Nanotechnology is concerned with designing and building materials and structures with molecular and atomic precision, at dimensions ranging from 0.1 nanometer to sub-micron. Its impact ranges from nano-electronics and bioengineering to different fields and applications that rely on phenomena such as molecular recognition, film and interface stabilization, chemical micro-reaction control, and fabrication of nano-machines and nano-structures.   Nanoscience aims to develop an understanding of the scale dependent properties of complex systems (natural as well as man-made). By its nature, nanoscience and nanotechnology are interdisciplinary. The skills required for quality research are based on knowledge acquired in traditional disciplines of physics, chemistry, material science and engineering, molecular-biology and biochemistry. Often it is the synergetic interactions among scientists with different backgrounds that lead to progress and achievements.   The Ilse Katz Institute for Nano-Science and Technology (IKI) at Ben-Gurion University brings under one roof a community of scientists working on aspects of the fields that are related to the understanding and manipulation of matter at reduced dimensionality. Cutting edge research in nanotechnology is carried out at the IKI in areas such as energy conversion and storage, molecular electronics, nanobiotechnology, biophysics, water purification and desalination, biological and chemical sensing, thin films and nanomaterials synthesis and applications. For supporting the above-mentioned research, the IKI also provides state-of-the-art facilities for nanoscale fabrication and characterization.   Being part of the Ben-Gurion University, we believe that a major role of the center is education of scientists and engineers as well as transfer of knowledge to the broader community. We thus aim to offer a unique and competitive interdisciplinary program for graduate studies, as well as a double major undergraduate program in nanotechnology.