<p>FYI...for those interested in studying Nanotechnology & Engineering:</p>
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Small Times magazine has listed the University of Virginia among the top 10 universities in the country for the strength of its micro- and nanotechnology programs in its second annual survey of research universities.</p>
<p>Based on the responses from more than 50 universities on five key categories research, education, facilities, industrial outreach and commercialization U.Va.s overall score placed it in a tie for sixth with the University of North Carolina. In the individual categories, U.Va. tied for third in commercialization with Rice and was fifth in research.
Small Times is a business publication covering the fast-emerging nanotechnology, MEMS and microsystems markets.</p>
<p>James H. Aylor, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science said, I am thrilled by this news. At the U.Va. Engineering School we are striving to put not only the research and education programs, but also the specialized facilities in place to establish us among the very best engineering schools in the critically important field of nanotechnology. This recognition is evidence of the fact that we are moving in the right direction.</p>
<p>The top 10 in the Small Times survey comprises (in descending order) University at Albany-SUNY, Cornell University, University of Michigan, Rice University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina, Ohio State University, Northwestern University and University of Minnesota. The survey included questions about facilities, funding, courses, degrees, research programs, publishing, patenting, company formation, industrial partnerships and more.</p>
<p>Writing about the University's strength in this emerging field, Small Times singled out Michael Reed, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Robert Hull, the Charles Henderson Professor of Engineering and director of the Institute for Nanoscale Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology (NanoQuest), noting that they independently have contributed to the University of Virginia's prominence in micro- and nanotechnology. The two are among the roughly 100 researchers on campus involved in micro- and nanotechnology, and can claim some of the honors for the University's strong placing in micro- and nanotech research and commercialization.
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<p>The entire article:</p>