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NSTI Nanotech 2007 • May 20-24 • Santa Clara
According to a survey by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania has the fifth-largest concentration of nanotechnology-focused companies, university programs, government laboratories and other organizations1. The Penn State Industrial Research Office and Materials Research Institute returned to the NSTI Nanotech Conference and Exhibit this year to promote the ongoing nano research at the University. NSTI Nanotech 2007 was held in Santa Clara, CA in May. The IRO promoted Penn State faculty expertise in molecular electronics, nanowire synthesis, nanomanufacturing, nanobiotechnology, and several other areas.
According to the cover story in the May/June 2007 issue of Small Times Magazine, a leading provider of news and analysis on nanotechnology, “Many consider Penn State to be first in the country for materials research and second in industrial support of research. The university’s strengths are embodied in collaborative materials research covering a broad range of nanomaterials, and employing expertise from disciplines spanning agbio, through engineering to basic materials chemistry and condensed matter physics. An interdisciplinary graduate degree program brings students and faculty together across these disciplines.”
For more information:
IRO Event Page: www.iro.psu.edu/nano
Nano@Penn State: www.gonano.psu.edu