Georgia Institute of Technology

The Nanomaterials Certificate Program for Georgia Tech Undergraduate Students

An undergraduate Certificate in "Nanomaterials" may be earned by completing the following:

• Twelve credit hours taken from the list of classes below (see Exceptions).
• Two of the classes must be MSE 4330 and MSE 4335.
• A grade of "C" or better must be obtained in order to count toward the certificate.
• Courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis.
• At least 3 credit hours must be outside the student's major field (cross-listed courses satisfy this requirement)  at least 9 credit hours must be at the 3000 level or higher.

Exceptions: A student may not apply any course towards the certificate that is required for his/her  major.  For example, MSE majors cannot use MSE 2021 as it is specifically required for the MSE major.

Approved Courses

MSE 4330  Fundamentals of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (required)

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisite: MSE 2001
• Introduction to nanotechnology. Description of various nanomaterials, their applications and synthesis methods.

MSE 4335  Soft Nano/Bio Materials (required)

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisite: MSE 2001
• Introduction soft nanomaterials and nanostructures that have been discovered and synthesized for prospective applications in nanotechnology.

MSE 2001 Principles and Applications of Engineering Materials

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisite: CHEM 1310 or CHEM 1211K
• The structure-property-processing-performance relationships of engineering materials and described. Materials selection is treated as a part of engineering design.

MSE 2021 Materials Characterization

• Credits: 3-3-4
• Prerequisite: MSE 2001
• The fundamentals of basic microstructural and compositional materials characterization techniques are presented with an emphasis on tools using electromagnetic radiation and electrons as stimuli.

MSE 3015 Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisite: MSE 2001
• Band theory of solids, semiconductor physics, dielectric, optical, and magnetic phenomena. Superconductivity in various classes of materials.

MSE 4004 Materials in Electronic Applications

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisite: MSE 3015
• Introduction to the fabrication requirements, property control, and structure-property-processing relationships in materials used in electronic, photonic, and magnetic applications.

MSE 4325 Thin Film Materials Science

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Introduction to principal vapor deposition processes and vacuum technology. The fundamentals of the formation, characterization, and properties of a variety of thin films.
• Prerequisite: MSE 2001

CHEM 3412 Physical Chemistry II

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisites: CHEM 1311 and PHYS 2212
• Quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular structure, bonding theory, molecular spectroscopy, statistical mechanics.

ECE 4752 Integrated Circuit Fabrication

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisites: ECE 3040 or ECE 3710
• The objective of this course is to give students exposure to the various steps involved in the fabrication of integrated circuits and devices. The course will include a laboratory segment in which students fabricate MOS transistors, diffused resistors and MOS capacitors from a bare silicon substrate. Cross listed with CHE 4752.

PHY 3143 Quantum Mechanics I

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisites: ( PHYS 2212 or PHYS 2232 ) and ( MATH 2403 or MATH 2413 ) First of two courses that develop the principles of quantum mechanics. Topics include the state vector concept. Heisenberg and Schrodinger pictures, uncertainty relations, and exact solvable models in one dimension.

PHY 4262 Solid State Physics

• Credits: 3-0-3
• Prerequisite: PHYS 3143
• A first course in the physics of crystalline solids. Core topics include crystal lattices, diffraction, bonding, elastic properties, band theory as well as others.

Other courses related to nanomaterials may also be counted subject to the approval of the Program Director for Nanomaterials Certificate.

Students interested in pursuing this certificate should contact

Dr. Z. L. Wang, Program Director
zhong.wang@mse.gatech.edu
404-894-8008
or
Dr. Fred Cook, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs
fred.cook@mse.gatech.edu
404.894.2536