Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Virginia Commonwealth University

Doctoral DegreeCIP: 15.1601

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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Virginia Commonwealth University

Doctoral DegreeCIP: 15.1601

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingComplex Problem SolvingActive ListeningJudgment and Decision MakingSpeakingMathematicsSystems AnalysisMonitoringScienceActive LearningSystems Evaluation

Knowledge

Engineering and TechnologyMathematicsDesignComputers and ElectronicsMechanicalPhysicsBuilding and ConstructionEnglish LanguageChemistryProduction and ProcessingCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Written ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningOral ExpressionInductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionInformation OrderingProblem SensitivityFluency of IdeasMathematical ReasoningOriginalityNear VisionNumber FacilityCategory FlexibilitySpeech Clarity

Tasks

Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for
Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system componen
Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational
Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection
Analyze meteorological data.
Design electrical interconnections.
Design wind turbine components.
Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data.
Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, techn
Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.
Conduct research related to a range of nanotechnology topics, such as packaging, heat transfer, fluo
Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
Debug robotics programs.
Analyze system performance or operational requirements.
Develop optical or imaging systems, such as optical imaging products, optical components, image proc
Develop or test photonic prototypes or models.
Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) component
Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelect
Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components
Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
Design advanced precision equipment for accurate or controlled applications.
Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
Identify and recommend energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.
Conduct energy audits to evaluate energy use and to identify conservation and cost reduction measure
Monitor and analyze energy consumption.
Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details
Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.
Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimat

Technology

Computer aided design CAD softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareData base user interface and query softwareDevelopment environment softwareObject or component oriented development softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareIndustrial control softwareOperating system softwareData base management system softwareFile versioning softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareContent workflow softwareProgram testing softwareComputer aided manufacturing CAM softwareSpreadsheet softwareDocument management softwareDesktop publishing software

Tools

Abrasion testersAccelerated weathering machinesAdhesion testersApparent power metersAtomic absorption spectrometersAuger electron spectrometersBench ovensChronopotentiometersCompression testersCopy machinesCoulometersCreep testersCurrent versus voltage IV curve tracersData loggersDifferential scanning calorimetersBarometric pressure sensorsCup anemometersDataloggersDesktop computersDigital still camerasDigital video camerasElectronic temperature sensorsHandheld global positioning system GPS unitsLaptop computersLight detection and ranging LIDAR systemsMainframe computersPortable meteorological stationsPropeller anemometersPyranometersRecording anemometers

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