Nanotechnology Research Laboratories

The Center for Integrated Bio and Nano Systems supports interdisciplinary research at the interface of bio and nano systems, with work supported by federal agencies, CPRIT, the Welch Foundation, and the Alliance for Nanohealth.

The Curran Nanotechnology Transformation Group works to accelerate nanotechnology innovations from invention to market and to connect students, business innovators, and inventors with nanotechnology solutions.

The Electrochemical Nanofabrication and Nanomaterials Synthesis Group studies electrochemical interfaces and their use to produce nanomaterials and nanostructures for sensors, magnetic materials, thin films, electrocatalysis, and nanofabrication.

The Karim Research Group studies sustainable materials, nanomaterials for energy, directed self-assembly, and phase behavior in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

The University of Houston Nanofabrication Facility is an open-access shared user facility providing microfabrication, nanofabrication, and imaging technology for building and inspecting microscopic devices.

The Tianfu Wu Laboratory at the University of Houston conducts biomedical engineering research involving nanoscale and bioengineering platforms.

Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group center on the structure and function of supramolecular systems in the living cell, and on the development of new algorithms and efficient computing tools for structural biology.

The group is focused on the study of energy transfer in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs). They are interested in (1) constructing novel semiconductor nanocrystal material systems to engineer energy transfer processes, (2) developing imaging agents based on their NC constructs and (3) bandgap engineering of multilayered nanocrystalline materials.

The general goal of the Molecular & Electronic Nanostructures (M&ENS) Research Initiative at the Beckman Institute is to develop a fundamental understanding of chemical and physical processes involving structures on the nanometer scale.

The Cao Research Lab, based in Materials Science & Engineering and the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, develops advanced materials for electronics and optoelectronics, including new materials and processing techniques for high-performance extremely-scaled devices, next-generation memory for neuromorphic and in-memory computing, and hybrid bioelectronics for healthcare and neuroscience.

The FS-MRL brings together world-class faculty and students in condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, and materials science in a highly collaborative research environment.

The lab is one of the nation's largest and most sophisticated university-based facilities for semiconductor, nanotechnology, and biotechnology research.

The group of Prof William King designs, fabricates, and uses tools for thermal and thermomechanical processing at micrometer and nanometer length scales. Their research involves the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nanoimprint lithography for thermal and thermomechanical modification of surfaces.

The Nanomechanics and Materials Research Laboratory houses advanced microscopy, micromechanics instrumentation, high speed cameras, and microfabrication tools for studying the mechanical behavior of materials at small length scales, including micro- and nanoscale deformation of films, fibers, nanostructured materials, and nanoscale structures.

The Nanosensors Group, also known as the Cunningham Lab, uses electromagnetics, optics, and nanostructures to develop tools for disease diagnostics, life science research, pharmaceutical screening, point-of-care diagnostics, personalized medicine, global health, and liquid biopsy monitoring.

The group is pioneering CAD for nanoscale machines made using DNA nanotechnology.

The Jiang Research Lab applies scanning probe-based nanotechnology to nanostructure design and property investigation. The lab combines scanning probe microscopy with optical spectroscopy to understand single-molecule processes at the nanoscale, including charge transfer, electron localization, photoabsorption, and photoemission.

The Laboratory for Integrated Nanosystems develops research in on-chip nanolabs, nanoelectrochemical systems, electrokinetic nanoengineering, nanowire mechanics, battery materials interfaces, and predictive assembly of nanowire arrays.

Materials and Nanoscience at UIC is a multidisciplinary research area focused on the properties and behavior of materials, nanotechnology for nanoscale structures, charge transfer and electron localization, nanocrystals, nanomedicine, nanofluidics, and semiconductor nanomaterials.

The NEAT Research Lab Group advances the sustainable design of next-generation nano-enabled antimicrobial materials and engineered nanomaterials at the nexus of environment and public health, including nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial efficacy.

The Group of UltraFast Optical Spectroscopy studies the dynamics and nonlinear optical properties of quantum-confined systems after interaction with ultra-short pulses.

The Schacher Group is interested in the self-assembly and application of polymeric materials from 1 nm to several micrometers, including functional polymers and block copolymers.

The Microstructure Technology group advances fabrication methods for optical nanostructures and operates joint cleanroom facilities with IPHT and IOF.

The Nano & Quantum Optics group works on generation, propagation, manipulation and detection of quantum light in nanostructured systems.

The Surface Physics group studies organic molecules in thin films with semiconducting properties, focusing on preparation and characterization of highly ordered epitaxial layers.