Nanotechnology Research - Universities in Canada

This concentration allows students to study atoms and molecules used to create computer chips and other devices that are the size of a few nanometres - thousands of times smaller than current technology permits. Such discoveries will be useful in a number of fields, including aerospace, medicine, and electronics.

At Carleton, you will examine nanoscience through the disciplines of physical chemistry and electrical engineering to understand the physical, chemical and electronic characteristics of matter in this size regime. The combination of these two areas of study will equip you to fully understand nanoscience in photonic, electronic, energy and communication technologies. The focus of the program will be on materials - their use in electronic devices, their scalability and control of their properties.

The Centre for NanoScience Research provides access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and fosters and promotes interdisciplinary research collaborations in nanoscale science.

A research facility specializing in the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and the design and development of nanodevices for photonics, electronics, and biomedical engineering.

A nanotechnology research facility focused on the surface and structure of conductor and semiconductor materials at the nanoscale, including synthesis of nanocrystals, thin films, functional devices, molecular self-assembly, and materials for electronics, photonics, catalysis, water decontamination, and energy conversion.

Investigation of semiconductors and devices for optoelectronic applications including photovoltaic energy conversion and optical communications. Development of thin film transistors for electronic displays and imaging systems.

The group's research in micro- and nanobioengineering is focused on miniaturizing biological experimentation to microscopic scales and progresses along two axes: Firstly, create tools and use them for precisely controlling and varying the cellular microenvironment, which will allow studying the response of cells and groups of cells to external cues and stimuli applied to single cells. Secondly, the large scale parallelization of the biological experiments for both protein analysis and cell biological experiments.

Laboratory for Nano-Manufacturing, Nano-Materials, and Nano-Mechanics Research. The group works on micro transfer printing, multi-scale mechanical characterizations, MEMS and micro/nano-manufacturing, 3D printing, and advanced characterizations of energy systems.

The focus of the research program is to apply the recently developed tools, techniques and materials to the emerging field of Nanoelectronics.

Professor Dusica Maysinger's research laboratory, Nanostructures and Brain Cells, is associated with the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University.