Micro/Nanoscale Engineering

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Micro/Nanoscale engineering represents the field of mechanics at the micrometer and nanometer length scales. These small length scales are where physics, chemistry and biology intersect, and thus Micro/Nanoscale engineering provides both unprecedented challenges and opportunities for designing materials, systems and devices with completely new functionalities. As an inherently interdisciplinary field, Micro/Nanoscale engineering lies at the center of fast-growing nanotechnology-enabled sectors, and fits uniquely within a Mechanical Engineering curriculum where it is complemented by topics in materials manufacturing, device design, biosensing and biomechanics, and others. The Micro/Nanoscale engineering concentration prepares students for careers in diverse and rapidly expanding areas that span energy harvesting and ultrafast information processing to biometrics and theranostics. The curriculum addresses fundamental issues of mechanics, fluid mechanics, optics, heat transfer, and manufacturing at small size scales, with application spaces that include microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), bio-MEMS, microfluidics, thermal systems, and data storage.