<p>I heard that doing or making things in nano size is a hot prospect job and the demand is on the rise.If I want to do stuff in a nano size... what major do I pursue? Is there such thing as nano engineering?? or is it under Material science? How about the ranking? is there a ranking for such major??</p>
<p>Small Times made a list a while back: </p>
<p>Nanotechnology is a very interdisciplinary field. Mechanical, Mat Sci, Chemical, Electrical, Bioengineering, and Physics all can work with nanoscale science depending on your exact focus within each field.</p>
<p>im 99% sure there isnt nano engineering...you can study nano-fields in EE, CE, MSE, BmE, and a couple of others probably...most top public univeristies have nanotech. programs, so i would look for specific schools with programs that have nanotech incorperated</p>
<p>I'm already knee deep into the education in this field and would be happy to answer any questions you may have.</p>
<p>Personally I feel this is the best direction one can take in Engineering if you truely want to go into research and not industry. It is a mix of almost all natural Engineering disciplines and Physics, which is why I enjoy it. It is challenging, new, and really there is so many potential research opprotunities in this field and can be applied in so many ways. I am personally moving towards nanotechnology for medical purposes and I have a background in Electrical Engineering (BSE, MSE).</p>
<p>The fabrication techniques, the sensor/actuator designs, the applications, etc... are all very interesting. Here at the University of Michigan we have a Masters degree for microsystems (no undergrad, get your undergrad in a field of your choice - EE, ChemE, ME, etc...). If you really want to get into this subject you will need an advanced degree (pref PhD). </p>
<p>You can really apply your techincal background and creativity in this field.</p>
<p>The small times list isn't a very good one.</p>
<p>A lot of schools are moving into nano, but if you want a fairly established program you're looking at the top 20 or so engineering schools, aka, MIT, Berkeley, Stanford, Cornell, UIUC, UMich, GATech, UCLA, etc.</p>
<p>It's a very new field if you factor out the lithography side of it, which has been around since the 60s.</p>
<p>Some of the schools with advanced nanotech research centers and large clean rooms: MIT, Cornell, UIUC, Michigan, Berkeley, Stanford, Purdue, GT etc.</p>
<p>More on GT's $80 million Nanotech Research Center:</p>
<p>It's an big complex, takes up half of a block.</p>
<p>I know a senior from Georgia Tech that trying to get into nano technology research by majoring in ME and chemistry(not cheme which is weird). I think it's interesting field that might even be a major for nano engineers.</p>