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Opportunities at DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 10:20 am, Room 103C

DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRCs) were established for use by the international science community to advance scientific and technical knowledge in nanoscale science. The mission of the NSRCs is twofold: to enable the external scientific community to carry out high-impact nanoscience projects through an open, peer-reviewed user program, and to conduct in-house research to discover, understand, and exploit functional nanomaterials. To fulfill this mission, the NSRCs house the most advanced facilities for nanoscience research and employ world-class scientists who are experts in nanoscience and enjoy working with external users. Access to these centers is through a simple, peer-reviewed proposal process and is free-of-charge if the user intends to publish the research results in open literature.

As an example, the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provides access to expertise and equipment for a broad range of nanoscience research, including nanomaterials synthesis, nanofabrication, imaging/characterization, and theory/modeling/simulation. CNMS also acts as gateway for the nanoscience community to benefit from ORNL’s neutron sources and computational resources. In addition to a broad assortment of nanomaterials characterization tools, the CNMS has specific expertise in the following capabilities:

• Nanofabrication

• Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials

• Inorganic and Hybrid Nanomaterials Synthesis

• Macromolecular Nanomaterials Synthesis

• Chemical Imaging

• Electron and Atom Probe Microscopy

• Scanning Probe Microscopy

• Nanomaterials Theory

This talk will provide a broad overview of opportunities at NSRCs and how to take advantage of their capabilities and expertise through user programs. More information can be found at https://nsrcportal.sandia.gov/