MAS Nano- and Microtechnology

Organisation:: Berner Fachhochschule Technik und Informatik
City, country:: Biel, Bern area, Switzerland
Type:: Full-time
Certificate:: MAS (Master of Advanced Studies)
Duration:: 7 Monat(e)

Programme

The operation of many products and industrial systems already today depends on controlling part of their components at the nanoscale: notable examples are watches, car engines, the cells of the human body, integrated circuits, information storage and communication devices, etc. Thus, product design @ nanoscale and process engineering @ nanoscale are important steps towards realizing the manufacture, operation and reliability of those systems.

Therefore, nanoscale devices and processes are the tools necessary to monitor and modify these systems in a focussed and economic way. The fact that so many everyday products and systems rely on control @ nanoscale ensures that nanotechnology will occupy an important part of our future engineering activities. It can be assumed, that engineering neglecting nanoscale aspects will be limited to a fraction of total engineering activities in the future.

Students, who have successfully accomplished all 4 elements of validation, can claim completion of the federally recognized postgraduate master course in Nano- and Micro technology.

Prof. Dr. Peter Walther
President of the scientific comitee

Job description and job opportunities

The objective of the master program in Nano and Micro Technology is the education of nanoscale engineers from talented engineers and students who have graduated in micro technology, physics, chemistry, mechatronics, data analysis & process design, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering.

Nanoscale engineers are now and will be increasingly in the future, seizing the opportunity to create a host of new products and services, which we can only begin to imagine.

Emphases/Curriculum

Micro and Nanotechnology:

Microtechnical processes I+II
Sensors and actuators in the NMT field
System integration

Nanotools for surface analysis and modifications:

Micro & Nanoanalysis I+II
Nanotools for surface structuring I+II
Real Space Imaging at the Nanoscale I+II

Surface functionalisation @nanoscale:

Surface cleaning technology
Surface modification from solution
Surface functionalization through topography
Laser modification of surfaces and Laser machining
PVD/CVD process engineering @ nanoscale
Sustainable and Biocompatible Surfaces Through advanced PE-CVD processes

Components, Systems and Design for Nano and Micro Technology:

Computer Aided Engineering
Photonics
Manufacturing and Packaging
Measurement and control
Nanoassembly/instrumentation

Nanomaterials:

Introduction to selected applications of nanomaterials
Nanopowders
Nanomaterials for optical, electronically, optoelectronical and magnetic applications
Nanotubes: Synthesis and selected Applications
Nanocomposite coatings for mechanical applications

Biological and Medical applications of NMT:

Bioactive surfaces
Cell culture technology and its application in nanotechnology and biomedicine
Biotechnological applications of nanotechnology

Admission/Entrance requirements

Full-time:
Number of participants max.:: k.A.
Number of applicants:: k.A.

Gesamtkosten:: CHF 12.000,-

Fees:

Registration fee: CHF 2.000,-
Postgraduate short course: CHF 2.000,-
Local housing (optional): about CHF 250,- to 400,- per week of course

Admission Requirements:
Participation is limited to engineers and scientists:

Graduated in one of the following disciplines: micro technology, physics, chemistry, biology, mechatronics, data & process design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, chemistry, life sciences, physics, materials science or associated disciplines

Required level: Bachelor, diploma EPF, UAS or equivalent (bac + 3+),
Accepted by the research team cooperating in the master’s thesis
Accepting the contractual conditions of the master’s thesis work with respect to confidentiality and ownership of industrial property.

Students which do not have a valid permit for staying in Switzerland will receive a provisional registration, which they can use for applying for a permit from the swiss authorities.

Language:
All courses, scripts and examinations are in English. According to oour experience even students with poor English skills can follow the courses and will be fluent in technical English when graduating

Languages and semester abroad

obligatory:: English

semester abroad:: not possible

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Organisation

The Department of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) stands for education and research with its finger on the pulse of industrial practice. On the Berne, Biel/Bienne and Burgdorf sites, we undertake co-ordinated services in the areas of education and continuing education, applied research and development, and technological knowledge transfer.

Our work has a three-fold focus: high quality, in order to be able to provide the economy with qualified engineers (M/F) and competitive services; an international outlook, to open up to students and staff the best opportunities in the globalised world of education and business; and interdisciplinary thinking and action, to be able to match the high expectations of increasingly heterogeneous teams in industry and science.

Study in Biel

The various sites of Bern University of Applied Sciences are located in the heart of Switzerland – in idyllic Canton Berne. BUAS is not, however, a campus university in the true sense of the word, having only a limited supply of student accommodation.

The city of Berne also has countless museums and galleries, ranging from the Paul Klee Centre to the Swiss Rifle Museum and Einstein House. Renowned art museums and galleries can also be found in all large centres in the region.

Students and employees can leave everyday life behind in zoos and botanical gardens, during visits to castles, festivals and other cultural events.

Berner Fachhochschule Technik und Informatik
Quellgasse 21
2501 Biel
Switzerland

+41 32 321 61 11

+41 32 321 65 00

office.ti-bi@bfh.ch

www.ti.bfh.ch

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