NSEC: Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology

该奖项在莱斯大学建立了生物和环境纳米技术的纳米科学与工程中心。 该中心将通过一系列旨在解决科学，技术，环境，人力资源和商业化问题的综合计划来促进纳米技术的发展。 该中心的研究计划分为三个主题：（1）生物学和纳米化学相结合的湿纳米科学;（2）生物工程中的纳米材料;（3）纳米结构材料的环境应用，起源和影响。 本课程将研究有机材料如何与生物化学和细胞过程相互作用的基本问题。 该研究还将解决纳米材料在生物医学和环境问题中的应用。 该中心将与行业和政府实验室合作，开发台式和中试规模的概念验证试验台。 一个多用户纳米粒子制造设施将建立与国家的最先进的仪器。 研究推广将包括得克萨斯大学健康科学中心和法国国家科学研究中心的地球科学和环境实验室。 该中心将通过实施高年级本科生课程模块、出版新教科书以及创建交互式网页来促进纳米科学和工程教育。 教育推广活动将包括对初中和高中教师进行纳米科学和工程方面的培训。 该中心将提供讲座和辅导，在研究实验室的经验和休假学期，专注于将他们的经验融入他们的教学。 工业联盟计划将使成员公司能够派遣他们的高级科学家到中心进行研究驻留和辅导课程。 该中心将提供为期一年的团队讲授的研究生课程在纳米技术的创业精神。

This award establishes a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University. The Center will foster the development of nanotechnology through an integrated set of programs that aim to address the scientific, technological, environmental, human resource, commercialization issues. The Center's research program is organized under three themes: (1) wet nanoscience integrating biology and nanochemistry; (2) nanomaterials in bioengineering; and (3) environmental applications, origin and impacts of nanostructured materials. Fundamental questions concerning how in organic materials interact with biochemical and cellular processes will be investigated. The research will also address the applications of nanomaterials to biomedical and environmental problems. The Center will work in collaboration with industry and government laboratories in developing bench-top and pilot scale proof-of-concept testbeds. A multi-user nanoparticle fabrication facility will be established with state-of-the art instrumentation. The research outreach will include the University of Texas Health Science Center and Geoscience and Environmental Laboratory of CNRS, France. The Center will foster nanoscience and engineering education by implementing course modules for upper level undergraduates, publication of a new textbook, and creating of an interactive web page. The education outreach activities will include training of middle and high school teachers in nanoscience and engineering. The Center will offer lectures and tutoring, experience in research laboratories and a sabbatical semester to focus on integrating their experiences into their teaching. The industrial affiliate program will enable member companies to send their senior scientists to the Center for research residency and tutorial courses. The Center will offer a year-long team taught graduate course on entrepreneurship in nanotechnology.