Nanotechnology Investments in Academia
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Much nanotechnology research is done at universities. Since
nanotechnology research is expensive and most schools don't have the
means to pay for it, much of the research is done in conjunction with
businesses or the government.
More than a hundred schools have nanotechnology programs underway, but several of them have earned special distinction.
- HARVARD: Harvard's Materials Research Science and Engineering
Center comprises 21 members of the faculty from different departments,
including engineering, physics, biology, chemistry, and the medical
school. The three main research groups are working on multiscale
mechanics of films and interfaces, engineering materials and techniques
for biological studies at cellular scales, and interface-mediated
assembly of soft materials.
- RICE: Rice is home to the Center for Nanoscale Science and
Technology at Rice and Richard Smalley, the Nobel Laureate in chemistry
who is a nanotechnology pioneer. The center focuses on wet, dry,
and computational nanotechnology, and often works with NASA.
- COLUMBIA: Columbia is home to the Center for Nanostructured
Materials. At the center, teams of people work on developing
complex metal oxide nanocrystals into thin films that can be used to
improve the strength of materials. The center also looks into
structurally integrated chemical films that contain nanoparticles.
- CORNELL: Cornell is a member of the National Nanotechnology
Infrastructure Network. Cornell's focus is in materials science and
engineering research, including nanostructured materials in electronic
and mechanical devices.
- NORTHWESTERN: Northwestern recently built a 40,000-square-foot
Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly on its Evanston
campus. The center was paid for by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, which makes it one of the first federally funded
facilities dedicated to nanotechnology.
- RENNSSELAER: This institute has a nanotechnology center that
studies advanced coating for materials, the nano dimensions of
biosciences and biotechnology, nanoelectrics, and nano-scale mechanics
and systems.
- BERKELEY: The Nanotechnology Initiative Research Group at University of California at Berkeley focuses on nano-scale engineering, nanocomposites, and nanowires, among other things.
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