Nanotechnology (NANO)
Overview
Julia Kohanek
Director
479-575-7193
jkohanek@uark.edu
Hours for Minor: 15-17
Delivery: On-Campus
Program Code: MSEN
Nanotechnology Minor Faculty Coordinators and Curriculum Committee
- Gregory Salamo, Distinguished Professor, Physics
- Min Zou, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Jin-Woo Kim, Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Raj Rao, Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Karthik Nayani, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Jingyi Chen, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Fisher Yu, Professor, Electrical Engineering
- Steve Tung, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Po-Hao Adam Huang, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Keisha Bishop Walters, Department Head and Professor, Chemical Engineering
The Nanotechnology minor is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with foundational knowledge and skills related to the emerging field of nanotechnology, including hands-on experience in several major areas of nanotechnology, such as synthesis of nanomaterials, nanoscale imaging, nanostructure assembly and manipulation, device and system integration, and performance evaluation. The Nanotechnology minor draws faculty expertise and coursework from the College of Engineering and the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and utilizes state-of-the-art equipment and facilities at the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering. The Nanotechnology minor is intended to prepare participating students for a career in which nanotechnology is playing an increasingly important role, and increase students' research competitiveness for graduate studies. The Nanotechnology minor is designed to be accessible to students majoring in engineering, physics, or chemistry and biochemistry. It is open to all students who have the necessary prerequisites to enroll in the courses that constitute the minor.
Requirements for the Materials Science Minor
Students wishing to participate in the Materials Science minor must declare participation formally with the Materials Science program.
| Introduction to Materials (choose 1) | 3-4 | |
| Biomaterials | ||
| Chemical Engineering Materials Technology | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I | ||
| Introduction to Materials | ||
| Solid State Physics | ||
| Thermodynamics (choose 1) | 3-4 | |
| Thermodynamics of Single-Component Systems | ||
| Elements of Physical Chemistry | ||
| Physical Chemistry II | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Thermal Physics | ||
| Structure and Properties of Materials | 3 | |
| Structure and Properties of Materials | ||
| Materials Processing | 3 | |
| Materials Processing | ||
| Materials Science Elective (choose 1) | 3 | |
| Tissue Engineering | ||
| Regenerative Medicine | ||
| Energy Conversion and Storage | ||
| Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Composite Materials: Analysis and Design | ||
| Electronics in Experimental Physics | ||
| Introduction to Optical Properties of Materials | ||
| Total Hours | 15-17 | |
Below are example coursework plans for students from different majors. Students also have the flexibility to design their own programs according to the stated requirements above.
Example coursework for a student in Chemical Engineering
| CHEG 37103 | Chemical Engineering Materials Technology | 3 |
| CHEG 23103 | Thermodynamics of Single-Component Systems | 3 |
| MSEN 43103 | Structure and Properties of Materials | 3 |
| MSEN 47303 | Materials Processing | 3 |
| CHEM 42803 | Energy Conversion and Storage | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Example coursework for a student in Chemistry
| CHEM 41203 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 34603 & CHEM 34601 | Elements of Physical Chemistry and Elements of Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| MSEN 43103 | Structure and Properties of Materials | 3 |
| MSEN 47303 | Materials Processing | 3 |
| CHEM 42803 | Energy Conversion and Storage | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Example coursework for a student in Mechanical Engineering
| MEEG 23003 | Introduction to Materials | 3 |
| MEEG 24003 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| MSEN 43103 | Structure and Properties of Materials | 3 |
| MSEN 47303 | Materials Processing | 3 |
| MEEG 30103 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Example coursework for a student in Physics
| PHYS 47103 | Solid State Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 43303 | Thermal Physics | 3 |
| MSEN 43103 | Structure and Properties of Materials | 3 |
| MSEN 47303 | Materials Processing | 3 |
| PHYS 47703 | Introduction to Optical Properties of Materials | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |