Mechanical Engineering Technology / Nanotechnology Track (A.A.S.)

The Mechanical Engineering Technology / Nanotechnology Track (NMET) curriculum equips students with a broad foundation of knowledge in physics, mathematics, nanotechnology, science, and the engineering technology of machine design, machine control systems, electromechanical design, and fluid mechanics as applied to the science of nanotechnology. The Nanotechnology/Mechanical Engineering Technology program is a calculus-based curriculum for students who plan to begin their career after graduation or transfer to a four-year institution.

Among the positions available to graduates of the Mechanical Engineering Technology / Nanotechnology Track program are: nanotechnology laboratory technician, scanning electron microscope operator, CAD operator, lab assistant, nanotechnology designer, nanotechnology test technician, sales engineer, and research assistant.

Mechanical Engineering Technology / Nanotechnology Track graduates are able to:

• Understand the rules of safety that relate to the manufacture and operation of tools and machinery.
• Operate a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an atomic force microscope (AFM).
• Manufacture a micro electromechanical system.
• Work as a technician in a nanotechnology laboratory.
• Be able to draw a free body and force equilibrium diagram of any structure or any member or part of a structure.
• Be familiar with manufacturing procedures such as milling, turning, boring, die casting, drilling, molding, and thread cutting, and such advanced technologies as electro discharging machining (EDM) and chemical machining.
• Work with electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic control systems.
• Determine if a structure is determinate or indeterminate and calculate all reactions of a determinate coplanar force system.
• Develop detailed drawings and related specifications according to principles of economy, efficiency, engineering reliability, production capabilities and safety.
• Write detailed specifications, including bills of materials, heat treating of parts, tolerances, material specification and assembly sequence of operation.