About the Summer Institute

"From Nanoparticles to Nanocomposites: Processing, Performance and Toxicity"

June 15 - 18, 2009, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Typically held at Northwestern University, this is the first short course offered on the East Coast.

Target Audience:

• New faculty or faculty looking to apply their expertise to a new field
• Industry engineers and scientists
• Postdocs and Ph.D. students

The objectives of the NSF summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials and Micro/Nanomanufacturing are:

• To identify and promote important areas of nanotechnology, and to create new areas of focus that will augment current nanotechnology research and development by universities and government.
• To train future and practicing engineers, scientists and educators in emerging areas of nanomechanics, nanomaterials, and micro/nanomanufacturing.
• To exchange new ideas, disseminate knowledge and provide valuable netowrking opportunities for researchers and leaders in the field.

The short courses offered by the Institute provide fundamentals and recent new developments in selected areas of nanotechnology. The material is presented at a level accessible to BS graduates of science and engineering programs. Emphasis is on techniques and theory recently developed that are not available in texts or standard university courses. The instructors are well known for their research and teaching.

A pdf brochure of this year's institute