Post on 27-Dec-2015
NSE Centers – NSE Centers – Present and FuturePresent and Future
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York, USATroy, New York, USA
7 December 20097 December 20092009 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering2009 NSF Nanoscale Science and EngineeringGrantees Conference, Arlington, VirginiaGrantees Conference, Arlington, Virginia
Richard W. Siegel, DirectorRichard W. Siegel, Director
Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center and NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering and NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Center for Directed Assembly of NanostructuresCenter for Directed Assembly of Nanostructures
K-12 ProgramsUndergraduate Colleges
MorehouseMount Holyoke
OberlinSmith
SpelmanWilliams
UPR MayagüezVisiting Researchers
Industry Partners
ABB
Albany International
Chisso
Eastman Kodak
IBM
Intel
Philip Morris
Sealed Air
New York State
RensselaerPolytechnic Institute
University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign
Nanoscale Science and Engineering CenterNanoscale Science and Engineering Centerfor Directed Assembly of Nanostructuresfor Directed Assembly of Nanostructures
www.nano.rpi.edu
Founded in September 2001 - Renewed until 2011Founded in September 2001 - Renewed until 2011
Industry partnership projects and fellowships:Industry partnership projects and fellowships:Fundamental and applied research projects leading to joint patents and commercialization ventures
NSEC spin-off companies:NSEC spin-off companies:DzymeTech Inc. from Lu laboratory UIUCSolidus Biosciences Inc. from Dordick laboratory RPIPaper Battery Company from Linhardt laboratory RPI
Broader ImpactsBroader ImpactsBenefiting society through NSEC research
Quantifiable outputs – first 8 years:702 publications; 60 patents; 65 graduate degrees; 1472 seminars; 49 REU students – including 35 from under-represented groups
DzymeTech
The Molecularium® Project:Entertainment vehicles for science literacy from Garde, Schadler, Siegel groups at RPI
Fundamental research successes:Polymer-nanoparticle systems – gels and nanocompositesBiomolecule-nanostructure interactions and composites
“Riding Snowflakes”“Molecules to the MAX!”
Questions for the FutureQuestions for the Future
How do we secure and grow the valuable taxpayer investment in the NSEC program?
How do we build upon the NSEC scientific accomplishments to create new opportunities?
How do we create new hierarchical systems to move the fruits of NSE developments into the marketplace to further benefit society?
Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center R. W. Siegel