NNCI: Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF)

NNCI：康奈尔大学纳米科学技术设施 (CNF)

• 批准号: 2025233
• 负责人: Judy Cha
• 金额: $ 750万
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2025233&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NNCI; Cornell; NanoScale; Science; Technology

Non-Technical Description:The Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) as part of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) will offer an external user program open to all US researchers, delivering prompt, affordable, hands-on 24/7 shared access. CNF is both regional and national in scope, drawing users from throughout the US, with the goal of enabling transformative research and accelerating commercialization across a range of research fields. The new research and technology development that the CNF makes possible will transform numerous fields of engineering and science, addressing many of NSF’s 10 Big Ideas including Convergence Research, Quantum Leap, the Data Revolution, the Future of Work, the Rules of Life and NSF Includes. CNF will cultivate communities of researchers in less-traditional areas through partnership with other disciplinary centers, through activities such as subject-area workshops and through appointment of an Associate Director focused on life science and convergence research. The CNF will also provide education and outreach programs targeting a wide range of researchers, undergraduates, and K-12 students, with the broader goals of providing a hands-on research education to a new generation of diverse engineering and science students, fostering interdisciplinary interactions among diverse research communities, extending the benefits of nanofabrication to less-traditional areas of research, and interesting more young students in technology and science. The CNF will continue to help companies to fabricate prototypes and develop and refine new processes, working with local and state technology incubators to assist the transition to commercialization. Technical Description:The unique capabilities that the CNF will make available to the nation's researchers include: i) world-leading electron-beam lithography and production quality optical lithography tools for nanofabrication, ii) flexibility in contamination-free materials processing through its strong and diverse toolset enhanced by those for state-of-the-art atomic layer deposition and etch, iii) experienced and knowledgeable staff, solely dedicated to user support who will train even novice users in sophisticated, safe nanofabrication methods and share knowledge in topics ranging from quantum qubit production to application of artificial intelligence to nanofabrication, and iv) a proven record of success in serving a large user base, experienced in convergent research, while providing an unequaled level of service to external users. This combination of capabilities enables realization of research visions and commercialization of discoveries. Organized educational and outreach programs are designed to benefit several target audiences. CNF will teach new nanotechnology researchers to expertly operate at the research frontier through hands-on training on state-of-the-art tools, in-depth minicourses, and subject-area workshops. Experienced nanotechnology researchers will benefit from advanced technical workshops in partnership with leading tool vendors. Diverse undergraduate students will participate in unique summer research experiences, including students from a new partnership with Morgan State University, an HBCU. Young K-12 students and their families will be encouraged to become engaged in technology and science through the highly-popular Nanooze, NNCI’s CNF-produced online science news magazine and a national partnership with 4-H.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

非技术描述：康奈尔纳米科学技术设施 (CNF) 作为国家纳米技术协调基础设施 (NNCI) 的一部分，将提供向所有美国研究人员开放的外部用户程序，提供及时、经济实惠、可实践的 24/7 共享访问。 CNF 的范围涵盖地区性和全国性，吸引了来自美国各地的用户，其目标是促进一系列研究领域的变革性研究并加速商业化。 CNF 带来的新研究和技术开发将改变工程和科学的众多领域，解决 NSF 的 10 大理念中的许多问题，包括融合研究、量子飞跃、数据革命、工作的未来、生活规则和 NSF 包含的内容。 CNF 将通过与其他学科中心合作、开展学科领域研讨会等活动以及任命一名专注于生命科学和融合研究的副主任，在非传统领域培养研究人员社区。 CNF 还将针对广泛的研究人员、本科生和 K-12 学生提供教育和推广项目，其更广泛的目标是为新一代多样化的工程和科学学生提供实践研究教育，促进不同研究社区之间的跨学科互动，将纳米制造的优势扩展到非传统的研究领域，并吸引更多年轻学生对技术和科学的兴趣。 CNF 将继续帮助企业制造原型并开发和完善新工艺，与当地和州技术孵化器合作，协助向商业化过渡。技术描述：CNF 将为国家研究人员提供的独特功能包括：i) 世界领先的电子束光刻和生产质量的纳米加工光学光刻工具，ii) 通过其强大且多样化的工具集实现无污染材料加工的灵活性，这些工具集经过最先进的原子层沉积和蚀刻工具的增强，iii) 经验丰富、知识渊博的员工，专门为用户提供支持，他们甚至会接受培训 新手用户掌握复杂、安全的纳米制造方法，并分享从量子比特生产到人工智能应用到纳米制造等主题的知识，以及 iv) 在服务大型用户群方面拥有成功的记录，在融合研究方面经验丰富，同时为外部用户提供无与伦比的服务水平。这种能力的结合能够实现研究愿景和发现的商业化。有组织的教育和推广计划旨在使多个目标受众受益。 CNF 将通过最先进工具的实践培训、深入的迷你课程和主题领域研讨会，教导新的纳米技术研究人员在研究前沿熟练地操作。经验丰富的纳米技术研究人员将受益于与领先工具供应商合作的先进技术研讨会。不同的本科生将参加独特的夏季研究体验，其中包括与 HBCU 摩根州立大学建立新合作伙伴关系的学生。通过广受欢迎的 Nanooze、NNCI 的 CNF 制作的在线科学新闻杂志以及与 4-H 的全国合作伙伴关系，将鼓励年轻的 K-12 学生及其家人参与技术和科学。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。