HOME CONTACT US SITE MAP
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
Stanford University, Palo Alto
 
 
People Research Education Industry Partners Diversity Opportunities Facilities Files
 
Login

Username:


Password:

Forgot your Password?








Research in the Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS) addresses a central problem in the development of nanotechnology: how to assemble structures at sizes smaller than can be seen (or transduced) and manipulated (or transcribed). Making three-dimensional, nanoscale devices and systems from millions to trillions of different types of molecules is incredibly difficult. The Center’s goal is to develop a reliable, robust and cost-effective nanomanufacturing system to make nanostructures from multiple materials. This technology will allow advancements and discoveries in nanoscience to move from the laboratory to production.

The Nano-CEMMS Center is a partnership of the University of Illinois, the California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technological State University. Each partner offers unique facilities, eminent scholars and financial resources to support the Center’s research.

One of the Center’s core missions is to develop a diverse U.S. workforce of educators, scientists, engineers, and practitioners to advance nanomanufacturing technology in the U.S. and beyond. Nano-CEMMS provides a wide range of human resource development activities targeted toward increasing both the diversity of students involved with the Center and educational opportunities at the K-12 and undergraduate levels, as well as providing graduate students with teaching experience in an emerging field. In addition, both undergraduate and graduate students have opportunities to participate in the Center’s work through research assistantships and independent study projects.

 
This Week at the Center
  • Upward Bound
    Tuesday the 1st through Wednesday the 2nd
    Matt Ragusa
    2005 MEL (Deere Pavilion)
    Read more...
In the Nano News

Paul Kenis Selected for NAE's Frontier's Symposium
Nano-CEMMS Professor Paul Kenis is among eighty-two of the nation's brightest young engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 14th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium.    Read more...

Nano-Nugget
Applying Nano-CEMMS: The Next Generation Combinatorial Chemistry Technology
A nanoreplica molding process has been used to produce polymer microfluidic channels with integrated label-free photonic crystal biosensors as the bottom surface of the channels.
Read More…
 
 
National Science Foundation Logo This Web site is supported primarily by the
National Science Foundation under NSF Award #0328162 (DMI).
© 2008 The Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois