G-NAN-C - Nanoscience Certificate

The mission of the graduate Certificate Program in Nanoscience (CPN) is to educate students in nanoscience disciplines and applications. This graduate certificate program is designed to address the need for an interdisciplinary graduate education in nanoscience that extends beyond the traditional disciplines and skills that are taught within existing departments. In this program, graduate students are educated and mentored in classes, labs, and research projects by faculty from many disciplines. Current focus areas within nanoscience that are currently represented at Duke include (1) synthesis of nanostructured materials, (2) fundamental properties of nanostructured materials, (3) nanodevice fabrication and applications, and (4) advanced characterization of nanostructured materials and devices. The disciplines span the physical sciences, engineering, and the biological sciences that are relevant to nanoscience; the program includes faculty from departments within the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering, and the School of Medicine. Member departments include biology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, cell biology, chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering and materials science, and physics.

Participating departments include biochemistry, biology, biomedical engineering, cellular biology, chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering and materials science, and physics. Students are admitted into existing departments or programs of Duke University, and receive their PhD within those degree-granting units (typically but not exclusively a participating department).

For more information, visit nano.duke.edu.