Nanosystems Engineers

Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Write proposals to secure external funding or to partner with other companies.

Synthesize, process, or characterize nanomaterials, using advanced tools or techniques.

Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.

Prepare reports, deliver presentations, or participate in program review activities to communicate engineering results or recommendations.

Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, technicians, or others, using knowledge of chemical, analytical, or biological processes as applied to micro and nanoscale systems.

Conduct research related to a range of nanotechnology topics, such as packaging, heat transfer, fluorescence detection, nanoparticle dispersion, hybrid systems, liquid systems, nanocomposites, nanofabrication, optoelectronics, or nanolithography.

Identify new applications for existing nanotechnologies.

Design or conduct tests of new nanotechnology products, processes, or systems.

Develop processes or identify equipment needed for pilot or commercial nanoscale scale production.

Generate high-resolution images or measure force-distance curves, using techniques such as atomic force microscopy.

Autodesk AutoCAD

Dassault Systemes CATIA

Dassault Systemes SolidWorks

LinkCAD

Microsoft PowerPoint

Dassault Systemes Abaqus

General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System GAMESS

MAYA Nastran

UTQUANT

Linux

Microsoft Windows

AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR)

Tableau

Oracle Java

Python

Oracle Database

Structured query language SQL

Microsoft Excel

GE Healthcare Centricity EMR

Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand MX

Electron beam evaporators

Molecular beam epitaxy MBE systems

Nanoimprint lithography NIL systems

Wafer saws

Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM

Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes FIB-SEM

Scanning auger microscopes

Scanning electron microscopes SEM

Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes

Raman scattering spectroscopes

Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS

X-ray photoelectron spectrometers

Filament evaporators

Resistance evaporators

Thermal evaporators

Differential interference contrast DIC microscopes

Fluorescence optical microscopes

Optical inspection microscopes

Optical profilers

Critical point dryers

Spin dryers

Spin rinse dryers

Ellipsometers

Scanning ellipsometers

Spectroscopic ellipsometers

Ashing systems

Atmospheric furnaces

Oxidation furnaces

Laser pattern generators

Optical pattern generators

Four-point probes

Impedance analyzers

Get qualified, get at least a masters degree.

Check email generated overnight (we work 24/7), solve emergencies, see my teaching schedule,
plan for the day.

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My work combines:

Science

Education

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Day to Day

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