<p>Cornell claims to, is this true?</p>
<p>Good science/engineering schools will have good nanotechnology programs. I don't think one school can really claim superiority over all in such a nascent field. Many schools have 1-2 big names, but not many have more than that.</p>
<p>Maryland has a very top notch facility. i hear they do some very interesting work.
UIUC also has a good program.</p>
<p>srry to be more specific, i'm referring to the NanoScale facility Cornell has.</p>
<p>Having a fab with the most square footage or most research dollars per faculty member does not translate into undergraduates getting a fulfilling education.</p>
<p>Nor grads, if the cost is prohibitively expensive.</p>
<p>I was talking to the person that manages the facility that opened this summer here at Caltech dedicated to nanotech research. They've got a thing running now where a student can get unlimited access to the facility and all of its tools (TEMs, SEMs, photolithography, etc.) for something like $2500 a quarter. Now, take into account that it's usually around $100 an hour on a good TEM and you can see how this is a pretty sweet deal.</p>
<p>i believe uiuc has one of the best if not the best nanotech facility</p>
<p>Georgia Tech will soon be top school for Nano-tech when its new building is complete.</p>
<p>Michigan has the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility that is in the process of being updated.</p>
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<p>To say that a building will make a good school is a strange statement, but I'll agree that it will be a great resource. Tech has a few famous faculty in the nanotech field, and I know for a fact that most of their (or anybody's) research is conducted with little more than a few vacuum chambers the size of a fish tank. I have to stress this comment earlier on though:</p>
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<p>Sure Tech has a good nanotech research program, but how much will you have access to as an undergrad and how much will a guy who does research 90% of the time really impact your education?</p>
<p>SUNY Albany has a very good graduate program in nano-science and engineering.</p>
<p>Here's a link</p>
<p>PennWell</a> Image</p>
<p>Throwing in one for my alma mater: Rice is the home of the buckyball!</p>
<p>The</a> Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology</p>
<p>It's also the oldest nanotech center in the world, founded in '93. (Or at least, that's what we claim.)</p>
<p>If you're interested in pursuing further education/career/research in nanotechnology, UPENN's the way to go.</p>
<p>UPENN was recently ranked the top school in the U.S. for nanotechnology research by Small Times, a magazine that covers the nanotechnology industry. </p>
<p>UPENN is unique in the fact that it offers the ability to minor in nanotechnology through the Nano/Bio Interface Center. </p>
<p>Furthermore, UPENN is home to the Penn Nanotech Society, a student organization that provides an environment where interested students can meet each other, converse with professors, and meet with leaders in the industry.</p>
<p>Northwestern</p>
<p>A) why do nanotech facilities cost so much for students to use
B) what subset of engineering is nanotech (chemE/matsci?)
C) what use are supreme nanotech facilities to undergrads.</p>
<p>No question it is SUNY-Albany.</p>
<p>Here is ranking for nanotechnology ranking (ranked in 07):
Small</a> Times - Educating small tech’s revolutionaries</p>
<p>"nanotechnology" has become such a vaguely defined buzz word that has been thrown around by the media, industry, and academia alike--most of it being hype. on that note, i don't really believe there can be a program out there realistically dedicated to "nanotechnology" other than by namesake. virtually all disciplines (maybe some more than others) can claim to be practicing work in "nanotechnology." </p>
<p>on that note, i think you're better off building a foundation in electrical engineering, materials science, chemical engineering, etc at an established school in these fields that has the resources to stay at the cutting edge instead of an allegedly established school in "nanotechnology". although more often than not, those two traits will probably go hand in hand.</p>