Neuroscience
There are two interdisciplinary graduate programs:
- Materials Science and Nanotechnology
- Neuroscience
that lead to M.S. degree in the Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences and
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the Graduate School of Engineering and Science.
The graduate programs in Materials Science and Nanotechnology
(MSN) offer a multi-disciplinary research environment,
endorsing studies from different scientific disciplines.
The specific areas of interest are nano and microelectronics,
nanophotonics, spintronics, femtosecond lasers,
nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine, supramolecular nanosystems,
bioinspired and biomimetic materials, systems biology, atomic
scale imaging, nanotextile, advanced materials design and
manufacturing of nanofibers, nanotribology, novel nanomaterials
for electrochemical energy storage, hydrogen economy and solar
energy. MSN program provides students with an in-depth
understanding of materials in the nanometer scale starting
from quantum theory of matter, and involve the design,
fabrication and application of novel nanostructures for
functional materials to be used in photonics, electronics, biomedical, environmental
and energy research and for enhanced sustainability. Graduates
of MSN program are highly coveted in academia as well as in
industry.
The graduate programs in Neuroscience provide students with a
strong theoretical neuroscience background and opportunities
to learn cutting edge methods and technology in the area.
The mission is to provide students with the instruction,
research experience, and mentoring they need to become leaders
in research and education. The particular areas of interest are
systems neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience,
developmental neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, social
neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, neuroengineering,
neuroeconomics, neuroprosthetics, neurogenomics, and
optogenetics. As part of their work, students in the program
have access to advanced neuroimaging, nanotechnology, and
biotechnology labs and equipment.
