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Tonya Pruitt 1 , Mitsuhiro Murayama 4 , Michael F. Hochella, Jr. 1,2 , Matthew Hull 1 , Weinan Leng 3 , Peter J. Vikesland 3 , Linsey C. Marr 3 , F. Marc Michel 2 , Amy Pruden 3 , William T. Reynolds, Jr. 1,4 1 Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech, 2 Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 3 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 4 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech NNCI: The Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure Acknowledgements Funding for this center is provided by NSF’s National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) (NSF award number #1542100). Additional support is provided by the Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS). [email protected] @NanoEarthVT www.nanoearth.org Areas of Study *Also includes the subfields of the biological sciences as they relate to these and other disciplines Our Mission To support researchers who work with nanoscience and nanotechnology aspects of the Earth and environmental sciences and engineering at local, regional, and global scales. Additional Focus: Industrial Engagement & Entrepreneurship NanoEarth is expanding its reach to include engagement of new industrial users and support for entrepreneurs seeking to develop nano-solutions for public health and global sustainability challenges. Activities • Instrumentation Addition: Empyrean XRD | • PHENOM – Public Health & Environmental NanOsysteMs Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) at Virginia Tech • NanoEarth/Industry Joint Workshops • NanoEarth Summer School | • Spectroscopic Solutions for Nanoscale & Compositional Analysis | Additional Focus: Multicultural & Underrepresented Nanoscience Initiative (MUNI) With only 11% of underrepresented people working in science and engineering jobs, MUNI strives to provide an opportunity for inspiring those groups to pursue nanoscience degrees and careers. MUNI provides access to and training opportunities on state-of-the-art nanoscience-relevant instrumentation, as well as nano-synthesis and processing laboratories. Working at NanoEarth has been just awesome for our research and students. We are able to access instrumentations that we don’t currently have on campus. Students, many for the first time, got a hands-on experience working with these state-of-the- art instruments and learned from some of the most skilled and nicest scientists out there. It does not get any better than this opportunity! Nadine Kabengi Assistant Professor, Geosciences Georgia State University Additional Focus: Educational Outreach Our educational outreach is broad, far-reaching, and impactful for audiences of all ages and educational levels ranging from engaging local elementary students to reaching audiences national and international via podcasts. Activities Virginia Tech Science Festival Energy & Materials Discovery Camp High School students from Japan • 10 NanoEarth radio shows • Heard over 270 radio stations by 1.1M listeners per week. • Up to 100,000 downloads of a single show in one day • As many as 1M downloads in total in a month Partnership: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory NanoEarth has established an agreement to accelerate the access of users for EMSL (Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory) at the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), a national scientific user facility. 234,000 square feet, 150+ instruments, roughly 220 staff Key Facilities • Mass spectroscopy • Microscopy • Molecular Science Computing • NMR and EPR • Spectroscopy and Diffraction • Subsurface flow and transport • Cell isolation and systems analysis Facilities NanoEarth is housed primarily in two facilities at the Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS). Over 18,000 square feet and 25+ instruments at Virginia Tech Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory (NCFL) Instrumentation and Capabilities • Suite of electron, x-ray, ion, photon beam instruments: • 3 TEMs, 2 SEMs, AFM, FIB, SIMS, XPS, TriboIndenter • Sample preparation labs • Data analysis labs • Ample room for short/long term visitors (desks, meeting, eating) VT Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology (VTSuN) Instrumentation and Capabilities • AFM and AFM/Raman • Benchtop analysis: UV-Vis-NIR, BET, DLS, UF, … • Nanosynthesis, experimentation, and reactivity labs • Bio culturing, growth, and reactor facilities • Field expertise & a suite of nano-field methods and tools • Aerosol generation and reactivity chambers First Year User Statistics Total Lab Hours: 7,627 Total Users: 277 Average Monthly Users: 78 User Revenue: $293,970 External Users: 16% (45 users) External Users’ Lab Hours: 19% (1,431 hr)
Transcript of NNCI: The Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and ... · • 3 TEMs, 2 SEMs, AFM, FIB, SIMS,...
Tonya Pruitt1, Mitsuhiro Murayama4, Michael F. Hochella, Jr.1,2, Matthew Hull1, Weinan Leng3, Peter J. Vikesland3, Linsey C. Marr3, F. Marc Michel2, Amy Pruden3 , William T. Reynolds, Jr.1,4
1Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech, 2Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 4Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech
NNCI: The Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and
Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure
AcknowledgementsFunding for this center is provided by NSF’s National Nanotechnology Coordinated
Infrastructure (NNCI) (NSF award number #1542100). Additional support is provided
by the Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).
[email protected] @NanoEarthVTwww.nanoearth.org
Areas of Study
*Also includes the
subfields of the
biological sciences
as they relate to
these and other
disciplines
Our Mission
To support researchers who work with nanoscience and
nanotechnology aspects of the Earth and environmental
sciences and engineering at local, regional, and global scales.
Additional Focus: Industrial Engagement &
Entrepreneurship
NanoEarth is expanding its reach to include engagement of new
industrial users and support for entrepreneurs seeking to develop
nano-solutions for public health and global sustainability
challenges.
Activities
• Instrumentation Addition:
Empyrean XRD |
• PHENOM – Public Health & Environmental NanOsysteMs
Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) at Virginia Tech
• NanoEarth/Industry Joint Workshops
• NanoEarth Summer School |
• Spectroscopic Solutions for Nanoscale & Compositional
Analysis |
Additional Focus: Multicultural & Underrepresented
Nanoscience Initiative (MUNI)
With only 11% of underrepresented people working in science
and engineering jobs, MUNI strives to provide an opportunity for
inspiring those groups to pursue nanoscience degrees and
careers. MUNI provides access to and training opportunities on
state-of-the-art nanoscience-relevant instrumentation, as well as
nano-synthesis and processing laboratories.
Working at NanoEarth has been just
awesome for our research and students. We
are able to access instrumentations that we
don’t currently have on campus. Students,
many for the first time, got a hands-on
experience working with these state-of-the-
art instruments and learned from some of
the most skilled and nicest scientists out
there. It does not get any better than this
opportunity!
Nadine Kabengi
Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Georgia State University
Additional Focus: Educational Outreach
Our educational outreach is broad, far-reaching, and impactful
for audiences of all ages and educational levels ranging from
engaging local elementary students to reaching audiences
national and international via podcasts.
Activities
Virginia Tech Science Festival
Energy & Materials Discovery CampHigh School students from Japan
• 10 NanoEarth radio shows
• Heard over 270 radio stations by
1.1M listeners per week.
• Up to 100,000 downloads of a single
show in one day
• As many as 1M downloads in total in
a month
Partnership: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
NanoEarth has established an agreement to accelerate the
access of users for EMSL (Environmental Molecular Sciences
Laboratory) at the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), a
national scientific user facility.
234,000 square feet, 150+ instruments,
roughly 220 staff
Key Facilities
• Mass spectroscopy
• Microscopy
• Molecular Science Computing
• NMR and EPR
• Spectroscopy and Diffraction
• Subsurface flow and transport
• Cell isolation and systems analysis
Facilities
NanoEarth is housed primarily in two facilities at the Virginia Tech
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).
Over 18,000 square feet and 25+ instruments at Virginia Tech
Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory (NCFL)
Instrumentation and Capabilities
• Suite of electron, x-ray, ion, photon beam instruments:
• 3 TEMs, 2 SEMs, AFM, FIB, SIMS, XPS, TriboIndenter
• Sample preparation labs
• Data analysis labs
• Ample room for short/long term visitors
(desks, meeting, eating)
VT Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology (VTSuN)
Instrumentation and Capabilities
• AFM and AFM/Raman
• Benchtop analysis: UV-Vis-NIR, BET, DLS, UF, …
• Nanosynthesis, experimentation, and reactivity labs
• Bio culturing, growth, and reactor facilities
• Field expertise & a suite of nano-field methods and tools
• Aerosol generation and reactivity chambers
First Year User Statistics
Total Lab Hours: 7,627
Total Users: 277
Average Monthly Users: 78
User Revenue: $293,970
External Users: 16% (45 users)
External Users’ Lab Hours: 19% (1,431 hr)
