Seed Fund Program

With generous contributions from the Office of the Vice President for Research, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Medicine, the nanoSTAR Institute has established a seed projects fund.  This fund is to seed new interdisciplinary cross-school research projects in the three thrust areas of the institute: nanoelectronics, medicine, and energy and the environment.  The primary goal of this fund is to promote collaboration and support new projects enabling the development of preliminary results for use in proposal submissionsto external sources. 

Announcements:

 

Current nanoSTAR Seed Projects:

 

nanoSTAR Seed Project Archives:

  • Project reports and archives will be posted here.

 

Please contact our Managing Director, Lisa Friedersdorf, for more information about Seed Fund Projects.

 

Undergraduate Summer Research Fund

Research opportunities help build the foundation and broaden career development options for our undergraduate students.  To facilitate communication between faculty and students, we will hold a research mixer in March 2010 in collaboration with NExT.  This event will highlight current and past undergraduate research with a student poster session andwill include forum for faculty to present research projects in need of students.

 

We anticipate this event will result in several faculty/student/project matches. In projects where funds are not available to support the student, a joint proposal may be submitted for funding consideration, however, the faculty member will be responsible for laboratory expenses.  We plan to support three students hourly up to $3,000 for the summer of 2010. Look for final details in late February, 2009.

 

Eminent Speaker Series

At the request of our members, we have initiated an Eminent Speakers Series.  We will host distinguished researchers in each of our three theme areas to speak at evening receptions in the Rotunda. Please send your suggestions for prominent speakers to our Managing Director, Lisa Friedersdorf

 

Graduate Student Travel Fund

Students presenting their nanotechnology related research at a technical conference may apply for grants to help cover travel related expense reimbursements up to $500.00.   Awards will be need-based and a letter of recommendation from the student’s faculty advisor is required with the application materials. All students of nanoSTAR faculty in good standing are eligible to apply. Application materials for the spring semester will be due in early December with awardees announced at our Spring Reception.