Stories from the NNI

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Gerhard Klimeck, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University and Director of nanoHUB, about an online platform that shares modeling and simulation tools with a wide variety of users.   If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go...

As we wrap up our year-long celebration of the 15-year anniversary of the signing of the 21st Century Nanotechnology R&D Act, the final episodes highlight multiple perspectives on key themes. In this episode, guests give their advice to nanotechnology students and those that are interested in starting a company. The guests featured in this episode are (in order of appearance): Chad Mirkin, Stan Wi...

As we wrap up our year-long celebration of the 15-year anniversary of the signing of the 21st Century Nanotechnology R&D Act, the final episodes highlight multiple perspectives on key themes. In this episode, guests discuss areas in which nanotechnology will make a big impact in the future. The guests featured in this episode are (in order of appearance): Celia Merzbacher, Sean Hearne, Marcie Blac...

As we wrap up our year-long celebration of the 15-year anniversary of the signing of the 21st Century Nanotechnology R&D Act, the final episodes highlight multiple perspectives on key themes. In this episode, guests discuss the advances that have been made over the past 15 years. The guests featured in this episode are (in order of appearance): Stan Williams, Chuck Black, Celia Merzbacher, Jason W...

As we wrap up our year-long celebration of the 15-year anniversary of the signing of the 21st Century Nanotechnology R&D Act, the final episodes highlight multiple perspectives on key themes. In this episode, guests discuss the critical role of interdisciplinarity in nanotechnology. The guests featured in this episode are (in order of appearance): Chad Mirkin, Celia Merzbacher, Brent Segal, Sean H...

We’re wrapping up our 15-year anniversary series of Stories from the NNI with an episode featuring Chad Mirkin, Professor and Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University. In this episode, Professor Mirkin discusses how nanotechnology enables technologies in the biomedical sector, explains the importance of working across disciplines, and gives his advice t...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Fabio Pulizzi, Editor of Nature Nanotechnology shares his thoughts on the overall nanotechnology landscape, trends in nanotechnology, and the impact that the NNI has had.   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: h...

Today, on National Entrepreneur’s Day, we are pleased to launch a new community of interest to support entrepreneurs interested in commercializing nanotechnologies. The Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) brings new and seasoned entrepreneurs together with the people and resources available to support them. This emerging network will create a forum for sharing best practices for advancin...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Paul Weiss, Distinguished Professor at UCLA and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ACS Nano, discusses his research, the unique interdisciplinarity of nanotechnology, and his thoughts 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 Y...

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with speaks with Paul Weiss (UC Presidential Chair and Distinguished Professor at UCLA) about his advice to students interested in pursuing a career in nanotechnology.   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, Lynn Bergeson, a Chemical Law Attorney and Managing Partner of Bergeson & Campbell P.C. shares her perspective on the intersection of nanotechnology and the law.   To listen to Lisa's episode of All Things Chemical, go to: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/all-things-nano-lisa-e-friedersdorf-phd-podcast   To listen to NIOSH's Chuck Geraci's Story from th...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Sangeeta Bhatia, Director of the Marble Center for Cancer Nanotechnology, discusses how nanotechnology is helping to address some of medicine’s grand challenges and how the current nanotechnology toolset is being used to develop the next-generation of cancer therapeutics.     If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us a...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Leonardo Spanu, Senior Researcher in R&D Chemistry at Shell Technology Center, discusses how nanotechnology can help address energy issues, his work on the conversion of methane into valuable chemicals and materials, and challenges along the technology development pathway.   Closed captioning is provided on our YouTube channel. For this episode, go to: http...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office interviews Qilin Li, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and co-Director of the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, or NEWT, at Rice University. Qilin highlights the impact NEWT has had at Rice, how nanotechnology can h...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Professor Dan Ratner (Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington) about his passion for education and how the Northwest Nanotechnology Infrastructure celebrates National Nanotechnology Day.     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, Matt Hull, Associate Director for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at NanoEarth and Founder of Nanosafe Inc., describes his experience as a nanoentrepreneur, his work to help students interested in entrepreneurship, and his advice to those thinking of starting a company. He also discussed the importance of the availability of tools to small companies.   If you...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Paula Hammond, the David H. Koch Professor in Engineering and Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT, describes her research activities designing nanoparticles for drug delivery and nanomaterials for energy-related applications. She also discusses the importance of collaborating with scientists from other disciplines and explains why communic...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Stan Williams (Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University) about his extensive career in nanotechnology, what his plans are for the future, and the importance of interdisciplinarity and science communication. Closed captioning is available on our YouTube channel. For...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Matt Laudon (CEO of TechConnect Ventures) about the importance of helping innovators advance technologies, the role of the Student Leaders Conference in connecting undergraduate students to new opportunities, and how he works to bring together different aspects of the innovation ecosystem. Closed capt...

In this Snippet from the Stories from the NNI podcast, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with speaks with Bob Ehrmann (Managing Director at Penn State University’s Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization) about the educational resources that are freely available to teachers, such as the Remotely Accessible Instruments for Nanotechnology (RAIN). Check out Bob Ehrmann's...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Dr. Brent Segal (Corporate Technology Scout and Deputy Enterprise Autonomy at Lockheed Martin) about his experience working for small nanotechnology companies, areas where he sees nanotechnology playing a role in the future, and the opportunity for intersection of disciplines enabled by nanotechnology...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Supratik Guha (Director of the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory) about the role of sophisticated equipment available at CNM in pushing the boundaries of science at smaller scales of space and time; CNM's engagement with industry users...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Saniya LeBlanc (Professor at George Washington University) about the importance of educating undergraduate students about nanotechnology, her work with high school students and teachers to familiarize them with nanotechnology, and her efforts to find ways to explain nanotechnology to the general publi...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Chuck Black (Director of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory) about the unique tools and capabilities that are available at user facilities such as CFN, the importance of working across boundaries to impact many areas of scien...

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf (Director of the NNCO) speaks with Julia Greer (Professor at CalTech) about the exceptional properties of nano-architected materials, their potential applications for stimulus-responsive shirts, 3D logic circuits, and ultrasensitive capacitors, and the importance of bringing together scientists and engineers from different disciplines...