NanoEngineering @ UofT

The world has embraced three enabling technologies: information technology, biotechnology and advanced materials; these are responsible for the fastest growing segments of the new economy. In all cases, nanoengineering underpins future advances in these technologies. Some examples are: replacement technologies for conventional electronics and photonics, novel battery technology, advanced structural materials and bioengineered systems.

The primary objective of the new Nanoengineering Option is to offer an undergraduate program blending all three enabling technologies into one education, it is the first undergraduate program of its kind in the world. The Nanoengineering Option will be delivered by a group of professors who are among the most talented in this field in Canada. The interdisciplinary nature of the program is made possible by collaboration between the Faculties of Applied Science and Engineering, Arts and Science, and Medicine. The curriculum draws on a combination of multidisciplinary courses that allows student to transcend traditional boundaries between physics, chemistry and biology.

In two years since its inception, the strength of the program and its students is apparent, with sevral attending top graduate schools in Canada, the US and Europe. A significant number of students have also found placements in some of the most competitive PEY positions offered, and many others have found opportunities to conduct undergraduate research in Canadian and American universities.

The program has attracted a group of enthusiastic and motivated students who wish to conduct, and even pioneer, ground-breaking research in advanced materials. It is a strong program for those who want a solid education in a field with limitless possibilities.