A Selection of Laboratories working in surface science, catalysis and nanoscience
Albemarle
Catalysts
Albemarle Catalysts supplies top
performance catalysts, technologies and related services to the
oil refining and petrochemical industry. Together with our
partners, we have
leading positions in FCC, hydroprocessing, and other specialized
areas.
Boreskov Institute of
Catalysis
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis was
founded in 1958 in the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of
Sciences. Initiator of the Institute and its director
up to 1984 was Academician Georgii K. Boreskov.
Kirill I. Zamaraev.
In 1978 the Omsk Department of the Institute was founded to develop the
catalysts and processes for oil processing and petrochemical industry.
In 1969 the Institute was rewarded by an Order of the
Red Banner. Since 1995 the Institute is directed by Academician
Valentin
N. Parmon. In 1992 the Institute of
Catalysis was named after Academician G.K. Boreskov. In 1984-1995 the
Institute was directed by Academician
Center for
Atomic-scale Materials Physics
A center established in
cooperation between The Danish National Research Foundation,
The Technical University of Denmark and University of Aarhus.
Center for Catalytic Science
and Technology - University of Delaware
Recognizing the central role
of catalysis in industrial practice, the Center for Catalytic Science
and Technology was founded at the University of Delaware in 1978. The
Center has pioneered multidisciplinary research in the scientific and
engineering principles of catalysis. Over the last two decades, the
Center has provided research opportunities in all aspects of catalysis
to more than 300 students and postdoctoral fellows in the academic
departments, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry & Biochemistry,
which it spans.
Center for Environmentally
Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC)
CEBC is a multi-university NSF
Engineering Research Center, headquartered at The University of Kansas,
with core partners at The University of Iowa, Washington University in
St. Louis, and Prairie View A&M University.
The Center for Integrated
Nanotechnologies (CINT)
A Department of Energy/Office of
Science Nanoscale Science Research Center (NSRC) operating as a
national user facility devoted to establishing the scientific
principles that govern the design, performance, and integration of
nanoscale materials.
Center for Nanoscale Science and
Technology at Rice University
The Center for Nanoscale Science and
Technology at Rice University is a university-funded organization
devoted to nurture science and technology at the nanometer scale.
It is equally devoted to the education of future scientist and
engineers. Our mission is to provide a venue where
researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering can come
together to share ideas and discuss their views and prospects of
nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology.
CNST provides administrative support to the faculty and to joint
projects and programs, supports joint research initiatives, performs
fund-raising, sponsors seminars and conferences, encourages
entrepreneurism, encourages collaborations both internally and
externally, connects to external organizations and supports educational
initiatives from Kindergarten to lifelong learning .
Center for Nanoscience
The Center for NanoScience
(CeNS), established in 1998, aims to stimulate and support
interdisciplinary research in all areas of nanoscience, combining
physics, chemistry, biochemistry and life sciences. CeNS is a working
group based at
the
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, Germany.
CeNS members and affiliates research both at the LMU
and at other scientific institutions as well as in industrial
laboratories. They cooperate in a horizontal network that lives from
their voluntary commitment, supported by a small coordinating team .
Centre for Electronic
Materials and Devices
The CEMD is a
cross-disciplinary, cross-department centre, which is tasked with
optimising value by exploiting the synergy between the diverse
activities in the areas of electronic materials and devices at Imperial
College.
Centres for Surface
Science Research
Lists of labs performing
surface science research, sorted by geographical area.
Clusters and Ultrafine
Particles: A Swedish Materials Research Consortium
Welcome to the home page
of the Swedish Materals Research Consortum on Clusters and Ultrafine
Particles, otherwise known as the Cluster Consortium! It is a
major point of reference for cluster and ultrafine particle research
and development in Sweden, and is one of eight Swedish
Materials Science Consortia . Our server is located at the Department of Physics
at Uppsala University in
Sweden, though the Consortium itself is spread over several
universities and departments in the Stockholm-Uppsala area.
Dutch Institute for Catalysis Research (NIOK)
NIOK, which stands for ‘Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek
in de Katalyse’ (Dutch Institute for Catalysis Research), is a virtual
institute consisting of Dutch University Groups active in all areas of
catalysis. It is a nationwide graduate school (‘Onderzoekschool’) which
fosters the advancement of both higher education and research and
stimulates collaboration between scientists of different disciplines
and Universities. NIOK acts as the platform and sparring partner for
national and international contacts on catalysis with academia,
industry and government. It was established in 1991 by the major
catalysis groups of seven Dutch Universities. Later, NIOK was
recognised by the
Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW) and it is supported by
an industrial advisory board VIRAN which consists of members from Dutch and
multinational industries involved in many aspects
of catalytic processes.
Dynamics of Gas-Surface Interactions
The European
Science Foundation (ESF) supported from 1991 to 1995 a research
programme in the area of Dynamics of Gas-Surface Interactions. It was
the intention of this programme to stimulate collaboration throughout
Europe by funding a conference and a summer school in alternating
years, small workshops, and individual exchange visits.
This website was launched during that period. It is
continued as service to the European Gas-Surface Dynamics community.
Dow
Corning Surface & Interface Solutions Center
The Surface & Interface Solutions Center (SISC) is
a world-class resource through which you can discover and develop
innovative technologies and applications for organosilane and
silicon-based chemicals.
Energy
Disipation at Surface SFB 616
The Sonderforschungsbereich 616 (SFB 616)*
on the energy dissipation at surfaces began July 1, 2002, and
is sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft** (DFG). The
transformation of one kind of energy into another kind of energy
accompanies all
processes in our world, and frequently also propels them. Many of
these
transformations – like the chemical reactions of catalysts or in
sensors, or the mechanical friction or dispersion of charge carriers
in
microprocessors – take place at the surfaces, or at the interfaces
of
solid materials. The SFB 616 targets the clarification of these
elementary
procedures through the energy dissipation at surfaces. The
program
of the SFB is broadly designed and comprises the whole spectrum
of
stimulation and relaxation from the eV regime (particle interaction,
laser
stimulation, reactions and surfaces) through phonons and friction
losses in the meV regime, to the meV area (electromigration)
Engelhard
Fundamentally, we manipulate basic
materials — typically minerals — to alter their structure and surface
characteristics. We manipulate them mechanically and chemically,
altering
their size, shape, porosity and chemical characteristics to produce a
wide range of functionality with important business uses. Here's a list
of their
technologies .
Fraunhofer
Gesellschaft
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
undertakes applied research of direct utility to private and public
enterprise and of wide benefit to society. Its services are solicited
by customers and contractual partners in industry, the service sector
and public administration. The
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft maintains roughly 80 research units,
including 57 Fraunhofer Institutes, at over 40 different
locations throughout Germany. A staff of some 12,700, predominantly
qualified scientists and engineers,
works with an annual research budget of over one billion euros. Of
this
sum, more than € 900 million is generated through contract research.
Fritz-Haber-Institut
What is now called the Fritz-Haber-Institute
of the Max-Planck-Society was
founded in 1911 as the Kaiser-Wilhelm Institute for Physical
Chemistry and Electrochemistry . In 1986 Gerhard Ertl
succeeded Gerischer as director of the Department of Physical
Chemistry and was appointed Scientific Fellow at the institute. His
research interests focus on structure and chemical reactions at solid
surfaces. A
joint Computer Center (Gemeinsames Rechenzentrum, GRZ) for the
Fritz-Haber Institute and the Max-Planck Institute
for Molecular Genetics was opened in 1986. In July 1988
Matthias Scheffler was appointed Scientific Fellow of the
institute and director of the newly opened Theory Department .
The
department specializes in surface theory as well as solid state
research, quantum chemistry, and computational physics. In 1995 Robert Schloegl
was appointed Scientific Fellow of the institute and a new Department of
Inorganic Chemistry was established. This department concentrates
on heterogeneous reactions on inorganic surfaces. Oxidation reactions
of carbons and
metals are studied as well as a range of heterogeneous catalytic
processes involving partial oxidation and dehydrogenation steps.
The goal of this experimental research is to bridge the gap between
surface physics and surface chemistry. In 1995,
Hans-Joachim Freund became director of the Department of Chemical
Physics , its objectives being studies of adsorption and reaction
on solids, in particular, on oxide surfaces. In
2002 Gerard Meijer was appointed as a new director at the institute,
and he installed the new Department of Molecular Physics. Respective
renovations and rebuilding started in autumn 2002, and the new
department is expected to be operational in autumn 2003.
IMEC (Interuniversity
MicroElectronics Center)
IMEC is Europe's leading
independent research center in the field of microelectronics,
nanotechnology, enabling design methods and technologies for ICT
systems.
Institut für Halbleitertechnik
Im Hinblick auf die hohen
Anforderungen zuküntiger Informationstechnologien, ist ein
Schwerpunkt der Nanotechnologie Forschung am IHT die Entwicklung
neuartiger Herstellungstechnologien für
Bauelemente mit Strukturabmessungen deutlich unterhalb von 50
Nanometern (1 nm = 10-9 m). Von besonderem Interesse sind
hierbei auf
industriellem Maßstab anwendbare Herstellungsverfahren für
Nanostrukturen.
Institute of
Catalysis and Surface Chemistry (Kraków)
Institute of Catalysis and
Surface Chemistry is the only independent scientific institution in
Poland and one of only eight in the world devoted entirely to the
research in catalysis and chemistry of interfaces. The activities
of the Institute cover the interdisciplinary field of the physical
chemistry of phenomena occurring at solid/gas, liquid/gas and
solid/liquid interfaces with an emphasis put on their significance and
mechanism in catalysis, flotation, adsorption and detergency. The
Institute integrates fundamental theoretical and experimental studies
and combines them with applied research whose results can be directly
used to improve technological processes.
The Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP) of the Spanish
Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
International Council on Nanotechnology
(ICON)
ICON’s mission is to assess,
communicate,
and reduce nanotechnology environmental and health risks while
maximizing its
societal benefit. We do this through:
• Science and engineering
research
into the environmental and health impacts of engineered nanostructures
• Social science research into
public
acceptance of new technology, and the role that regulation and
government
policies can and should play
• Collaborative policy activities
that
develop international standards for engineered nanostructure
terminology,
safety guidelines, and best laboratory practices
• Public communication and
outreach
that tracks all relevant technical data on nanotechnology’s risks and
presents
this information in a format accessible to non-specialists
IRC in Surface
Science
Welcome
to the website of the Surface Science Research Centre at the University
of Liverpool. This research centre is dedicated to studying the
chemistry and physics occurring at the surfaces of materials.
Johnson Matthey
Catalysts Division operates globally
under the market identity of Johnson Matthey Catalysts and consists of
3 separate business units. Johnson Matthey's Environmental
Catalysts and Technologies (ECT) business, which
manufactures catalysts for automobile emission control and the
reduction of emissions from industrial processes, the Fuel Cell
business which manufactures fuel cell catalysts and catalysed
components and the Process Catalysts and Technologies (PCT)
business comprising PGM refining, process catalysts and fine and
research chemicals.
Keweenaw Nanoscience
Center
Keweenaw Nanoscience Center, founded in
1999, specializes in research & development of
nanotechnology, bionanotechnology and quantum optics for
applications in life sciences, electronics and optics industry. Our
goal is to apply nanotechnology to solve real world problems that
deal with energy, environmental and health issues.
Laboratory for Surface Modification
The Laboratory for Surface Modification (LSM) at
Rutgers is a truly multidisciplinary endeavor, which provides a focus
for research in basic and applied studies of high technology surfaces
and interfaces. LSM brings together over 20 faculty in different
departments (Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering). The
mission of the Laboratory for Surface Modification is to provide a
focus for research in basic and applied studies of high technology
surfaces and interfaces.
Nanolinks (Alivisatos Group)
Links are to research group
homepages when available, otherwise they are to departmental faculty
profiles
Nanometer Structure Consortium
L
und University has for more than ten years been hosting a national
Swedish Consortium program on Nanometer structures. This concentrated
effort on
Materials Science on the nanometer scale has nucleated related research
programs on basic physics, nanoelectronics and bio-sciences, all of
which are
based on nanotechnology. This entire research on nanometer scale
science and technology at Lund university, we label "The Nanometer
Consortium".
Nanoscale
Science Department @ IBM
Welcome to the website of the
Nanoscale science and technology group at the IBM T. J. Watson
Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York. Our group uses
scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)
as structural probes, and, along with electron beam lithography, as
tools for the modification of materials at the atomic and
nanometer scales and the fabrication and study of nano-electronic
devices. Currenly, we are investigating carbon nanotubes,
nanolithography and silicon nanoelectronics
Nanoscale Science & Engineering Centers (NSEC)
NSEC: Directed Assembly of
Nanostructures
NSEC research involves two major
areas of emphasis: "Nanoparticle Gels and Polymer Nanocomposites"
and "Nanostructured Biomolecule Composite Architectures."
Each thrust group is supported by multiscale theory and modeling,
as well as extensive characterization efforts. The Center also
includes an insightful research component, "Socioeconomic
Implications of Nanotechnology," which involves considering
strategies for managing radical innovations in this exciting new
program of study.
NSEC: Nanoscience in
Biological and Environmental Engineering
The Center for Biological and
Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) is a National Science Foundation
(NSF) funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) at Rice
University. Aiming to transform nanoscience into a field with the
impact of a modern-day polymer science, CBEN focuses on research at the
interface between "dry" nanomaterials and
aqueous media such as biology and the environment, developing the
nanoscience
workforce of the future, and transferring discoveries to industry.
NSEC
Electronic Transport in Molecular Nanostructures
The Columbia University Nanocenter's
goal is to establish new paradigms for information processing using the
characteristics of electron transport unique to nanoscale molecular
structures. Founded in 2001, the Nanocenter draws upon years of
experience in chemical synthesis to design molecular structures with
carefully crafted properties. This work has the potential to impact
major disciplines in addition to electronics
including photonics, biology, neuroscience and medicine.
NSEC: Science of Nanoscale
Systems and their Device Applications
This Nanoscale Science and
Engineering Center (NSEC) is a collaboration among Harvard
University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the
University of California, Santa Barbara and the Museum of
Science, Boston with participation by Delft University of
Technology (Netherlands), the University of Basel (Switzerland),
the University of Tokyo (Japan), and Brookhaven, Oak Ridge and
Sandia National Laboratories. The NSEC combines “top down” and
“bottom up”
approaches to construct novel electronic and magnetic devices
with
nanoscale sizes and understand their behavior, including quantum
phenomena.
NSEC: Nanoscale Systems in
Information Technologies
To develop innovative electronic,
photonic, and magnetic nanoscale systems that collectively have
potential to revolutionize information technology including
electronics, communications, information storage and sensors.
NSEC: Integrated
Nanopatterning and Detection Technologies
The NU-NSEC brings together
recognized leaders from Northwestern University, University of Chicago,
University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign, and Argonne National
Laboratory, who, building on the nanopatterning tools and synthetic
methods unique to this Center, are making advances in the development
of advanced nanopatterning techniques and nanoscale sensors. Potential
applications in disease and biological/chemical detection systems arena
are expected to be profound. However, this research will also directly
impact new technological directions outside of the existing purview of
the Center including molecular electronics, catalysis, information
storage, and therapeutics.
NSEC:
Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical Mechanical Manufacturing Systems
The University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign has received a grant from the National Science
Foundation to create a nanoscale
science and engineering center with an emphasis on nanomanufacturing.
NSEC: Integrated
and Scalable Nanomanufacturing
The new center will combine
fundamental science and technology in nano-manufacturing that will
transform laboratory science into industrial applications in
nano-electronics and biomedicine.
NSEC: Center of Integrated
Nanomechanical Systems
The center is a partnership between
UC Berkeley, Caltech, Stanford and UC-Merced with collaborators in
industry and the national laboratories. Research is focused on the
science and engineering of nano-mechanical systems that are likely to
have applications in chemical and biological sensing, and high-density,
low-power, low-cost computation. The center’s education program
involves the general public, high school and
college students to attract them to diverse educational paths and
career opportunities.
NSEC: Center for High Rate
Nanomanufacturing
Northeastern University will partner
with the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, the University of New
Hampshire, and Michigan State University to develop novel
high-rate/high-volume, precise nanomanufacturing techniques that are
expected to impact the electronic, medical and automotive industries.
Partnerships among industry, universities and K-12 teachers and
students will be utilized to educate the current and
emerging nanotechnology workforce. The center will assess the
environmental impact of nanomanufacturing during process development.
In addition, the center will evaluate economic viability in light of
environmental and public
health findings, and regulatory policy issues related to developmental
technology.
NSEC: Center for Affordable
Nanoengineering of Polymer Biomedical Devices
The center seeks to develop
polymer-based, low-cost nanoengineering technology that can be used to
produce nanodevices and structures for next-generation medical
diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
The education and outreach vision of the center is to impart
multidisciplinary
skills and global awareness to both graduate and undergraduate
students,
and create web-based science modules for K-12 students nationwide.
NSEC: Center on Molecular
Function at the Nano/Bio Interface
The center’s research is aimed
at the interface of nanotechnology and biology at the molecular level.
Potential practical outcomes are in the areas of nanoscale device
manufacturing, drug delivery and integrated chemical sensors as well as
understanding basic
complex biological and physiological processes. The center will impact
public education, social discourse, workforce development and
diversity, both locally and nationally, and will examine ethical issues
in nanoscience and technology.
NSEC: Center for
Probing the Nanoscale
This partnership between Stanford
University, IBM, and other researchers in industry addresses the
development of novel nanoprobes and application of these probes to
answer fundamental questions in science and technology. The center
expects to enhance the capabilities of the nanotechnology community to
measure, image and control nanoscale phenomena. Specific connections to
users and manufacturers of nanoprobe instrumentation will be utilized
to rapidly transfer technological advances. The center is committed to
educating the next generation of scientists
and engineers regarding the theory, practice, and implications of novel
nanoprobes.
NSEC: Center for Templated
Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale
The center addresses the
self-assembly of complex materials and building blocks, including
biological materials, at the nanoscale. Potential applications are in
the areas of gene mapping, nanophotonics and nanosensors. The center
also develops an integrated, multidisciplinary
understanding of nanoscale science and engineering as it moves out of
the
laboratory and into society and will build a public dialog about its
societal,
ethical, legal, and policy implications. The shared experimental
facilities
leverage existing state-of-the-art instrumentation and infrastructure
at
the NSF sponsored Synchrotron Radiation Center and other centers on
campus.
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Sandia National Labs
Nanoscience & Technology
@ Sussex
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
is thriving at Sussex. Find out about the next generation of engineered
proteins & self assembling nanowires
Nano-Science Center at the
University of Copenhagen
The Nano-Science Center at the University
of Copenhagen constitutes an interdisciplinary research and educational
effort with the long term goal of merging nano-scale biology, chemistry
and physics into a new scientific discipline: Nanoscience.
Nanoscience Center at
the Univesity of Jyväskylä
Nanotechnology, Nanoscience &
Nanoengineering @ PNNL
The Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory (PNNL), operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of
Energy, is a recognized leader in nanomaterials and nanobiology.
Together with our colleagues at other Battelle managed labs, Brookhaven
National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oak
Ridge
National Laboratory, we represent a diverse collaborative team in
nanoscience, nanoengineering and nanotechnology. We are significant
contributors to the nanorevolution of this Century.
National
Enterprise for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (NEST)
The
NEST-INFM initiative targets the creation of a world-class research
centre where interdisciplinary teams of computational, experimental,
and theoretical physicists together with molecular biologists and
chemists can investigate key issues of nanoscale physics and exploit
the new acquired knowledge to develop innovative nanobiotechnological
tools, and nanoelectronic and photonic devices and architectures. NEST
is designed to compete with the centres of excellence being established
in the most technologically advanced countries and to become a
reference point and a resource for the INFM community. Cultural and
scientific advancement are its main targets in an
effort to contribute to the fulfillment of INFM mission. Its location
in Pisa in close synergy with the Scuola Normale Superiore and
the University guarantees continued support, excellent cultural
basis and experimental facilities, easy accessibility from all
INFM Research units and the continued availability of highly selected
undergraduate and graduate students.
Nottingham
University Nanoscience Group
The Nanoscience group's
research reflects this multidisciplinarity and involves
both intra- and inter-University collaborations with research groups in
Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Porous Silicon - The International Meeting Place
Quasicrystal Research at the
Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory.
In the physics and materials
science communities,* "quasicrystal" refers to a class of binary and
higher-order metallic alloys, most of which contain 60 to 70 atomic per
cent aluminum (Al). These alloys are well-ordered structures which fall
outside the realm of conventional crystallography. Their uniqueness
stems from the fact that they exhibit rotational symmetries, most
commonly five-fold symmetry, which are not consistent with periodic
structures. They are a relatively new class of materials, first
discovered in 1982 (by Shechtman--see reference below). Recent
developments indicate that quasicrystals are promising candidates
for applications as coatings, metal matrix components, hydrogen storage
materials, thermal barriers, infrared sensors, and other functions.
Some applications are already on the market--high-strength Al alloys,
cookware, surgical tools, and electric shavers.
Research Centers & Groups (Nanohub)
Scanning
Probe Methods Group (Professor Wiesendanger)
Our research activities are
concentrated on nanometer-scale science and technology based on scanning
probe methods (SPM). In particular, we
investigate the fundamental relationship between nanostructure and
nanophysical properties. We apply scanning tunneling microscopy
(STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), magnetic force
microscopy (MFM) and other scanning probe methods (SXM) to
various classes of materials, including metals, semiconductors,
insulators, superconductors, magnetic materials, molecular thin films,
and biological systems. Laterally nanostructured materials are obtained
by using SPM-based nanofabrication processes, which may be based on
strong mechanical, electronical or magnetic interaction between probe
tip and sample, as well as by using self-organization phenomena. Future
nano-scale devices and ultrahigh density data storage systems are being
developed in close collaboration with industry.
Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences
The mission of the
Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (SIMS) is to provide
leadership in collaboration with the Canadian and
international scientific communities in the development of
a knowledge base in molecular sciences and to ensure that it
has positive impact on Canada by being pro-active in its dissemination
to our partners.
Catalysts for automotive exhaust and fuel cell applications. They are also active in thin films for use
in electronics, optics, displays and solar cells.
W.R.
Grace Catalysts
Davison Catalysts is the world's
leading producer of fluid cracking catalysts and additives used by oil
refineries to produce gasoline and other petroleum-based products.
Advanced Refining Technologies, the joint venture between Grace Davison
and Chevron Products Company, is a market leader in hydroprocessing
catalysts used to upgrade refining feedstocks and fuels. Davison's
Polyolefin Catalysts are used in the manufacture of polypropylene and
HDPE and LLDPE applications and are used in the production of one-third
of the world's catalytically produced polyethylene today. Davison's
Chemical Catalysts and carriers provide advanced materials for use in
such diverse industries as automotive, petrochemical, pharmaceutical
and fine chemicals.
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