Dr. Daniel Herr (Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering) received new funding from the National Science Foundation for the project “2019 NSF Grantees Conference.”
The proposed NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Grantees Conference is a program review and research networking workshop that will highlight the ongoing research and educational activities of the NSF NSE grant programs. The NSE Grantees Conference has been held annually in December in the Washington DC area for over a decade, funded by NSF, and organized by NSE Centers or Networks. The primary goals for this proposed 2-day conference are to promote dissemination of innovative research progress, to facilitate research partnerships, and to identify future research directions. Keynote speakers, panel discussions, and a poster session will promote inter-university and academic, industry, government, and national laboratory interactions, a vital step toward the advancement of the goals of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (www.nano.gov). The initiative goals are::
*Conduct research and development to realize the full potential of nanoscale science and engineering;
*Develop the skilled workforce and supporting infrastructure needed to advance research and development;
*Better understand the social, ethical, health, and environmental implications of the technology; and facilitate the transfer of new technologies into commercial products.
