Nano Size It

DATES: June 16-20, 2025 and June 23-27, 2025.

• Nano-Size It will run twice this summer. Each week will be its own program with different students each week.

Time: 8:30AM-5:00PM. Monday – check-in at 8:00AM and Friday closing presentation from 4:00PM-5:00PM

EXPLORE the world of ‟small” and get hands-on experience with semiconductor chip design and manufacturing.

STUDY how renewable energy can be harvested from sunlight using the same advanced semiconductor technologies that have enabled computers, smartphones, self-driving cars, and artificial intelligence. 

DESIGN and MAKE a solar cell from the ground up and a solar car that runs by converting solar energy to mechanical power.

This program will require the completion of multiple online safety/instructional courses before the program date.

During the week of Nano-Size It, participants will spend extended periods of time in our cleanroom wearing a dedicated cleanroom suit, including a face covering (see photo) for up to 4 hours at a time, potentially twice a day (8 hours total). If you have any questions or concerns about participant expectations, please contact John Feldkamp at [email protected].

Professor Pei-Cheng Ku

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan 

• Leads the Nanophotonics and Nanofabrication Group (NANO²).

• Research area is semiconductor optoelectronic devices and their applications.

• Current research projects focus on optical sensing for robotics, Internet of Things, and quantum technologies.

• A regular instructor for Engineering 100 (sections 270 and 400).