Nanotechnology at the University of Texas
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The University of Texas has many different researchers working on nanotechnology projects. The Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology (CNM) at UT-Austin is a multi-disciplinary research program that studies bioelectronic materials, molecular nanoscale electronic materials, quantum-dot and quantum-wire nanoscale materials, and nano-patterning and nano-imaging techniques. The CNM is comprised of faculty members from biomedical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, chemical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, as well as other natural science and engineering departments. The CNM has laboratory facilities with over $10 million of nanoscience equipment to perform cutting edge techniques such as electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, electronic and vibrational spectroscopy, and nanofabrication and testing. A new state-of-the-art $35 million CNM building opened in late 2006. CNM offers a Graduate Portfolio Program in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. The University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is studying new techniques for cancer imaging. Such imaging could provide doctors with better information in detecting and treating cancer patients. UT-Austin’s Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Program is a multi-disciplinary effort that conducts research on the societal implications of nanotechnology and organizes activities to promote nanotechnology awareness in society. The program includes faculty members and students from anthropology, communication studies, geography, rhetoric and composition, and many other social science and natural science disciplines. In October 2005, the STS Program hosted the first-ever civic forum on the societal impacts of nanotechnology. The program offers a Graduate Portfolio in Societal Impacts of Science & Technology, and students can choose to focus on nanotechnology issues. Undergraduate students can also pursue a minor degree in Science, Technology, and Society. |
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