CAREER IN NANOTECHNOLOGY | NANOTECHNOLOGY
CAREER IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
It is to be acknowledged that progress in electronics is incensed by miniaturization. The classical behavior which we descry just vanishes as we approach the levels equivalent to that of molecular one. Not just electronics needs this miniaturization, in fact, this could play an integral role in many other areas all the way from Mechanics to Medicine.
The Greek word ‘Nanos’ signifies 'small/dwarf' and the word nano is derived from it. It is one billionth of a meter. Nanotechnology manages materials of the size in the order of 10-9 to 10-7 m.
It is the study of these nanoparticles and its operations by controlling them based on their physical and chemical properties.
Hence, to excel in this field one must have gravitas knowledge about the chemistry, physics and related fields of sciences.
The material as we know behaves differently once we go to the nanoscale, hence it is one of the promising fields of sciences. There are many applications of nanotechnology; however, there are very few people who opt for this cause of the hard work it requires.
One can opt for various educational programmes surrounding nanotechnology such as B. Tech (4yr) -Nanotechnology, B.Tech + M.Tech – Nanotechnology Integrated, B.Sc (3yr) or other diploma courses varying from college to college.
For degree at masters level, one can opt for M.Tech, M.Sc,
You can also do M.Phil, Ph.D
1) Institute of Nano Science & Technology
GATE/CSIR or UGC-NET/JEST/JGEEBILS(TIFR/NCBS)/ICMR-JRF/DBT-JRF/DST-INSPIRE/GPAT
2) IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram – DNA Nanotechnology, Graphene-based Nanostructures etc.
Please also check out for programs at IISER’S website.
3) IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIT Mumbai, IIT Delhi etc.
4) Centre for Nano Science and Engineering(CeNSE) at IISc.
INTERNSHIPS:
1) Institute of Nano Science & Technology.
2) Summer Visiting Students Programme at IISER Thiruvananthapuram
3) Internship at CeNSE and many more.
Salary
One doesn’t opt for this field just for mere salary, he/she is to be driven by passion and interest in research in this field.
FUTURE SCOPE AND TRENDS
As there is a need of the world’s progress on basis of sustainable development there could possibly be a new era in which both nature and science coexist harmonically. Reduction in size of one hand directly implies lesser scrap and on the other hand, there could be a convergence of physical and biological natural sciences. One who enters this field not only enjoys the gain of knowledge and research but also could be a part of the world’s progress in years to come. So one could possibly expect the graph to be steep curve w.r.t advancement vs time in future.
ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES
For the entrepreneurial opportunities, you just have to take a look at what nanotechnology comprises of such as
Health care or clinical instruments,
Pharmaceuticals,
Security devices,
Military equipment,
Electrical engineering,
DNA engineering,
material sciences, etc.