Research Opportunities

Nanotechnology students have the opportunity to work closely, one-on-one with faculty on exciting nano-related research projects. Students will conduct hands-on research with top notch instrumentation. Research is presented every year during Union College's Steinmetz Day, where nanotechnology has a dedicated symposium. Many students (depending on department and advisor) go on to present at regional and national conferences like the American Chemical Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, and more!

• Generative Design and 3D Printing of Impact-Resistant Metastructures (T. Tang, Mechanical Engineering)
• Organic Semiconductors: Nanoscale Structure--Property Relationships and Applications (P. Fernando, Physics & Astronomy)
• Designing New Vaccine Platforms Using Outer Membrane Vesicles (S. Curley, Biomedical Engineering)
• Using Quantum Dots to Detect heavy Metal Pollutants in Water & Developing a Quantum Dot-Based FRET Sensor to Detect E. Coli in Water (C. Whitehead, Chemistry)
• Computational Simulations Applied to Complex Systems in Molecular Biophysics and Soft Matter (C. Bores, Physics & Astronomy)
• Synthesis and Characterization of 2D Graphene Nanostructures for Sensing Applications (Y. Stehle, Mechanical Engineering)
• Nanomaterial Self-Assembly and Characterization (E. Robertson, Chemistry)
• Surface Morphology and Electrical Characterization of Nanomaterials (R. Cortez, Mechanical Engineering)

Interested in Doing Research?

Email nanodir@union.edu to ask about opportunities --OR-- email a nano faculty member directly about setting up an informational meeting.

While we cannot guarantee placement in a specific lab, we will ensure that our nanotechnology minors are able to complete the research requirement for graduation.