Nanoengineering Core Courses (12 credit hours)Simulation and ModelingMethods in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (3)

Fundamentals of Nanoengineering: Chemical Biochemical Principles (3)

Fundamentals of Nanoengineering: Physical Principles (3)

Fundamentals of Nanomaterials(3)

Laboratory Rotations (4 credit hours)

In the first two semesters of study, students will rotate through four research labs (seven weeks in each lab) to become familiar with research at JSNN and to provide training in laboratory techniques needed for dissertation research. With the advice of the advisor/committee and permission of the faculty member responsible for the lab, students will select labs based on their interests.

Professional Development Seminars (2 credit hours)

In the first two semesters of study, students will take professional development seminars that will expose them to a variety of research and professional development topics such as intellectual property issues, confidentiality, ethical issues in nanoscience, writing successful grant proposals, effective presentation and writing skills, etc.

Qualifying Examination

Students will take a qualifying exam on their knowledge of the fundamentals of nanoscience at the end of their first year of full-time student in order to continue in the program.

Advanced Nanoengineering Electives (12 credit hours)

Beginning in their second year in the program, each student will be required to take four doctoral-level elective courses:physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics,computer/computational Sciences and Engineering, and biology.These courses are designed to provide students with the scientific preparation to carry out their dissertation research and to enable them to work in an industrial or government research environment or to teach and do research in a traditional academic department.

Dissertation Research (12 credit hours)

By the end of the first year, students will select a dissertation advisor and prepare a dissertation proposal. Students will present their proposals to a general JSNN audience in the form of a seminar and defend the proposal in the form of an oral exam.

Dissertation research begins in the second year and students will take a minimum of 3 hours of dissertation research each semester.

Students will complete a written dissertation of their research and give a public oral presentation of the completed work. The student also must defend orally the dissertation to the dissertation comment. The seminar and defense must occur in the same term that the student applies for graduation.

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