The Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience (formerly the Center for Materials Research and Analysis) was founded by the Board of Regents in 1988 to serve as the focal point of interdisciplinary research in materials in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Technology. The overall goal of NCMN is to provide for the State of Nebraska and the University of Nebraska a nationally recognized center of excellence in materials research science and engineering, nanoscience, and nanotechnology. Specific aims are to: perform and publish world-class research; educate students in the relevant scientific and engineering disciplines; promote interdisciplinary group and single-investigator grants to improve the university’s national research competitiveness; and to contribute to the economic development of Nebraska through industrial collaborations, spin-offs, materials analyses, and tech transfer to companies. In 1988 there were about 40 faculty in NCMN with about $1.0 million in annual external research funding. By 2007-2008 these numbers had grown to about 70 and $9.4 million, respectively. The more than sevenfold growth in external research funding is the most notable achievement of NCMN faculty.
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NCMN-affiliated departments are listed below:
