NSF grant for Nanomanufacturing

[Charles Maris]

There is an upcoming deadline for Scalable Nanomanufacturing in early
JUNE 2012:

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13633&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

"The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a second year of a
program on collaborative research and education in the area of
scalable nanomanufacturing, including the long-term societal
implications of the large-scale implementation of nanomanufacturing
innovations. This program is in response to and is a component of the
National Nanotechnology Initiative Signature Initiative: Sustainable
Nanomanufacturing - Creating the Industries of the Future (http://
www.nano.gov/node/611). Although many nanofabrication techniques have
demonstrated the ability to produce relatively small quantities of
nanomaterials and devices, the emphasis of this program is research
that supports the identification and demonstration of
nanomanufacturing processes with high potential to scale to
economically and industrially relevant production levels. The mode of
support is Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT).
Proposals submitted to this program must address at least one, and
preferably more than one, of the following interconnected themes:

Novel processes and techniques for continuous and scalable
nanomanufacturing;
Directed (e.g. physical/chemical/biological) self-assembly processes
leading to heterogeneous nanostructures with the potential for high-
rate production;
Fundamental scientific research in well-defined areas that are
compellingly justified as critical roadblocks to scale-up;
Principles and design methods to produce machines and processes to
manufacture nanoscale structures, devices and systems; and/or
Long-term societal and educational implications of the large-scale
production and use of nanomaterials, devices and systems, including
the life-cycle analysis of such nanomaterials, devices and systems."

The interested should read more and contact OSP.