Meet the first undergraduate users of MIT.nano
Last semester, MIT undergraduates completed the first-ever term of coursework to be done utilizing the facilities of MIT.nano, the Institute’s new 216,000 square-foot center for nanoscale research. The course — 3.155/6.152 (Micro/Nano Processing Technology), offered jointly by the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) — enrolled 25 undergraduate and nine graduate students from seven different departments in fall 2019. The students learned nanofabrication by using research space and equipment throughout MIT.nano to make solar cells, MEMS cantilever beams, and microfluidic devices. “This 2019 cohort is part of MIT’s history — the first to complete coursework through hands-on research in MIT.nano,” says Vladimir Bulović, faculty director of MIT.nano and the Fariborz Maseeh (1990) Professor in Emerging Technology. “We are thrilled to see undergraduate and graduate students from multiple disciplines honing their skills in MIT.nano cleanrooms and labs. It was great to see them innovate with...