Nanotechnology Track

Nanotechnology tracks are now available for both the biochemistry and chemistry majors at IU South Bend.  The tracks consists of the following three courses. The first two courses are offered this Fall 2018 semester with limited enrollment, so register now to ensure you get a spot in the class.

 

      CHEM-C 208 Problems and Reports (3 credits)
 

      CHEM-N 390 Nanotechnology (3 credits; this is an online course)
 

      BIOL-L 355 Introduction to Nanomedicine (3 credits)

 

The image above is taken from Ocsial's webpage.  Oscial (O C Si Al) is a chemical products company that produces nanomaterials for commercial applications. Single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are just one of their products. Atoms have diameters of 1-5 angstroms but a carbon atom's diameter is about 1.5 angstroms or 0.15 nm so the SWCNT specified above has a diameter of about 10 atoms.  This doesn't look right based on the artist's drawing, so you should imagine that each carbon atom depicted is actually expanded in size until they touch each other in the chicken-wire hexagonal framework of the tube. Then it seems reasonable that about 10 atoms would span the diameter of the tube.

Consider a Ph.D. and learn about graduate school

 

Come learn about graduate school from the perspective of a current graduate student, an IU South Bend professor, and a director of graduate studies. Unlike your undergraduate education, a graduate school will typically pay for your studies in exchange for your efforts to help the department by teaching a few laboratory classes during the first few years before you engage in full-time research with your faculty mentor. The stipend can't compete with the salary of an industry job, but the experience and Ph.D. degree can make up for the difference in the long run.  The photograph below was taken during the presentation and shows biochemistry professor Shahir Rizk moderating the discussion.