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Nature provides us with breathtaking examples of elegant and functional nanosystems. From magnetic bacteria that sense the earth’s magnetic field using nanosized bar magnets, to the nanoparticles that give brilliant color to a peacock feather, the world around us is filled with examples of nanomaterials in action. These examples illustrate that the interaction between nanoscience and molecular and cell biology can be a strong and significant one. Perhaps for this reason, as the 21st century opens, an active interchange of ideas has begun to develop between biologists and nano scientists, driven by interest in the underlying principles and mechanisms governing Nature. It is clear that this is a time of exciting challenges for both fields, challenges that will present opportunities to develop answers to questions about the networking within and between cells that have long been mysterious and paramount in importance. We invite you to visit and see our program in action and to come and join our nanoscience and engineering team as we face these challenges. Our promise to you is that together we will work hard and that through a cross-disciplinary education you will be prepared with the skill and talent needed to lead innovation at the nanoscale.

Premier Research Facility and Services

The Institute for Nanoscience & Engineering is a premier research facility located on the University of Arkansas campus. The Institute comprises interdisciplinary departments across campus working in nanoscale research. Capabilities include materials growth and characterization, protein transportation, nano-biophotonics, theoretical modeling, tribology, and materials manufacturing. Successful federal funding, industry collaboration and support, and recruiting top-notch faculty and students: For these reasons and more, the University of Arkansas Institute for Nanoscience & Engineering is at the forefront of research in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Diversification of services available at the Institute for Nanoscience & Engineering

Devices
Materials Growth
Theoretical Modeling
Materials Characterization

Successful federal funding

The Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering has won large federal grants to fund its projects, including a total of almost $15 million over the past 10 years for the center itself, for graduate and undergraduate research and for education from kindergarten through 12th grade. In addition, each of the faculty members has won individual research grants for nanoscience research.

Academics

• Physics for Architects
• FIPSE
• IGERT
• Materials Science & Engineering program
• Optical Communication
• Nanoscience
• Bio-Physics