<p>Is nano engineering a good choice comparing to CS or Mechanical Engineering?? How is the job opportunity in the future?? What do u actually learn in Nano Engineering? I am an international student.. so just wondering.. is it popular in US?</p>
<p>My feel on it is that most of the work in nano technology is in the research area. If you want to pursue a PhD and want to pursue research, nano technology may be a good field. However, if you just want to work in industry as an engineer designing products, an undergrad degree in nano technology (if such a degree even exists) will not properly prepare you. However, taking a course or two as part of another degree program will not hurt and will give you an exposure to the field to see if you might want to pursue it at the PhD level.</p>
<p>Do NOT get a degree in nanoengineering. Get one in electrical, mechanical, or chemical engineering and then specialize in the workforce. </p>
<p>I worked in nanotechnology. My co-workers had degrees in chemE, mechE, EE, and materials science. The "speciality" degrees in undergrad (such as nanoengineering) are a very poor choice. Employers do not know how rigourous the curriculum is; they don't even know what you took. Trust me, it's not like you can tell them and slowly explain why you are qualified - your resume will just go into the "circular file." Stick with some engineering discipline that is easily recognized as an excellent education and preparation for work. Go to a school where you can research with a prof who does nanotech.</p>
<p>As far as I know, there might be one school in the country that offers a degree in nanotechnology of any sort. Most other schools have at most a few courses in certain aspects of it at the undergraduate level. If you are majoring in chemical engeieering, materials science, physics, or several other programs, you probably ought to take one or more undergraduate courses in nanotechnology for background, if that's a field you want to enter. The rest you will learn through your employment or further (e.g., graduate) study.</p>
<p>aries, can you tell me what engineering degree (I guess you can include physics too) is most applicable to nanotechnology? If possible, can you rank the ones that do apply from most applicable to least?</p>
<p>"Nano engineering" is most likely Materials Science with a different name and more narrow focus.</p>
<p>At the University of Waterloo, a bachelors degree is offered in Nanotechnological Engineering. I am not aware of the specifics of that degree.</p>
<p>To get into Nanotechnology MSc. research, I believe that the most common choices for undergrad at the University of Alberta are Electrical Engineering, and Engineering Physics.</p>
<p>We have courses at the Unviersity of Alberta that are specialized to Nanotechnology, and are only offered to Engineering Physics students.</p>