Winter
2003
Sensing the Future
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Building
Centers of Innovation
In addition to the Center for Embedded Networked
Sensing, UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied
Science has been the locus in the last two years for four other
competitive research centers that have received funding from the
federal government and private industry. Each center reflects a
campuswide effort that involves a diverse group of scholars pursuing
groundbreaking research that spans multiple disciplines to develop
emerging technologies. All told the centers, including CENS, have
attracted more than $94 million in funding. "The awarding of
these centers represents a remarkable concentration of new technology
and enterprise on the UCLA campus," says Vijay Dhir, the school's
dean. "Collectively, they will have a profound impact on technology
and business in Southern California."
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Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense (CNID) |
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Funded
by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Defense
MicroElectronics Activity
$8
million over 2.5 years
Director:
Eli Yablonovitch, professor of electrical engineering
Established
July 2002 |
CNID
is a joint effort with UC Santa Barbara and UC Riverside to
facilitate the rapid transition of research in the nanosciences
into applications for the defense sector. Students gain industrial
research experience and CNID faculty researchers keep companies
informed of the latest developments in science and technology.
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| The
Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration (CMISE)
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Funded
by NASA
$15
million over 5 years
Director:
Chih-Ming Ho, professor of mechanical and aerospace
engineering
Established
September 2002 |
CMISE
researchers combine bio-, nano- and information technologies
to aid humans and machines in space. By mimicking the cell's
information-processing abilities, CMISE will establish a model
for space-system design that will redefine space-exploration
technology.
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| The
Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics Focus Center (FENA)
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Funded
by the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Department
of Defense
$13.5 million over 3 years
Director: Kang Wang, professor of electrical engineering
Established September 2003 |
FENA
researchers hope to extend semiconductor technology further
into the realm of the nanoscale by seeking new technology solutions
based on advances in nanotechnology, molecular electronics and
quantum computing.
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Center for Scalable and Integrated Nano-Manufacturing (SINAM)
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Funded
by the National Science Foundation
$18 million over 5 years
Director: Xiang Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace
engineering
Established October 2003 |
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combines fundamental science and technology that will transform
laboratory science into industrial applications in nanoelectronics
and biomedicine. Researchers want to create the next generation
of nanotools and build them into systems that will enable cost-effective
nanomanufacturing. |
— Chris Sutton
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