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Science Commission Announces Funding To Help Establish Nanotech Facility
The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, Trenton, announces $500,000 in funding to support the creation of NJ NANO @ RU, a nanotechnology facility at the Institute for Advanced Materials and Devices located at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. This investment creates the opportunity for the collaborative use of the facility, which includes equipment and expert support, by research universities and industry in New Jersey.
The NJ NANO @ RU funding will leverage over $5 million in existing state-of-the-art equipment obtained through donations and federal grants and allow for the acquisition of new equipment, including the most powerful microscope in New Jersey. All of this equipment will be accessible to universities and corporations throughout the state.
"Nanotechnology is a revolutionary science that will benefit business and industry throughout our state and will help create new, high paying jobs and promote economic growth," says Commission Chairman Donald L. Drakeman "New Jersey has always been on the forefront of scientific advancement, and this investment will help expand the state's current leadership position to include the promising field of nanotechnology."
The Commission's $500,000 investment in NJ NANO @ RU creates an infrastructure to facilitate collaborations that will result in the understanding of nanoscale phenomena and facilitate the commercial application of this knowledge.
NJ NANO @ RU will coordinate the use of equipment and thereby make it possible to address the needs of New Jersey industries in a more effective and integrated manner. The nanotech facility at Rutgers will be used by numerous industries including petrochemical companies, the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology sector, the microelectronic industry and energy enterprises.
"This initiative is intended to become a major signature program for the university and the state, attracting investment, spurring economic development in the region and improving the lives of the citizens of New Jersey," said Rutgers University president Richard McCormick. "We are extremely grateful to the Commission on Science and Technology for providing this key funding."
According to the National Science Foundation, the market in the United States for products and services based on nanotechnology could exceed $1 trillion by 2015.
Science Commission Announces Funding To Help Establish Nanotech Facility
The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, Trenton, announces $500,000 in funding to support the creation of NJ NANO @ RU, a nanotechnology facility at the Institute for Advanced Materials and Devices located at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. This investment creates the opportunity for the collaborative use of the facility, which includes equipment and expert support, by research universities and industry in New Jersey.
The NJ NANO @ RU funding will leverage over $5 million in existing state-of-the-art equipment obtained through donations and federal grants and allow for the acquisition of new equipment, including the most powerful microscope in New Jersey. All of this equipment will be accessible to universities and corporations throughout the state.
"Nanotechnology is a revolutionary science that will benefit business and industry throughout our state and will help create new, high paying jobs and promote economic growth," says Commission Chairman Donald L. Drakeman "New Jersey has always been on the forefront of scientific advancement, and this investment will help expand the state's current leadership position to include the promising field of nanotechnology."
The Commission's $500,000 investment in NJ NANO @ RU creates an infrastructure to facilitate collaborations that will result in the understanding of nanoscale phenomena and facilitate the commercial application of this knowledge.
NJ NANO @ RU will coordinate the use of equipment and thereby make it possible to address the needs of New Jersey industries in a more effective and integrated manner. The nanotech facility at Rutgers will be used by numerous industries including petrochemical companies, the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology sector, the microelectronic industry and energy enterprises.
"This initiative is intended to become a major signature program for the university and the state, attracting investment, spurring economic development in the region and improving the lives of the citizens of New Jersey," said Rutgers University president Richard McCormick. "We are extremely grateful to the Commission on Science and Technology for providing this key funding."
According to the National Science Foundation, the market in the United States for products and services based on nanotechnology could exceed $1 trillion by 2015.
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