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Print Edition StoriesThursday, March 12, 2009
UMass Lowell lands NSF nanotech summer program
By Brendan Lynch
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The University of Massachusetts Lowell reports it will host the National Science Foundation Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials and Micro/Nanomanufacturing in June.
The institute includes courses on properties and applications, nanoparticle engineering, nanocomposite formation and characterization, micromechanics, hands-on demonstrations and facility tours, according to UMass officials.
The event, which brings together researchers in plastics, composites and nanomaterials to share their expertise in areas including structure, behavior and performance, is usually held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. UMass Lowell mechanical engineering professor Julie Chen and plastics engineering assistant professor Daniel Schmidt are co-organizing the event.
The summer program is being backed at UMass Lowell by the NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and the Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence (NCOE). The nanomanufacturing center, one of only four NSF nanomanufacturing centers nationwide, is a partnership with Northeastern University and the University of New Hampshire. The center of excellence was formed in 2004 with funding from the John Adams Innovation Institute and is run by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
Fellowships, which cover the $1,600 to $2,200 cost of the June event, are available to professors, post-doctoral researchers and graduate students. Applications for fellowships are due March 20.
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