Nanotechnology Research - Universities

The Institute for NanoSystems Innovation is a Northeastern University hub for semiconductor, nano- and micro-systems research, learning, and innovation, connecting university, industry, and government stakeholders.

The Nanomedicine Innovation Center advances interdisciplinary research, education, and partnerships in nanomedicine. With state-of-the-art resources, funded programs, and collaborations across academia, industry, government, and hospitals, the center develops nanoscale approaches to improve healthcare while training diverse scientists and engineers for local, national, and global impact and clinical translation worldwide.

Research in Prof. Matteo Rinaldi's lab deals with nicro/nano electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) devices; micro and nano fabrication; MEMS/NEMS sensors for physical, chemical and biological detection; radio frequency (RF) MEMS/NEMS devices and systems; integration of MEMS/NEMS devices with electronics; piezoelectric materials; MEMS/NEMS metamaterials; nanomaterials and nanostructures.

The Level One Certificate in Nanobiotechnology will prepare students to work on the interface between nanotechnology and biotechnology that involves synthesis and fabrication of materials and devices, surface and molecular engineering. The students will complete16 credits in materials and nanotechnology courses and will complete 7 credits specializing in Biotechnology as it applies to nanotechnology.

The Advanced Technical Certificate is designed for the student who wishes to transition into the Nanotechnology field from a traditional science education background. To be admitted to the Advanced Technical Certificate, the student must hold an Associate or Baccalaureate degree with a concentration in a Physical or Natural Science discipline of either Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Engineering. A minimum of 8 credits in Physics coursework including laboratory training is required. The Certificate will prepare students to transition into careers in emerging nanotechnology industries as nanotechnicians in research and development corporations, fabrication, biology/agriculture, medicine, electronics, and material science.

NUANCE Center integrates three existing complementary instrumentation facilities at NU: EPIC, NIFTI, and Keck-II under a unified management umbrella, and consolidated into contiguous space. These three facilities are a unique, centralized, resource for the NU community and beyond.

The center's mission is to pursue academic excellence and high-level research in compound semiconductor science and nanotechnology.

Research at the Mohseni Lab covers the entire gamut of building new quantum optoelectronic devices with breakthrough performance. Their research includes developing advanced simulations, novel materials, advanced devices, novel nano-fabrication, and breakthrough systems. They tackle real world problems and advance technologies that show promise for making orders-of-magnitude performance improvements.

The Hersam Research Group at Northwestern University develops scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques that enable sensing, characterization, and actuation at the single molecule level.

The Institute for Nanotechnology was established as an umbrella organization for the multimillion dollar nanotechnology research efforts at Northwestern University. The role of the Institute is to support meaningful efforts in nanotechnology, house state-of-the-art nanomaterials characterization facilities, and nucleate individual and group efforts aimed at addressing and solving key problems in nanotechnology.