Degree in Nanosystems Engineering

[UglyCasanova]

Well I am going back to school in the fall and I am 100% certain that I do not want to stay in graphic design or anything art related. I am trying to decide what it is that I want to do, and ever since I started school I had toyed with the idea of being a physics major but never actually bit the bullet and switched. Well, now I think I may bite that bullet.

Right now at the top of my list is Physics with a laser/optics concentration or this new Nanosystems Engineering degree. At the moment I really don't prefer one over the other, both seem equally kick ass.

What are your thoughts? Are either of these just a waste of 4 years with no real job prospects for when I graduate? The Nanosystems Engineering degree is brand spanking new and Louisiana Tech is the first in the nation to offer it, so should I be somewhat wary because of that?

 

[zainali]

flip a coin.

 

[RbSX]

I'd love to offer you some meaningful advice, but the only advice I can really give you is to pick what first comes to mind.

As far as that school being the first in the country to offer it, it could potentially work in your favour or backfire on you horribly, depending upon what companies in that field think about it.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Baddump.

 

[eigen]

I'd go with the Physics.Nano systems could a)take off and revolutionize the very world b) flounder due to physical limitations.
whats your math and science background?

 

[amoeba]

Nano systems/bio engineering is hot right now.

I hope you have a good background in math and physics though.

Also, is this a graduate degree or undergrad?

typically an undergrad degree in nano/bio engineering or physics is not that useful.

 

[Buickbeast]

hopefully you are not trying to work full-time and get a degree, because you most likely won't finish in 4 years.

 

[Mo0o]

JESUS CHRIST WOMAN MAKE UP YOUR MIND. I swear to chirst every month you invent a completely new major and career path for yourself

 

[UglyCasanova]

I'm an undergrad and I'm not really sure what I'm doing about work and school. My math and physics background is nothing remarkable I don't suppose, but I took all honors classes in HS and did well in both Math and Physics. My math ACT score was 30 if that means anything.

 

[amoeba]

Also, both physics specializing in lasers/optics and nano engineering typically both require a pretty good understanding of solid state electronics.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
JESUS CHRIST WOMAN MAKE UP YOUR MIND. I swear to chirst every month you invent a completely new major and career path for yourself

 

[UglyCasanova]

Also La Tech has the Institute for Micromanufacturing on campus so I'd have all kinds of cool toys to play with for either degree.

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: UglyCasanova
Also La Tech has the Institute for Micromanufacturing on campus so I'd have all kinds of cool toys to play with for either degree.

Probably your run of the mill chemical vapor depositers, diffusion kilns or ion implanter if school is very well funded. Typically they don't let the undergrads mess with this stuff though.

Again, make sure you like this stuff before you get in to it. There is a lot of math and a lot of quantum physics.

 

[amoeba]

Also, please say whether you are going for undergrad or grad.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: amoeba
Also, please say whether you are going for undergrad or grad.

Already did, undergrad.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: amoeba
Probably your run of the mill chemical vapor depositers, diffusion kilns or ion implanter if school is very well funded. Typically they don't let the undergrads mess with this stuff though.

Again, make sure you like this stuff before you get in to it. There is a lot of math and a lot of quantum physics.

Toys

I dunno what most of that stuff is though.

 

[feelingshorter]

Originally posted by: zainali
flip a coin.

a life decision on a coin flip, ahahah

 

[gscone]

I provide many parts for nanotech firms and have noticed the market is getting hotter. Definetly a hot field to be in now and the future.

 

[ryzmah]

Out of the two, physics - I'm not sure what you could do with an B.S. in either, but physics would prepare you for a broader range of graduate programs.

 

[everman]

Don't decide what to do based on if it's in a "hot market". Do it because you like it and think it's interesting.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: everman
Don't decide what to do based on if it's in a "hot market". Do it because you like it and think it's interesting.

And the more I think about it I think I think physics is the more interesting of the two, but I'm just not sure if I can really do anything with it. Research would definitely be cool, but how likely is it to get a research job with a physics degree? I mean are there jobs available?

 

[AbAbber2k]

You're switching from Art to Lasers and Nanosystems? All I can say is good luck. I suppose other's have made similar leaps between studies before.