bridging length scales: connecting nanoscale science to real-world technologies

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Polymers and block copolymers for directed self-assembly of nanomaterials Self-assembling building blocks or templates “Bottom-up” approach to directed self-assembly Linking the nanoscale to the microscale and beyond Integrating ORNL and university science using

CNMS Nanofabrication Research Laboratory

Thin film oxide fuel cells with nanoscale functionality Nanoscale solid oxides with improved conversion

efficiency (ORNL LDRD -- P. Becher, I. Kosacki, et al.)

Carbon nanotube arrays for massively parallel E-beam lithography DARPA application of DOE fundamental research

Bridging Length Scales:Connecting Nanoscale Science

to Real-World Technologies

Thin-film diblock copolymerTemplate (Thurn-Albrecht et

al., U. of Massachusetts)

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CNMS Connections to the Private Sector

How to promote interactions? If you hold a “nano”-science workshop, they will come!

ORNL workshop involved 10 private companies, including three venture capital investment companies with ~$100M each

ORNL has a strong track record in tech transfer and CRADAs with industry CNMS will be an enabler for the evolution of nanoscience to industrial

nanotechnology Strong nanoscience/tech transfer already underway at ORNL,

especially small companies CRADAs with major companies, including Motorola and Seagate

Technologies

Include industrial partners in research focus areas

Industrial member will be on CNMS Advisory Committee

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Broad Implications for Energy Technologies

Fuel cells (nanostructured ionic conductors)

Catalysts (improved efficiency and selectivity)

Clathrates (carbon sequestration and energy supply)

Sensors (highly specific environmental sensors)

Energy transmission materials (next generation superconductors)

Materials with improved thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, etc. for energy applications

Structural materials (light weight, high strength nano-composites)

Energy storage (carbon-based nanostructures)

Improved magnets (lighter weight motors)

Energy generation (nanostructured photovoltaics)

Self-assembled ordered materials (membranes for separation)

Triblock coploymer morphologies

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CNMS Collaborations Will Leverage Nanoscience Investments of States and Federal Agencies

J. Bernholc (NCSU)

J.K. Blasie (Pennsylvania)

W. Butler (Alabama-MINT)

R. Compton, G. Sayler (Tenn.)

S. Das Sarma (Maryland)

H. Dorn (Virginia Tech)

L. Feldman, R. Haglund, S. Pantelides, S. Rosenthal (Vanderbilt)

S. Glotzer (Michigan)

E. Grulke (Kentucky)

R. Hull (Virginia)

J. Mays (Ala-Birm. / Tenn.)

A. J. Millis (Rutgers)

T. Russell (Massachusetts)

D. Schlom (Penn State)

Z. L. Wang (Georgia Tech)

B. Yakobson (Rice)

NSF Polymers and Biomaterials MRSECs at U. Mass., U. Penn., Princeton, UCSB, U. Minn. + others

U. Alabama MINT Center

Georgia Tech Center for Nanosci. & Nanotech.

U. Louisville Center for Nanotechnology

U. Michigan Center for Computational Materials Research

North Carolina Center for Nanoscale Materials

Rice U. Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

U. Tennessee: Center for Environmental Biotechnology and Tennessee Advanced Materials Laboratory

Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Biotechnology, and Laser Science Center

U. Virginia Center for Nanoscopic Materials Design

CINT (Sandia / Los Alamos)

Molecular Foundry (LBNL)

NASA Centers of Excellence (Langley, Ames)

National High Magnetic Field Lab

NIST: Polymers Division & Center for Neutron Research

* Partial listing only

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How to Protect Our Leading Scientists from Administrative Burden

Hire excellent support staff! Dedicated administrative support for scientific staff

Establish a Deputy Director position Protect scientific thrust leaders (and part of Director!)

Equally important --

Focus top scientists on building, leading, and maintaining world-leading science programs and collaborations