Nanoscale Science

In the nanoscale science major, you’ll experience a broad-based program that gives you a theoretical and applied understanding of atomic scale phenomena, behaviors and properties of matter.

You’ll get a strong foundation in mathematics and physical, chemical and material sciences while studying applied science concepts related to these disciplines in a range of nanoengineering and nanotechnology courses.

Nanoscience Core Courses

• Integrated NanoLaboratory I & II
• Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Statistical Mechanics of Nanoscale Systems
• Structure of Matter
• Introduction to Quantum Theory for Nanoscale Systems
• Nanoscale Molecular Materials and Soft Matter
• Quantum Origins of Material Properties
• Capstone Research I, II & III

Nanoscience Electives

Choose two:

• Introduction to Nanoscale Design and Manufacturing
• Computer Control of Instrumentation
• Introduction to Nanoengineering Electronics
• Introduction to Nanobioscience 
• Mechanisms: Organic Chemistry

At UAlbany's College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE), which makes its home in the Albany NanoTech Complex, you’ll be perfectly positioned to benefit from ample research and internship opportunities. This hands-on experience in an intellectually vibrant powerhouse for research, education, development, tech acceleration, business incubation and prototyping can lead to career opportunities with one of Albany NanoTech’s numerous onsite corporate partners, including IBM, Global Foundries, Samsung, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, ASML and Lam Research.

In addition to the Albany NanoTech Complex, the most advanced facility of its kind in North America, CNSE is also home to other research labs and programs: 

•  The Advanced Cybersecurity Research Lab (ACRL), a hub for investigating cybersecurity, machine learning and autonomic computing approaches.
• The New York State Data Center, a partnership between the New York State Office of Information Technology and New York State Office of General Services that’s dedicated to making government IT operations and services more efficient and reliable.
• The Center for Advanced Semiconductor Power Electronics Research (CASPER), an organization working to advance power electronics based on wide bandgap materials.