NSEC: Templated Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale

威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校纳米级模板合成与组装纳米级科学与工程中心致力于纳米级复杂材料和构建块的自组装，包括开发一个独特的项目来探索其社会意义。该中心包括来自10个系的27名教员。拟议的NSEC的研究任务分为四个跨学科研究重点。纳米级化学结构的定向自组装和注册的推力解决了将纳米结构物体组装成功能纳米级系统的问题。它探索了嵌段共聚物在纳米图案衬底上的自组装，预制纳米级元件在纳米尺度图案上的聚合组装，以及用于开发创新生物传感器的纳米线和纳米棒的生物定向组装。另一篇论文题为“序列特异性异聚纳米结构的模板化化学合成”。它探索了在原子尺度上的化学合成和组装的指导过程。胶体和大分子的驱动纳米流体自组装的重点是探索非平衡过程的使用，例如使用流动和其他领域，用于纳米级组装和操纵纳米颗粒和大分子，包括DNA，在严格的限制下。最后，“纳米尺度模板合成和组装的社会影响研究”的重点是与霍尔茨科学技术研究中心和威斯康星大学拉福莱特公共事务学院合作，在纳米尺度科学和工程走出实验室进入社会的过程中，对其进行综合的、多学科的理解，并就其社会、伦理、法律、以及政策影响。除了这些重点之外，该中心还使用种子基金来支持在纳米尺度科学和工程及其社会影响的新兴领域中有前途的个人或个人团体。该中心的教育和推广计划建立在华盛顿大学在科学教育方面的经验基础上，并受益于化学教育研究所、化学教育杂志和国家科学数字图书馆提供的基础设施。与华盛顿大学商学院的另一个合作伙伴关系将评估NSEC正在开发的技术的商业潜力和可能的商业化途径。NSEC的活动包括建立研究生奖学金计划，以招募最有才华的年轻科学家和工程师到纳米尺度科学和工程的跨学科领域，并促进多样性的社区。与三大洲的国际实验室的联系使学生能够参与实质性的合作共同监督的研究项目。拟议的NSEC的共享实验设施包括纳米图和材料的表面敏感特性，并利用现有的最先进的仪器和基础设施在国家科学基金会资助的同步辐射中心（SRC），国家科学基金会资助的MRSEC和纳米技术中心（CNTech）。支持基础设施也将由威斯康星应用微电子中心（WCAM）和威斯康星大学材料科学中心（MSC）提供。

The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center on Templated Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale at the University of Wisconsin-Madison addresses the self-assembly of complex materials and building blocks at the nanoscale, including development of a unique program to explore their societal implications. The Center includes 27 faculty participants from 10 departments. The research mission of the proposed NSEC is organized into four interdisciplinary research thrusts.The thrust on the Directed Self-Assembly and Registration of Nanoscale Chemical Architectures addresses the question of assembling nano-structured objects into functional nanoscale systems. It explores the self-assembly of block copolymers on nanopatterned substrates, the convergent assembly of pre-fabricated nanoscale elements on nanoscale patterns, and the biologically-directed assembly of nanowires and nanorods for development of innovative biosensors. Another thrust is entitled Templated Chemical Synthesis of Sequence Specific Heteropolymeric Nanostructures. It explores guided processes of chemical synthesis and assembly on the on the scale of atomic dimensions. The thrust on Driven Nano-Fluidic Self Assembly of Colloids and Macromolecules explores the use of non-equilibrium processes, such as the use of flow and other fields, for nanoscale assembly and manipulation of nanoparticles and macromolecules, including DNA, under severe confinement. Finally, the thrust on the Research in the Societal Implications of Template Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale uses a partnership with the Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies and the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin to develop an integrated, multidisciplinary understanding of nanoscale science and engineering as it moves out of the laboratory and into society and to build a public dialog about its societal, ethical, legal, and policy implications. In addition to these thrusts, the center uses seed funds to support promising individuals or groups of individuals in emerging areas of nanoscale science and engineering and its societal implications. The education and outreach program of the Center builds on the UW's experience in scientific education and benefit from infrastructure provided by the Institute for Chemical Education, the Journal of Chemical Education, and the National Science Digital Library. An additional partnership with the UW's Business School will assess the commercial potential and possible pathways to commercialization of technologies under development in the NSEC.The NSEC activities include the establishment of a Graduate Fellowship Program to recruit the most talented young scientists and engineers to the interdisciplinary field of nanoscale science and engineering and to foster a community of diversity. Links to international laboratories on three continents allow students to participate in substantive collaborative co-supervised research projects. The shared experimental facilities of the proposed NSEC include nanopatterning and surface sensitive characterization of materials, and leverage existing state-of-the-art instrumentation and infrastructure at the NSF sponsored Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC), the NSF sponsored MRSEC, and the Center for NanoTechnology (CNTech). Supporting infrastructure will also be provided by the Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics (WCAM) and the UW Materials Science Center (MSC).