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  • UIUC Winner announced for NNIs nanotechnology image contest

    Feb 8, 2016 8:00 am |  1 View

    The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) announced the winner of the second round of EnvisioNano, a nanotechnology image contest for students. Elizabeth Sawicki, a member of the Medical Scholars Program and the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, won the top honors for her image entitled Gelatin Nanoparticles in Brain.

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  • Lipoprotein nanoplatelets shed new light on biological molecules and cells

    Jan 5, 2016 8:00 am |  1 View

    Andrew Smith, an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, and his interdisciplinary research team have developed a new material composite derived from quantum dots. These lipoprotein nanoplatelets are rapidly taken up by cells and retain their fluorescence, making them particularly well-suited for imaging cells and understanding disease mechanisms.

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  • NanoSTRuCT continues STEM outreach in 2015-16

    Dec 10, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    NanoSTRuCT (Nanoscale Science and Technology Resources for Community Teaching) has continued its STEM outreach efforts at Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in fall 2015, with 75 3rd grade students. This project, originally funded through an Illinois Public Engagement grant, relies on graduate student volunteers in STEM fields, and is managed by the CNST. Efforts will continue in Spring 2016.

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  • Dr. France Cordova, NSF Director, visited UI nanotechnology centers on October 15

    Oct 15, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    National Science Foundation Director France Cordova visited NSF-funded centers and programs at the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab on October 15, 2015: Center for Innovative Instrumentation Technology (CiiT), Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (EBICS), Cellular and Molecular Mechanics and BioNanotechnology-IGERT (CMMB-IGERT), nanoBIO Node, nano@illinois REU, and nano@illinois RET.

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  • Sanguinetti Visit

    Sep 18, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology participated in Illinois Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti's visit to campus on September 16, 2015 which focused on increasing the number of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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  • 2015 nano@illinois REU

    Aug 5, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    NSF-funded nano@illinois Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) student Keaton Jaramillo conducted research in Department of Chemistry Professor Paul Braun's lab in summer 2015.

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  • Copy of 2015 BNSI lab-3

    Aug 1, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    Participants in the 2015 BioNanotechnology Summer Institute engage in lab modules during the during the two-week experience at the University of Illinois Micro and Nanotechnology Lab.

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  • 2015 BNSI lab-2

    Jul 30, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    Participants in the 2015 BioNanotechnology Summer Institute engage in lab modules during the during the two-week experience at the University of Illinois Micro and Nanotechnology Lab.

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  • nano@illinois RET Poster Session

    Jul 24, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    nano@illinois Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) participants presented their summer research experiences in a poster session and presentations on July 24, 2015 at the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab.

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  • 2015 CNST Nanotechnology Workshop

    May 7, 2015 8:00 am |  1 View

    Trainees presented posters at the CNST 13th Annual Nanotechnology Workshop, held jointly with NSF IGERT-CMMB and NIH/NCI M-CNTC Symposium. Featured speakers included Drs. Mostafa A. El-Sayed (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Mehmet Toner (Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology).

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