About Maryland NanoCenter and Nano
Maryland NanoCenter has been established as a partnership among three University of Maryland colleges: The A. James Clark School of Engineering, the College of Computer, Math, and Physical Sciences (CMPS), and the College of Chemical and Life Sciences, with sustaining support from all three and the campus.
Led by founding director Gary
W. Rubloff, Electrical
and Computer Engineering (ECE) Chair Patrick
O'Shea, and Institute
for Research in Electroics & Applied Physics (IREAP) Director
Daniel
Lathrop, Maryland NanoCenter promotes major nano research and education
initiatives, provides one-stop shopping
for those seeking expertise and/or partnerships at Maryland,
and supplies infrastructure to facilitate nano
activities at Maryland through equipment, staff support, and informational
and administrative functions.
The mission of Maryland NanoCenter is to enhance the coherence and effectiveness of the University of Maryland nano community through a strategy based on:
- coordinating shared state-of-art experimental facilities;
- developing best practices for administrative infrastructure supports;
- providing coherent, broad visibility at state, national, and international levels;
- encouraging and facilitating nano program growth and fund-raising;
- guiding the evolution of coordinated educational programs for the nano workforce of the future; and
- promoting the development and transfer of nanotechnology and related intellectual property to the marketplace.
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Nano Research at the University of Maryland
Nano research at the University of Maryland includes profound strengths in key areas such as scanning nanoprobes, complex oxide and multifunctional materials, focused ion beam research, ultrasmall devices, biomolecular engineering, biomaterials, polymer composites, and ultrafast dynamics. The campus enjoys a culture in which novel cross-disciplinary teams are spontaneously generated to meet important research challenges, without regard for departmental, college, or disciplinary boundaries.
Nanoscale science and engineering promise to change our world profoundly, from the man-made devices we experience in electronics and medical care to fundamental understanding in the physical sciences, life sciences and engineered systems. Accordingly, nano is now a centerpiece of the international research landscape. For more about Maryland NanoCenter's perspective on nano, visit our Research page.
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