Electrical Engineering Grad School

Graduate School
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm a junior in Electrical Engineering. And I don't know much about Electrical Engineering Grad Schools. I've seen the rankings etc, but I'm fairly confident what field I want to pursue: nanoscale semiconductor devices. </p>

<p>I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the top schools are for semiconductor devices, nanoelectronics,...?</p>

<p>Currently I'm attending Purdue University and my friends have told me it's a great grad school for my field, but I would prefer to get an unbiased perspective.</p>

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<p>Not my branch of EE, but I know PSU is pretty strong in that area, and I want to say Berkeley as well.</p>

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<p>A big part of devices is being able to fabricate them and that requires a cleanroom 90% of the time. After that, you need access to a ton of characterization machinery. I know Berkeley has LLNL and so they would be an easy choice. GT just finished building the largest cleanroom in the Southeast too. Other than that, I’m not really sure. Schools with a lot of resources in this area will be sure to advertise them as pretty much every major player in nanoscale science has built or is building a new “nanotech” building.</p>

<p>To answer your post though, I haven’t heard anything about Purdue, sorry.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the advice, appreciate it</p>

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<p>[UAlbany</a>, Corrnell top nano institute rankings - Solid State Technology](<a href=“Nimbus Hosting”>Nimbus Hosting)</p>

<p>I’m also considering solid-state technology for g-school.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info, appreciate it! Btw I hope this doesn’t sound stupid, but I’ve never heard of UAlbany before. Is it a good school?</p>

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<p>I actually have never heard of the school’s program either. I think the best way to go about finding out is to e-mail one of the professors there working in the area of research that you wish to pursue and ask about the program, facilities, opportunities etc.</p>