Stanford Center for Probing the Nanoscale

Introduction

Stanford University and IBM Corporation, with funding from the National Science Foundation, have founded the Center for Probing the Nanoscale to achieve five principal goals.

· To develop novel probes that dramatically improve our capability to observe, manipulate, and control nanoscale objects and phenomena.

· To apply these novel probes to answer fundamental questions in science and to shed light on materials issues which have economic importance for industry.

· To educate the next generation of scientists and engineers regarding the theory and practice of these probes.

· To transfer our technology to industry so that corporations can manufacture and market our novel probes worldwide.

· To inspire thousands of middle school students by training their teachers at a Summer Institute for Middle School Teachers.

CPN Highlights

Summer Institute for Middle School Teachers 2006

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CPN 3rd Annual Workshop, March 23, 2007

CPN Announces Seed Grant Winners for 2006-2007

CPN Awards Five Graduate Prize Fellowships for 2006-2007

CPN Co-Sponsors Metrology Workshop, Dec. 14-15, 2006

CPN Outreach Partnership with The National Hispanic University

CPN and Agilent Co-sponsor Seed Grants for Innovative Research

Enhanced Resolution SQUID Microscopes