Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
What is Nanoscience and Nanotechnology?
The way molecules and atoms assemble on the nanoscale into larger structures determines important material properties such as the electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. Of course, it has long been recognized that nature performs this assembly very well in the creation of the sophisticated molecular machinery that supports our life on earth. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology are the science and technology that target human control over these nanoscale processes. This new direction of science is interdisciplinary, involving physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and materials science, among other fields.
Why study Nanoscience and Nanotechnology?
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is a newborn discipline, that responds to the demand of a multi-disciplinary scientific education of academic level. The Master program teaches the basics of physics, biology and chemistry at the nanometer scale, and tops this with courses on technology and engineering to ensure know-how of practical implementations. This educational program will produce the scientists and engineers for the booming economy of nanosciences.
Objective of the Masters
The objective of the programme Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is to provide top-quality University multidisciplinary education in nano-science as well as in the use of nano-technologies for systems and sensors at the macro-scale. Ethical and societal aspects with respect to the use of nano-science and nano-materials are also part of this curriculum. Courses are taught in English.
