{"449831":{"#nid":"449831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Supports NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo advance nanoscale science, engineering and technology research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide a total of $81 million over five years to support 16 user facility sites and a coordinating office as part of a new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NNCI sites will provide researchers from academia, small and large companies, and government with access to university user facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation, and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NNCI framework builds on the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), which enabled major discoveries, innovations and contributions to education and commerce for more than 10 years. The NNCI awards are for up to five years and range from $500,000 to $1.6 million each per year. The 16 NNCI sites are located in 15 states and involve 27 universities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the NNCI, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) -- an academic collaboration between North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University (NCA\u0026amp;T) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) -- will receive $1.6 million per year to form the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC) to provide nanotechnology shared user facilities, educational outreach, and social impact awareness. These efforts will be led by the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough the NNCI, the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor combines the infrastructure strengths of both Georgia Tech and the JSNN to provide our users access to one of the largest and most modern nano-fabrication and nano-characterization tool sets in the country,\u201d said Oliver Brand, executive director of IEN and director of SENIC. \u201cThis partnership provides particular strength in the ability to connect nanomaterials and devices to full packaged systems. In providing users with access to more than 230 nanotechnology fabrication and characterization tools, SENIC offers both top-down and bottom-up approaches for nanofabrication through nanoscale patterning, as well as nanomaterials synthesis and additive processing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond support for nanotechnology research and development, SENIC partners will support undergraduate and graduate students, in collaboration with two-year technical colleges. The goal is to produce science and technology professionals from diverse backgrounds to meet the workforce demands of the 21st century.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESENIC will also provide public outreach activities, with hands-on classroom activities and interactive facility tours designed to encourage K-12 students to join the STEM pipeline. With its educational program, SENIC will provide education on the social and ethical implications associated with the role that nanoscale science and engineering will contribute to solving societal, environmental and economic challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanoscale science and engineering requires the use of complex and expensive tools, along with companion facilities and support from those with highly specialized training in the operation and application of such tools and laboratories. To meet these needs, Georgia Tech has emphasized the growth of shared-user facilities like SENIC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022With this NSF support, we will be able to provide external users from academia and industry with the environment, tools, and the excellent staff support to get them familiar with nanotechnology capabilities and successfully apply nanotechnology to solve their challenges and enhance their products,\u201d said Stephen E. Cross, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice president for research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new NNCI is part of the NSF\u2019s commitment to providing infrastructure support for nanoscale research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNSF\u2019s long-standing investments in nanotechnology infrastructure have helped the research community to make great progress by making research facilities available,\u201d said Pramod Khargonekar, NSF\u2019s assistant director for engineering. \u201cNNCI will serve as a nationwide backbone for nanoscale research, which will lead to continuing innovations and economic and societal benefits.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Brand, who is also a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, SENIC leadership will also be provided by Daniel Herr, professor and nanoscience department chair at JSNN, who will serve as co-director.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about IEN and JSNN capabilities and how to access equipment and facilities, please see each of the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s IEN: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJSNN: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/jsnn.ncat.uncg.edu\/facility\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/jsnn.ncat.uncg.edu\/facility\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is part of the NSF\u0027s new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), which will\u0026nbsp;provide researchers from academia, small and large companies, and government with access to university user facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation, and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and 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