Talk:Getting to work in nano

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(no topic)  by Mike Treder, CRN 10:00, 31 May 2005 (CDT)

The best source I know for jobs in nanotech is TinyTech Jobs. For educational opportunities, Small Times recently published a ranking of U.S. university nano programs.

(no topic)  by Selenite 12:18, 31 May 2005 (CDT)

The nanotech companies out there are pretty specific about what they want in their job openings (usually chemistry experience). Visiting Zyvex, etc. will give you some useful ideas. Won't be perfect since if you go get a degree in what they want today the field will change by the time you graduate. But it could get you into a position where you can follow the trends as they change.

Need a bit of everything  by Anuj 18:06, 3 Aug 2005 (CDT)

As far as the field of Nanotechnology goes, it has now become a more multidisciplinary field with Engineers stepping in contribute. The fundamental Science in all this is ofcourse Physics and in order to manipulate the atoms and molecules and do surface reactions Chemistry would be required. Developing new materials and novel techniques for microscopy would require both Physics and Chemistry and would fall in the realm of a Material Scientist. An Engineer (say Chemical or Mechanical) would use these fundamental sciences to make machines and devices to operate or assist in operating things at the nanoscale. Other Engineers would also do the same. As such the scope is limitless and boundaryless. Now as far as jobs are concerned, right now very few companies are out there which require "Nanotechnologists" as of now. This is because most of the work is still in research stages and companies like IBM, HP, GE are putting in money for large scale research. But in a few years when the technology has reached a certain level where production of nano-scale things can start, companies would definitely start looking for people with a broader understanding.