Nanotechnology Research - Universities

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 Leonard Lab synthesizes and develops new nanomaterials for use as electrocatalysts. These nanomaterials have unique properties not found in conventional materials, and are able to increase the rates and selectivities of electrochemical reactions. This results in catalysts that are more effective for converting water, CO2, and renewable energy into value-added fuels and chemicals.

More than 40 research scientists and engineers from diverse disciplines have come together in a new 106,000 square foot research facility on the University of Louisville's main campus. Engineers with specialties in MEMS, bioMEMS, nanotechnology, electrooptics, biomechanics, bioengineering, microfabrication, and theoretical and applied physics, work along side scientists from the College of Arts and Sciences with expertise in molecular, cellular and structural biology and medicinal and combinatorial chemistry, and with cancer and genetic researchers from the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

The Mission of the Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery (CNCD) at the University of Maryland is to create a multidisciplinary research environment that will provide expertise and foster collaborations for the design, development and translation into clinic of nanosystems for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

The Center for Superconductivity Research has been merged with Condensed Matter Physics to create a new collaborative entity known as the Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials (CNAM). The CNAM is dedicated to advancing science and technology in the important areas of nanophysics and novel electronic materials.

The group seeks to understand how molecules and nanoparticles assemble spontaneously at the nano-micro scales. The work gives insights into the design and function of biomolecular structures. Moreover, they develop rules for the design of new types of fluids and materials that could be useful in consumer products, oil recovery, drug delivery and nanotechnology.

The mission of IBBR is to leverage collective research strengths of the partnering Institutions in medicine, biosciences, technology, quantitative sciences and engineering, to develop integrated, cross-disciplinary team approaches to scientific discovery and education and to serve the expanding economic base of biosciences and technology in the state of Maryland and the Nation.

The group's research is centered on techniques for fabricating and characterizing nanometer scale structures, in directing their rapid self-assembly and in using nanometer scale structures to enhance the efficiency of devices which involve their interaction with light.

The Institute for Hierarchical Manufacturing (IHM) builds faculty research teams to address complex challenges in advanced materials and manufacturing, energy, optics, security, machine-human interfaces, and related fields. Drawing on more than thirty research groups across three UMass colleges, IHM delivers timely, innovative, and scalable solutions for program sponsors and industry partners. It builds on the NSF-sponsored Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing and leverages advanced UMass research and manufacturing facilities.

The MassNanoTech Institute is UMass Amherst’s campus-wide initiative for nanoscale science and engineering, supporting more than 50 faculty investigators across eight departments and three colleges. The institute advances interdisciplinary research in nanoscale structures, particles, materials, devices, and systems. Its work spans applications including advanced computer memory, next-generation microelectronics, nanoelectromechanical devices, highly selective sensors, high-efficiency energy conversion, drug delivery, and tissue implants.