The Professional Science Masters at The University of New Mexico emphasizes innovation and entrepreneurial skills necessary to bring discoveries in nano science to the market place.  The motivation behind SMP arises from the technological opportunities presented by the emergence of nanoscience. Our vision for this program and for the proposal can be simply described in three steps. First, an efficient way to translate nanoscience knowledge to commercial and societal benefits is through the incorporation of nanoscience into a microsystems technology. Second, while project management and communication skills are necessary to commercialize microsystems technology, a real advantage can be gained by focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship. Third, owing to the presence of a unique nanotechnology “ecosystem” (the national labs and spin off companies) and a well established management of technology (MOT) program in the business school, the University of New Mexico is the ideal place to implement this process for maximum benefit.

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