engineering

project. The degree program offers the choice

to include an engineering application focus

Facilities

Over the past decade, Louisiana Tech University has established

a reputation for promoting interdisciplinary research in the

areas of biomedical engineering, micromanufacturing, and

nanotechnology. A significant amount of research facilities and

resources have been devoted to these efforts on the campus.

The prime example of this is the Louisiana Tech University

Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM), which is an integrated

nanomanufacturing and micromanufacturing research and

development facility (valued in excess of $50M). The IfM is

dedicated to micro/nano scale technologies and systems research,

education, and commercialization. In addition to the IfM facilities,

there is also a dedicated laboratory for undergraduate teaching

within the program that includes a clean room facility with wet lab

equipment and characterization equipment devoted to hands-on

experiences for students.

Fabrication and Synthesis Capabilities The laboratory facilities within the IfM provide a full suite of

micro and nanofabrication processing capabilities which include

nanoassembly techniques, nanopatterning techniques, electroless

deposition techniques, and protein nanoengineering techniques.

A wide diversity of micromanufacturing capabilities that include

lithographic techniques, material deposition techniques, material

etching techniques, doping, oxidation and annealing techniques,

and alternative microfabrication techniques are available.

Characterization and Measurement Capabilities

The characterization and measurement tools include an

assortment of electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy,

and x-ray spectroscopy instruments. Instrumentation for chemical

analysis and characterization are also available.

Modeling and Simulation Capabilities

The modeling and simulation capabilities include nanotechnology

and biotechnology modeling and simulation software as well as a

variety of commercial computer-aided design packages suited for

micro-fabrication, microelectronics, and microsystems analysis and

design.

What career opportunities are available?

Graduates with a nanosystems engineering degree will

have many opportunities at the boundaries of traditional

engineering due to the cross-disciplinary nature of their degree.

We expect that many of our graduates may choose to pursue

research-based careers by going on to graduate study or

working at government laboratories and/or research centers.

Graduates who wish to work in a commercial environment

will find ever expanding opportunities in one of the many new

nanotechnology companies. The National Science Foundation

projects “the market for nanotechnology” to be over $1 trillion

annually within the next 10-15 years and has estimated that

two million workers will be needed to support nanotechnology

industries by 2015. Whatever the environment, commercial or

research, these employment opportunities will be very exciting,

at the cutting edge of technology.

area from biomedical, chemical, electrical,

mechanical, or microsystems engineering.

As detailed in the university catalog, the B.S.

curriculum consists of 127 semester credit hours,

including 14 hours of micro/nanosystems engineering

courses (including nanomaterials, characterization of

micro and nanosystems, research, and nanosystems

design), 22 hours of other required engineering courses,

18 hours of directed technical electives, 25 hours of

natural sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics), 18

hours of engineering mathematics and statistics, and 30

hours of general education requirements. The curriculum

culminates with a senior capstone project, spread

over the entire senior year. The design course provides

instruction in structured engineering design and enables

the students to choose and solve problems using their

previous education.

Nanosystems Engineering

B.S. in Nanosystems Engineering