<p>I choose mechanical/nuclear engineering and physics years ago as my undergrad majors because I thought they would be relevent to nanotech research that I wanted to do. Unfortunately, I did not know enough about nanotech at the time and now realize almost all nanotech research involves a great deal of chemistry (which i'm not the biggest fan of) and physics, both at a fairly high level. So now my choices are: go to grad school and research what I know well but don't necessary want to research (ME/NE/physics) or research what fascinates me but what I don't really understand or enjoy (nanotech/chemistry)? Any suggestions?</p>
<p>So you say you don’t want to research mechanical and nuclear engineering, but you won’t understand or enjoy chemistry? Then don’t do either.</p>
<p>If you really want to go into nanotechnology and you need more chemistry, the only thing you can do is beef up on your chemistry and hope for the best. Take some chemistry classes and check on the program requirements for graduate programs that would enable entry into nanotech.</p>
<p>Also, see if there is some alternative route. I know a psychology PhD who teaches in a biology program. She concentrated on biopsychology and neuroscience in her graduate program and is qualified to teach intro-level biology classes, and she does almost all of her research at the Yerkes Primate Center in Atlanta.</p>