The program draws upon the strengths of our unique combination of laboratory resources and interdisciplinary research, education, and support programs. The curriculum utilizes the college's integrated freshman and sophomore engineering curricula while providing specialized courses in nanotechnology materials, measurement, and fabrication techniques in the upper level curriculum. The curriculum includes a capstone experience on nanosystems engineering tied to ongoing nanotechnology-related research projects at the university's research center, the Institute for Micromanufacturing. The program offers students the choice to select an engineering application focus area from biomedical, chemical, electrical, mechanical or microsystems engineering.