NNCI: Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Hub (MANTH) for Research, Education, & Innovation

NNCI：大西洋中部纳米技术中心 (MANTH)，用于研究、教育、

• 批准号: 1542153
• 负责人: Mark Allen
• 金额: $ 500万
• 依托单位: University of Pennsylvania
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-15 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1542153&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NNCI; Mid; Atlantic; Nanotechnology; Hub

Nanotechnology, the exploitation of the science of the very small, has the potential to revolutionize lives - a few examples include faster electronics, smaller biomedical implants, better batteries, materials with high strength or the ability to self-clean, and small machines that can sense the physical world. Often, nanotechnology development requires access to a large fabrication and characterization infrastructure and the related scientific expertise to allow users to build and measure such nanomaterials and nanodevices. This project establishes a Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Hub (MANTH) for Research, Education, and Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania as a NNCI site. This site will allow users in the mid-Atlantic region, the nation's fifth largest economic area, to access the Singh Center for Nanotechnology, where they can perform nanofabrication and measurement tasks, and interact with nanotechnology experts. The Singh Center is located at the University of Pennsylvania in downtown Philadelphia, and is highly accessible to over 100 regional academic institutions and the industry-rich mid-Atlantic region. The Singh Center will also host education programs to introduce high school students, college undergraduates, and the Philadelphia area community to nanotechnology. These potential future nanotechnologists will have the opportunity to participate in Nano Day and Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs held on-site; view nanotechnology contributions to community outreach programs such as Philly Materials Day and the Philadelphia Science Festival; and participate in workforce training activities for nanotechnology technicians carried out in partnership with the Community College of Philadelphia. MANTH will enable access to leading-edge research and development facilities and expertise for academic, government, and industry researchers conducting activities within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Examples of its capabilities include: electron-beam, photo-, imprint- and soft-lithographies; material deposition and etching; multiscale 3D printing; laser micromachining; electron and scanning probe microscopy; tip-based nanofabrication; and ion and electron beam milling. This NNCI site will foster intellectual collaboration by assisting users in addressing their nanoscience and application needs; providing a forum for intellectual exchange between academic and industry users; and developing new fabrication processes that not only contribute to the users end application but also further the fields of nanofabrication and nanomanufacturing. Users will also benefit from interaction with Penn faculty and staff, possessing significant expertise in nanofabrication; flexible/stretchable nanodevices; MEMS; microfluidics, photonics, and electronics; fabrication and exploitation of nanostructured soft materials systems; multiple low-dimensional materials; characterization and integration of beyond-silicon material systems; and investigations at the nano-bio interface, from medical devices to enabling the understanding of biological systems. In addition to serving existing researchers, MANTH will engage potential future nanotechnologists through on-site research reviews, summer research experiences, and outreach to local Philadelphia high schools. By acting as a catalyst for growth of nanotechnology in this region, significant opportunities for nanotechnologists at all levels will be created, from technicians through a workforce development partnership with the Community College of Philadelphia to Ph.D. researchers.

纳米技术是一门利用微小事物的科学，它有可能彻底改变人们的生活——其中一些例子包括更快的电子设备、更小的生物医学植入物、更好的电池、具有高强度或自我清洁能力的材料，以及能够感知物理世界的小型机器。通常，纳米技术的发展需要获得大型制造和表征基础设施以及相关的科学专业知识，以允许用户构建和测量这些纳米材料和纳米器件。该项目在宾夕法尼亚大学建立了一个中大西洋纳米技术研究、教育和创新中心（MANTH），作为NNCI的一个站点。这个站点将允许美国第五大经济区大西洋中部地区的用户访问辛格纳米技术中心，在那里他们可以执行纳米制造和测量任务，并与纳米技术专家互动。辛格中心位于费城市中心的宾夕法尼亚大学，与100多个地区学术机构和工业丰富的中大西洋地区非常接近。辛格中心还将举办教育项目，向高中生、大学本科生和费城地区社区介绍纳米技术。这些潜在的未来纳米技术专家将有机会参加现场举办的本科生纳米日和夏季研究体验项目；查看纳米技术对社区外展计划的贡献，如费城材料日和费城科学节；并参与与费城社区学院合作开展的纳米技术技术人员的劳动力培训活动。MANTH将使学术、政府和行业研究人员能够在纳米科学、工程和技术的所有学科中进行活动，从而获得领先的研究和开发设施和专业知识。其功能的例子包括：电子束，光刻，压印和软光刻；材料沉积和蚀刻；多尺度3D打印；激光微加工;电子显微镜和扫描探针显微镜；基于探针的;纳米制造离子和电子束铣削。这个NNCI网站将通过帮助用户解决他们的纳米科学和应用需求来促进智力合作；为学术界和业界用户提供知识交流的论坛；并开发新的制造工艺，不仅有助于用户的最终应用，而且有助于纳米制造和纳米制造领域的进一步发展。用户还将受益于与宾大教职员工的互动，他们在纳米制造方面拥有重要的专业知识；灵活的/可伸缩nanodevices;微机电系统;微流控、光子学、电子学；纳米结构软材料体系的制备与开发多种低维材料；超硅材料体系的表征与集成以及纳米生物界面的研究，从医疗设备到对生物系统的理解。除了为现有的研究人员提供服务外，MANTH还将通过现场研究评论、暑期研究经验和费城当地高中的推广来吸引潜在的未来纳米技术专家。通过作为该地区纳米技术发展的催化剂，将为各级纳米技术专家创造重要的机会，从技术人员通过与费城社区学院的劳动力发展伙伴关系到博士研究人员。