Nano/Bio Interface Center

The Nano/Bio Interface Center is a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at the University of Pennsylvania. It specializes in bionanotechnology, combining aspects of life sciences and engineering,[1] with a particular focus in biomolecular optoelectronics and molecular motions, including developing new scanning probe microscopy techniques.[2][3] It offers a master's degree in nanotechnology. The center was established in 2004 with a US$11.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, and received an additional $11.9 million grant in 2009.[4] By 2013, it had constructed a new facility, the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology.[5]

Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology

The Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology is given by the Nano/Bio Interface Center each year to an outstanding researcher in nanotechnology.[6] The award is given each year at the center's NanoDay outreach event.[5]

Year Recipient Institution Rationale
2005 Horst Störmer Columbia University 2D electron sheets in semiconductors[6]
2006 Steven M. Block Stanford University Optical tweezer studies of biomolecules[6]
2007 Charles M. Lieber Harvard University Synthesis, characterization, and assembly of nanomaterials[6]
Christoph Gerber University of Basel Scanning probe microscopy[6]
2008 Naomi J. Halas Rice University Nanoshells with tunable optical properties[6]
2009 Harold Craighead Cornell University Nanofabrication[6]
2010 Angela Belcher Massachusetts Institute of Technology [7]
2011 Don Eigler IBM Amalden Research Center Low temperature scanning tunneling microscopes[6]
2012 Toshio Ando Kanazawa University High-speed atomic force microscopy of protein molecules[6][8]
2013 Joseph W. Lyding University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Scanning tunneling microscopy of charge density waves and silicon surfaces[6][9][10]
2014 Charles Marcus University of Copenhagen Electromagnetic control of nanomaterials, fractional quantum Hall effect, and Majorana fermions[6][11]
2015 Xiaowei Zhuang Harvard University Super-resolution imaging for the studies of biological systems[12]
2016 Catherine J. Murphy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gold nanocrystals with tunable optical properties[13]

References

  1. ^ "Nano/Bio Interface Center". Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  2. ^ Wray, P. (2009-09-22). "University of Pennsylvania's Nano/Bio Center scoops $11.5M NSF grant". The American Ceramic Society. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  3. ^ Tomczyk, Michael (2014-12-22). NanoInnovation: What Every Manager Needs to Know. John Wiley & Sons. p. 108. ISBN 9783527326723.
  4. ^ Key, Peter (2009-10-12). "2 disparate Penn tech programs receive millions of dollars - Philadelphia Business Journal". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  5. ^ a b "Annual NanoDay@Penn to be Hosted at Nano/Bio Interface Center". Azo Nano. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology". UPenn Nano/Bio Interface Center. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  7. ^ "NanoDay@Penn Schedule of Events" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  8. ^ "NBIC Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology: Toshio Ando, 2012 Recipient" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  9. ^ "NanoDay@Penn". UPenn Nano/Bio Interface Center. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  10. ^ Damery, Jonathan (12 November 2013). "Lyding receives NBIC award". UIUC Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Charles Marcus receives American research prize". University of Copenhagen Niels Bohr Institute. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  12. ^ "NBIC Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology: Xiaowei Zhuang, 2015 Recipient" (PDF). UPenn Nano/Bio Interface Center. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  13. ^ "NBIC Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology: Catherine J. Murphy, 2016 Recipient" (PDF). UPenn Nano/Bio Interface Center. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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