After one semester of training, the College of Engineering has extended the Hands-On Nanotechnology experience program (ME-360B) and is planning to expand it in the future. Introduced by Ramazan Asmatulu, Associate Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, the course aims to provide undergraduate students with a basic understanding of nanotechnology through familiarization with magnetic nanoparticles, ferrofluids, nanotubes and solar and fuel cells.

“It was very engaging. You learn a lot about the different techniques… I want to do medical research in the future and class talked about how we could incorporate the techniques in our experiments,” said Esra Barut, a sophomore Bioengineering student who took the course last fall.

The class is currently a zero credit hour course. This means that in addition to not affecting your GPA, the course is extremely affordable. The class will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays.

The program benefits students of most engineering streams, including bioengineering. For example, the introduction to nano-composite materials is of great importance to aerospace engineering students.

“Every student in the College of Engineering can benefit from this course. Nanocomposites can be used for aircraft, energy and biomedical applications,” Asmatulu said.

Though it is aimed primarily at freshman students, undergraduate students of all standings have enrolled in the zero credit hour course. Upon successful completion, students are awarded a completion certificate.

Taught by Muhammet Ceylan, a Ph.D. student working on Gene Therapy, the course currently enrols 35 students. For further information on the subject, you can contact Ceylan at [email protected].