Nanoengineering Certificate Programs

Advanced Materials Certificate – Nanoengineering

This certificate program trains and educates students in concepts related to the design of advanced materials, understanding their physical, mechanical, chemical, and structural properties. The knowledge needed to correlate these properties to their function, given that advanced materials and nanotechnology are interwoven nowadays. The education and training gained by the students will provide them with the skills needed to acquire employment opportunities in various industries, including medical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, electronics, automotive, and aerospace industries. It will also prepare them for careers in government agencies and advanced graduate studies in science, technology, and engineering.

For application and admission information, visit the Apply page or contact the Department of Nanoengineering at jsnninfo@ncat.uncg.edu.

Advanced Materials Certificate Student Experience

Certificate Requirements: Total Credit Hours: 12 credits

Core Courses (6 credits):

NANO 704   Fundamentals of Nanomaterials: Nanomaterial fundamentals
NANO 711    Introduction to Nanoprocessing: Nanomaterial processing

Technical Electives (6 credits): Select from 2 of the following:

NANO 741   Colloidal and Molecular Self-Assembly: Colloidal materials
NANO 812   Process Modeling in Composites: Composite materials
NANO 882   Advanced Biomedical Nanomaterials: Biomedical materials

Students may select to substitute any of the above courses with an alternate course, with approval from the Advisor.

Micro & Nano Devices

The purpose of this certificate program is to train and educate students from around the country in concepts related to the design of micro and nano, understanding their properties, and the knowledge needed to correlate these properties to their function. The education and training gained by the students will provide them with the skills needed to acquire employment opportunities in various industries, including medical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, electronics, automotive, and aerospace industries. It will also prepare them for careers in government agencies and advanced graduate studies in science, technology, and engineering.

For application and admission information, visit the Apply page or contact the Department of Nanoengineering at jsnninfo@ncat.uncg.edu.

Micro & Nano Devices Certificate Student Experience

Certificate Requirements: Total Credit Hours: 12 credits

Core Courses (6 credits):

NANO 702  Fundamentals of Nanoengineering: Physical Principles
NANO 721  Nanobioelectronics

Technical Electives (6 credits): Select from 2 of the following:

NANO 821   Advanced Nanosystems
NANO 823  Compound semiconductor and nanostructured devices
NANO 827   Solid State Devices

Students may select to substitute any of the above courses with an alternate course, with approval from the Advisor.

Systems & Synthetic Biology

The Graduate Certificate program in Systems and Synthetic Biology is an interdisciplinary program that combines concepts from the life sciences, computing, and engineering fields and requires a converging technologies training approach.

The field of systems and synthetic biology is expected to be a $5 Billion industry within the next decade. This program aims to train and educate students to prepare for research and careers in this field.

For application and admission information, visit the Apply page or contact the Department of Nanoengineering at jsnninfo@ncat.uncg.edu.

Systems & Synthetic Biology Certificate Student Experience

Certificate Requirements: Total Credit Hours: 12 credits

Core Courses (6 credits):

NANO 703  Fundamentals of Nanoengineering: Chemical and Biochemical Principles
NANO 706  Systems and Computational Biology

Technical Electives (6 credits): Select 2 courses from the following list of options

NANO 781    Intro to Synthetic Biology
NANO 782   Techniques in Synthetic Biology
NANO 881   Nanosynthetic Biology
NANO 882   Advanced Biomedical Nanomaterials

Students may select to substitute any of the above courses with an alternate course, with approval from the Advisor.

Stem Entrepreneurship

The certificate in STEM Entrepreneurship is a program for any student who has an interest in learning how to establish or operate a business based on research and development in a STEM discipline. The certificate is open to any students who are interested in furthering their knowledge on technology transfer, commercialization, intellectual property, laws governing IP, marketing, and entrepreneurship.

For application and admission information, visit the Apply page or contact the Department of Nanoengineering at jsnninfo@ncat.uncg.edu.

Stem Entrepreneurship Certificate Student Experience

Certificate Requirements: Total Credit Hours: 12 credits

Core Courses (6 Credit Hours): Select two (2) of the following

NANO 609: Entrepreneurship for Scientists, Technologists, Engineers, and Mathematicians
NANO 668: Technology Transfer and Commercialization
NANO 669: The Laws of Intellectual Property

Electives (6 Credit Hours): Select two (2) of the following courses

NANO 669: The Laws of Intellectual Property
MGMT 612: Foundations of Enterprise Management
MKTG 716: Strategic Marketing
NANO 796: Project

Students may take select to take other electives from N.C. A&T with approval from the advisor.