Principal Investigator Carl Thompson
Co-investigators Yet-Ming Chiang , Eugene Fitzgerald , Caroline Ross
Project Website http://web.mit.edu/sma/research/ammns/index.htm
The Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano-Systems (AMM&NS) degree programme offers a comprehensive and intensive approach to a field of study that is rapidly defining the frontier of modern technologies. Students are exposed to the broad foundations of advanced materials that encompass processing, structure, properties and performance, with a particular emphasis on applications in microelectronics and emerging nanotechnologies. Fundamental understanding of the structure and properties of materials, coupled with system-driven design, fabrication, and optimisation of materials, comprise the core of the multidisciplinary coursework that prepares students to lead in the development and exploitation of new materials for future micro- and nano-systems. The AMM&NS degree programme also promotes a practice-based understanding of the paths through which critical advances in the fundamental science and engineering of materials impact, and often pace, the rapid evolution of information processing, communication, and sensing technologies, especially those based on systems of micro- and nano-scale devices.
AMM&NS graduate study also provides an exceptional opportunity for collaborative research between SMA students, world-renowned faculty, and industry experts, both in Singapore and in the US. Students will have the opportunity to interact with scientists and engineers at a number of research institutes, such as the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), as well as all three university partners, NUS, NTU and MIT.
Career Paths -- The SMA programme in AMM&NS provides a unique and innovative educational opportunity for graduate students interested in careers in industry and research. Through a combination of cutting-edge research and a sound understanding of the principles of materials, graduates are poised to accept high-level positions as leaders in development of electronic, electromechanical, magnetic, photonic, and biomedical devices and systems, especially those based on integrated systems of micro- and nano-scale devices.
Courses are primarily for graduate students with an interest in the diverse nature of technology. Careers might include opportunities in:
* academics* microelectronics* optoelectronics* information technology* materials testing and analysis* biomaterials and materials for biomedical devices* management of technology-based enterprises* technology assessment* entrepreneurship
This programme is designed to produce high-calibre professionals with a sound understanding of the design, application, preparation, characterisation, and optimisation of materials.