1) Basic Nanostructures
Atomic structure
Microstructures and transformation
Diffusion in solids
Nanocrystals
2) Classes of Materials
Ceramics
Glasses
Polymers
Graphite, fullerens, nanotubes
Metals
Catalysts and catalysis
3) Physical Properties of Materials
Mechanical and thermal properties
Electric, magnetic and optical properties
4) Chemical Analysis and Electrochemistry
Micro analysis characterization
Electrochemistry
5) Thin Film Deposition Methods
Thin film SOL GEL
PE-CVD
Deposition methods
6) Nanopowders
Mechanical alloying and ball milling
Powder preparations
Processing of nanocomposites
Sinterization Techniques
Chemical nanopowder preparation
7) Physical microanalytical techniques
XPS
Nuclear techniques
X-Ray techniques
SIMS
8) Nanostructural Analysis
Electronic microscopy
Microstructure using synchrotron radiation
Microstructural diffraction
9) Micro and Nanoprobing
AFM/STM
Surface area porosity
Nano indentazione
Properties of surfaces
Mechanical & thermal characterization
10) Supermolecular chemistry
Super-molecular machines
Molecular Recognition
Self-assembly
11) Photonics
Microanalytic luminescence
Microanalytic absorption
Application to photonics
12) Electronics
Basic Electronics
Experiments from ST Micro
13) Nanobiotech
Nanoparticles
Microfluidics
Sensor, silicon, biosensor
Bio MEMS
Biosensors and nano
14) Fundamentals of economics
Budgeting & Cost analysis
Corporate finance
15) Entrepreneurship
Technology Startup
Entrepreneurship & Business Planning
Intellectual property issues
16) Management Tools
Marketing
Project management
Strategy
17) Management Skills
Leadership
Communications
Inteview/negotiation skills