Stories from the NNI

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the NNCO, speaks with Matt Hull, Associate Director for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at NanoEarth and Founder of Nanosafe Inc, about his experiences with interdisciplinarity in nanotechnology.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov.   Closed c...

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the NNCO, speaks with Jeff Welser, Vice President in IBM Research, about his view on the future of nanotechnology.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov.   Closed captioning is provided on our YouTube channel. For this episode, go to: https://...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, the Harris Saunders, Jr. Chair and Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, about her work with SMART materials, her thoughts on making engineering relatable, and her advice to...

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the NNCO, speaks with Mike Hochella, Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech, about his thoughts on nanotechnology education.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Jared Ashcroft, Director of the Micro Nano Technology Education Center and Instructor at Pasadena City College, about the center and nanotechnology education.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov.  ...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Jessica Winter, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio State University, about her work on quantum dot imaging, the importance of collaboration in research, and her advice to students interested in nanotechnology.     If...

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the NNCO, speaks with Sean Hearne, former Director of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and current Director of the Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, about the process of becoming a user at the DOE nanoscale science research centers.   If you would like to l...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Jamey Wetmore, Associate Professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and co-Director of the Center for Engagement and Training in Science and Society at Arizona State University, about the Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest, NCI...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Tequila Harris, Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, about her work with polymer thin film manufacturing.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.g...

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the NNCO, speaks with Gerhard Klimeck, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University and Director of nanoHUB, about the importance of interdisciplinarity in nanotechnology.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov.   Close...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Abby Carbone, a recent Materials Science and Engineering graduate from North Carolina State University, about her experiences in science communication and the importance of science outreach. To check out Sciencing with Abby, here is a playlist of her videos: https://...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Paul Alivisatos, Vice Chancellor for Research and Distinguished Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the University of California, Berkeley, about the importance of speaking different “languages” in science. If you would like to learn more about nanotechnol...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Swadesh Santra, Professor at the University of Central Florida’s NanoScience Technology Center and Director of UCF’s Center for Materials Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA), about the intersection of nanotechnology and agriculture. If you would like to lea...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Jeff Welser, Vice President of Exploratory Science & University Partnerships at IBM Research, about the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov.   Closed captioning...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Markita Landry, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, about her research at the intersection of nanotechnology and biological systems.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov...

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the NNCO, speaks with Paula Hammond, David H. Koch Professor in Engineering and the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, about the challenges in medicine that nanotechnology may help address in the future.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nn...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Greg Lowry, Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Deputy Director of the NSF/EPA Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, or CEINT, about what he’s learned through 10 years of CEINT re...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Carol Lynn Alpert, co-Director of the Center for Integrated Quantum Materials and Director of the Strategic Projects Group at the Museum of Science in Boston, about the importance of effective science communication across disciplines and to the public. Carol Lynn giv...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Mike Hochella of Virginia Tech and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, about NanoEarth, a node of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure that specializes in earth and environmental nanoscience.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Professor Ahmed Busnaina of Northeastern University about the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, including the history, some exciting projects, and the companies that have resulted from the efforts at the center.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechn...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Professor Nicole Steinmetz of University of California, San Diego about her work using virus-like-particles to treat cancer and where she’s seen the most success.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Professor Sudipta Seal of University of Central Florida (UCF) about his work using nanotechnology to develop cancer treatments.   Closed captioning is provided on our YouTube channel. For this episode go to: https://youtu.be/ITSs2Nb9kYc   If you would like to learn m...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Professor LaShanda Korley of University of Delaware about her work on bio-inspired nanotechnology and how it brings together researchers from all over the country and all over the world.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Chris Ober, Ron Olson, and Don Tennant about their facility, the Cornell NanoScale Facility (CNF). Chris, Ron, and Don describe some of the high-end capabilities at CNF, highlight the companies that were founded as a result of research pursued at CNF, and discuss the...