Nanotechnology at NIST Lloyd Whitman Deputy Director Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology whitman@nist.gov Nanotechnology Innovation Summit December 8, 2010 NIST Nanotechnology Mission: To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing nanoscale measurement science, standards, and nanotechnology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. NIST 2010 Budget Total Resources = $1027.3M Appropriations = $856.6M $195M Industrial Technology Services $122M Other Fed. Agency $50M Res. Other $147M Construction of Research Facilities** $515M Scientific & Technical Research & Services* Nanotechnology = $114.4M (by Program Component Area ) $22.5M Nanoscale Devices & Systems $8.4M Nanomaterials $22.4M Fundamental Phenomena & Processes $19.1M Instrument Research, Metrology, & Stand. s $27.2M Nanomanufacturing *Includes $10.5M congressionally-directed projects ** Includes $47M congressionally-directed projects and $20M for construction grants $3.6M Environmental Health & Safety $11.2M Major Research Facilities & Instr. Acquisition 1
NIST Nanotechnology Strategy Perform NIST s traditional roles Discipline oriented laboratory research Workshops to identify industry needs Standards setting (physical & documentary) Calibrations Form public-private partnerships Nanoelectronics Research Initiative College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, NY Operate a multidisciplinary user facility, including a shared resource for nanofab. Support nanotechnology through research & construction grants Coordinate and collaborate with industry stakeholders, other US federal Agencies and international partners NIST Nanotechnology Research Discipline oriented research flows as logical extension of responsibility for measurement on larger scales: Milli micro nano Strong nano programs in: meter nanometer Characterization & metrology Electronics Energy* Magnetics Photonics & Plasmonics Mechanics Materials and Chemistry Fabrication and Manufacturing* * Environmental, Health & Safety* Biotechnology Theory & modeling Simulation & visualization *Program growth areas 2
NIST Program in Nanomaterial Environmental, Health, and Safety NIST funding for Nano-EHS: FY2009: $3.5 M FY2010: $3.6 M FY2011: $7.6 M total request NIST focus is on measurement methodologies and models for Determining dynamic physico-chemical and toxicological properties of key nanomaterials in relevant media (air, water, soil, bio) Release of these nanomaterials during manufacturing processes and from products throughout full product life cycles Expected outputs: Reference materials, reference data, documentary standards, methodologies, analytical tools, and instruments NIST Nanotechnology Workshops NIST regularly holds workshops to identify industry needs NIST Workshop on Wires, Whiskers and Walls: Energy Applications at the Nanoscale (9/10) The 4th Carbon Nanotube Workshop: Measurement & Control of Chirality (9/10) Washington Metro Region Nanotech Partnership Forum (9/10) Grand Challenges for Advanced PV Technologies & Measurements (5/10) Nano-Optics Plasmonics (4/10) Calibrations & Standards for Nanomechanical Measurements (6/09) Frontiers of Characterization & Metrology for Nanoelectronics (5/09) Global Workshop on Nanoscale Measurement Challenges for Energy Applications (4/09) NIST-ERDC Joint Workshop on Nano-Silver (4/09) 3
12/7/2010 NIST Nanotechnology Workshops NIST regularly holds workshops to identify industry needs NIST Workshop on Wires, Whiskers and Walls: Energy A Applications att th the W ll E li ti Nanoscale (9/10) The 4th Carbon Nanotube Workshop: Measurement & Control of Chirality (9/10) Washington Metro Region Nanotech Partnership Forum (9/10) Grand Challenges for Advanced PV Technologies & Measurements (5/10) Nano Optics Plasmonics (4/10) Nano-Optics Calibrations & Standards for Nanomechanical Measurements (6/09) Frontiers of Characterization & Metrology for Nanoelectronics (5/09) Global Workshop on Nanoscale Measurement Challenges for Energy Applications (4/09) NIST-ERDC Joint Workshop on Nano-Silver (4/09) NIST Nanotechnology Standards NIST develops and evaluates nanoscale reference materials and metrology standards, including: Gold nanoparticle reference materials available (10, 30, 60 nm) Polystyrene nanoparticles (60, 100 nm) Nanoparticulate titanium dioxide (2010) Nanoporous controlled-pore glass (18 nm pores) (2010) ( ) SWCNT nanotube reference materials (2010) Powder (in raw soot), length-sorted suspension, bucky paper Silver nanoparticles (under development) Ref. standards for lithography, electron microscopy Reference materials and components for quantitative AFM measurements (dimensional metrology and force) 4
NIST Nanotechnology Leadership NIST provides leadership and technical expertise to standards development and other organizations International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 229 (TC 229) Nanotechnologies International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee 113 (TC 113) Nanotechnology standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems ASTM Committee E56 on Nanotechnology IEEE Nanotechnology Council Standards Committee Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Party on Nanotechnology Working Party for Manufactured Nanomaterials US National Nanotechnology Initiative Working Groups NIST International Goals Measurement and standards infrastructure that enables global market access for U.S. products Global leadership in measurement science as a foundation for emerging technologies Harmonized standards and transparent regulatory regimes Support for US Foreign Policy Objectives These goals all apply to NIST nanotech. 5
Extramural Nanotechnology Support Technology Innovation Program $22.8M in 2009 grants, primarily to small companies to further advances in commercial-scale processes for manufacturing nanomaterials and nanocomposites Additional nano-related awards expected in 2010 See www.nist.gov/tip ARRA Construction Grants Program (2009-2010) NIST awarded >$65M to seven U.S. universities to help fund construction of nanotechnology research facilities U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor U. of California, Los Angeles U. of Pittsburgh U. of Maryland, College Park Georgetown U. U. of Maine U. of Nebraska, Lincoln The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) Established in 2007 to develop nanoscale measurement and fabrication methods specifically to advance nanotechnology from discovery to production Operates a national, shared resource, the NanoFab, with worldclass nanoscale fabrication and measurement capabilities easily accessible to all, including industry Conducts multidisciplinary research to create the next generation of nanoscale measurement instruments, made available through collaboration Serves as a hub linking the external nanotechnology community to the nanotechnology-related measurement expertise throughout NIST (nano@nist.gov) 6
Ways to Work with NIST Informal collaborations: joint peer-reviewed papers, short-term visits to NIST laboratories, sharing of research methods User Facilities: The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and the Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) are unique national facilities available for both proprietary and non-proprietary research Guest Researcher Arrangements: Opportunities for qualified individuals to work at NIST with NIST staff on projects of mutual interest Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs): Formal partnering agreement that allows federal laboratories to work with U.S. companies, academic institutions, and other organizations Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program: Students majoring in science, mathematics, and engineering are invited to apply to spend a summer working at NIST Other Agency Agreements: Measurement science in support of other agency missions 7