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