Nano-Engineering

Panayotis T. Manganaris

10th grade

Outline

• What is Nanotechnology?

• Examples of existing uses of Nanotechnology

• What can Nano-Engineering do for the world?

• A Nano-Engineer's work

• Schools where you can study to become a Nano-Engineer

• Careers available for Nano-Engineers

• Nano-Engineer Profile

• Nanotechnology expanded…

• References

What is Nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology is science, engineering, and

technology conducted at the nanoscale Nanoscale describes anything with dimensions between 0.2-100 nm

A nanometer (nm) is defined as a billionth of a meter (m): 1nm=10-9m

To add perspective:

o a single grain of sand is anywhere between 20,000 and 50,000 nm in

diameter

o a sheet of newspaper is about 100,000 nm thick

~4 nm

Examples of existing uses of Nanotechnology

Heat transfer liquids (nanoemulsion fluids

to be used as synthetic oil, antifreeze, etc)

Microfluidics in biology studies

What can Nano-Engineering do for the world?

Stronger materials (bulletproof suits, stronger-than-

steel wires, better tennis rackets)

Medical technology and nano-robots

Utility fog (this is a personal dream of mine)

Surpassing the physical limits of silicon

Flawless molecular construction guaranteeing no

“weak links”

A Nano-Engineer's work

Nanotechnology is already being incorporated

into many every day aspects of our lives

Salaries may vary from $45-85K/year and

upwards, depending on degree and position

Nanoengineers, like other engineers, work every day to better the quality of our lives and they have plenty left to discover

Schools where you can study to become a Nano-Engineer

University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering and

Applied Sciences (CEAS) offers an undergraduate

minor program on Nano-Engineering.

The NANOWORLD Laboratories at UC are some

of the largest and best equipped in the Nation.

Georgia Tech Institute for Electronics and

Nanotechnology

MIT Department of Materials Science and

Engineering

Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech

Careers available for Nano-Engineers

If you want to potentially change the face of

medicine, nano-robotics may be the field for you

Build a bridge between silicon based computing

and quantum computing!

Create the perfect materials, light, strong,

resilient, and widely available

Nano-Engineer ProfileGeorgia Tech

Integrating microtechnology development, experimental hematology & oncology, and clinical medicine

microfluidic device before and after endothelialization in brightfield and fluorescent microscopy

Nanotechnology expanded…

The field of Nanotechnology is massive and

growing. It could eventually have applications

that surpass our wildest dreams

Below is a video illustrating the potential of a

young field called “claytronics”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XaNzbiGLgM

References

• "Nanotechnology 101." National Nanotechnology Initiative. Oxford University, n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2014.

<http://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101>.

• "Nano-Engineering - Isis Project No 8172." DNA Wrapping. Oxford University, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.

<http://www.isis-innovation.com/licensing/8172.html>.

• "Nano Engineering Minor." University of Cincinnati CEAS. Department of Mechanical and Materials

Engineering, n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014. <http://www.min.uc.edu/me/mse/academic-minors/nano-

engineering-minor>.

• "Wilbur A. Lam." Georgia Tech - Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology. N.p., 2012. Web. 01 Sept.

2014. <http://ien.gatech.edu/people/faculty/wilbur-lam>.

• Stoller-Conrad, Jessica. "Tricking the Uncertainty Principle." The California Institute of Technology. N.p.,

15 May 2014. Web. 01 Sept. 2014. <http://www.caltech.edu/content/tricking-uncertainty-principle>.

• "Salary: Nano-engineer." Glassdoor. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Sept. 2014.

<http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/nano-engineer-salary-SRCH_KO0%2C13.htm>.