Faculty Expertise Graduate Fellowships Societal Impact User Facility National Infrastructure Joint Institutes NT Dual PhD Program Research Centers UW Center for Nanotechnology – 85 Faculty – 10 Departments –3 Colleges – 40 PhD Students –5 Centers –3 International Partnerships – $$ UW, NSF, NIH, DOE, Non- Federal g Director: Francois Baneyx Education and Outreach: Ethan Allen ciate Director: Dong Qin NT PhD Program: Marjorie Olmstead Founded 1997 www.nano.washington.edu
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FacultyExpertise
GraduateFellowships
SocietalImpact
User Facility
NationalInfrastructure
JointInstitutes
NT Dual PhD Program
ResearchCenters
UW Center for Nanotechnology
– 85 Faculty – 10 Departments– 3 Colleges– 40 PhD
Students – 5 Centers– 3 International
Partnerships– $$ UW, NSF,
NIH,DOE, Non-
Federal
Acting Director: Francois Baneyx Education and Outreach: Ethan AllenAssociate Director: Dong Qin NT PhD Program: Marjorie Olmstead
Founded 1997
www.nano.washington.edu
“Standard” Ph.D. Process
Take Classes
Read other people’s ideas
Dream New Ideas
Take Data
Analyze Data
Present work
Publish resultsGRADUATE
“Standard” Ph.D. › “Standard Job”
• Basic Research• Perhaps Teaching
(though often not part of training)• Everything else gets learned on the job
What Do Nanotechnologists Do?
Inform PublicPolicy
Interact AcrossDisciplines
Teach the Public
Launch New Products
Build life-changing technologies from individual molecules
Compete Globally
Build New Tools
Compete Globally
New Educational Strategies: IGERTNSF/NCI Graduate Training Program
Build life-changing technologies from individual molecules
Inform PublicPolicy
Interact AcrossDisciplines
Build New ToolsTeach the Public
Launch New Products
InterdisciplinaryCoursework &
Research[REQUIRED]
International Research Rotations
Outreach & Presentations*
Internships &Coursework
Ethics & Societal Impact Discussions*
Practical Coursework (at PNNL)
NNIN/NTUF User Facility
[OPTIONAL] *Req’d for Fellows
Dual Degree in Nanotechnology1. Thesis in Nanoscale Science or Technology
— Approved in quality by home department— Approved as “nano-relevant” by NT Standards Committee— Advisor + at least one other committee member in the Center for
Nanotechnology
2. Core course Frontiers of Nanotechnology— Student joint projects across disciplines— Discuss societal impact as well as science & technology
3. Research Rotation— ≥ 1 quarter research outside advisor’s home department
4. Nano-relevant Course Work— ≥ 3 courses, ≥ 2 of which are outside home department