Nanosystems Engineers

<ul><li>Write proposals to secure external funding or to partner with other companies.</li><li>Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.</li><li>Synthesize, process, or characterize nanomaterials, using advanced tools or techniques.</li><li>Prepare reports, deliver presentations, or participate in program review activities to communicate engineering results or recommendations.</li><li>Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, technicians, or others, using knowledge of chemical, analytical, or biological processes as applied to micro and nanoscale systems.</li><li>Conduct research related to a range of nanotechnology topics, such as packaging, heat transfer, fluorescence detection, nanoparticle dispersion, hybrid systems, liquid systems, nanocomposites, nanofabrication, optoelectronics, or nanolithography.</li><li>Identify new applications for existing nanotechnologies.</li><li>Design or conduct tests of new nanotechnology products, processes, or systems.</li><li>Develop processes or identify equipment needed for pilot or commercial nanoscale scale production.</li><li>Generate high-resolution images or measure force-distance curves, using techniques such as atomic force microscopy.</li><li>Provide technical guidance or support to customers on topics such as nanosystem start-up, maintenance, or use.</li><li>Design nano-enabled products with reduced toxicity, increased durability, or improved energy efficiency.</li><li>Prepare nanotechnology-related invention disclosures or patent applications.</li><li>Engineer production processes for specific nanotechnology applications, such as electroplating, nanofabrication, or epoxy.</li><li>Design or engineer nanomaterials, nanodevices, nano-enabled products, or nanosystems, using three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) software.</li><li>Apply nanotechnology to improve the performance or reduce the environmental impact of energy products, such as fuel cells or solar cells.</li><li>Develop catalysis or other green chemistry methods to synthesize nanomaterials, such as nanotubes, nanocrystals, nanorods, or nanowires.</li><li>Create designs or prototypes for nanosystem applications, such as biomedical delivery systems or atomic force microscopes.</li><li>Design nanosystems with components such as nanocatalysts or nanofiltration devices to clean specific pollutants from hazardous waste sites.</li></ul>