UCLA Summer Sessions: Nanoscience Summer Institute

During this 5-day program, students have the unique opportunity to explore technologies similar to those currently investigated by the scientific community through hands-on experiments that give students a survey of diverse topics, including bio-toxicity, supercapacitors, and photolithography. These experiments teach students the key concepts of nanoscale phenomena that make nanoscience and nanotechnology one of the most exciting fields of research today.

At the Nanoscience Lab, students will learn some of the key concepts of nanoscience and nanotechnology through seminars, hands-on experiments, analyzing collected data, and seeing the instruments that enable this science.

Students will be introduced to both pervading approaches in nanofabrication: Bottom-up and Top-Down, and will fabricate nanostructures and devices using these approaches. The properties of materials and devices will be evaluated with nanoscale components by performing hands-on experiments. Students will learn to analyze their experimental results with scientific vigor. They will learn how research from nanoscience is already being used and what other applications are possible in the near future. They will also practice presenting what they have learned to others, including non-experts.