<p>Which major would be best if I wanted to work with nanotechnology that targets human diseases, and biomimicry (technology inspired by nature)?</p>
<p>Quite the specific type of job you want.
I’m not fully qualified to give you an expert opinion, but I’d say avoid BME and Technology majors for undergrad. It will deprive you of an important foundation because BME isn’t actually a “real” engineering field. It’s only a mix of other disciplines. Jack of all trades, master of none. Not a good thing for undergrad, so save BME for grad school.
MSE is good for nano in general, but there’s a certain MSE fan around here who would probably advise you better.</p>
<p>thank you for the informative response!</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>MSE and ChE are good fields for getting involved in biotech, and they will also give you a solid foundation in another engineering discipline. The BME department at my school is actually made up of professors from other departments (largely ChE, MSE, CS, Bio/Chem). If you want to work in bionanotech you’ll likely have to go to grad school, so it’s a good idea to try not to specialize in undergrad because anything you do there will be outclassed by your MS/PhD. If your school offers a BME or biomaterials (or some classes you can take in that area as electives) that would be a good way to get involved in that department and build your resume without actually majoring in it.</p>
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<p>Haha, is that me?</p>
<p>I’d say you could do either ChemE or MSE with a minor or double major in BME. It would really depend on what sort of electives each department offered in your school and which would require you to take fewer classes you don’t care about (ChemE tends to have a more rigid course structure than MSE).</p>
<p>Personally, I’d try to get involved with a professor at my school doing work on any of those topics you’re interested in as soon as I got to the school. The difference between nanotech going into the body and biomimicry is pretty big, and you could prepare yourself considerably differently depending which you wind up being more interested in.</p>