RSS FeedPenn State nanotechnology ranks among best in Small Times survey
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Posted by: sxc1
on Jun 14, 2007
In its annual survey of universities' nanotechnology programs, Small Times Magazine, a leading provider of news and analysis on nanotechnology, Micro-electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and microsystems, ranked respondents based on 26 questions related to funding, facilities, patenting, company formation, research, publishing, and micro- and nano-specific courses and degree programs.
In the category of Research, Penn State ranked No. 1 among those universities responding to the survey. Other areas in which Penn State ranked in the top 10 include education, No. 4, and commercialization, also No. 4. Other leading institutions in the survey were State University of New York at Albany, which led in both facilities and education categories, and Arizona State University, which was first in commercialization.
According to the cover story in the May/June 2007 issue, "Many consider Penn State to be first in the country for materials research and second in industrial support of research. The university's strengths are embodied in collaborative materials research covering a broad range of nanomaterials, and employing expertise from disciplines spanning agbio, through engineering to basic materials chemistry and condensed matter physics. An interdisciplinary graduate degree program brings students and faculty together across these disciplines."
Penn State placed second among survey respondents in number of both faculty and graduate students doing research in micro/MEMS technologies, according to the magazine. In education, Penn State's Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization is one of the nation's leading nanotechnology workforce development programs. The University also was noted for its local and international collaboration with industry. This is the third annual Small Times survey, created to provide the nano- and micro-technology industry with information to help locate research collaborators and facilities, technology transfer opportunities, and employees trained in the science and technology of the micro- and nano-scale.
Contact: Walt Mills (wem12@psu.edu)
814-865-0285
Source: Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire - June 14, 2007
In the category of Research, Penn State ranked No. 1 among those universities responding to the survey. Other areas in which Penn State ranked in the top 10 include education, No. 4, and commercialization, also No. 4. Other leading institutions in the survey were State University of New York at Albany, which led in both facilities and education categories, and Arizona State University, which was first in commercialization.
According to the cover story in the May/June 2007 issue, "Many consider Penn State to be first in the country for materials research and second in industrial support of research. The university's strengths are embodied in collaborative materials research covering a broad range of nanomaterials, and employing expertise from disciplines spanning agbio, through engineering to basic materials chemistry and condensed matter physics. An interdisciplinary graduate degree program brings students and faculty together across these disciplines."
Penn State placed second among survey respondents in number of both faculty and graduate students doing research in micro/MEMS technologies, according to the magazine. In education, Penn State's Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization is one of the nation's leading nanotechnology workforce development programs. The University also was noted for its local and international collaboration with industry. This is the third annual Small Times survey, created to provide the nano- and micro-technology industry with information to help locate research collaborators and facilities, technology transfer opportunities, and employees trained in the science and technology of the micro- and nano-scale.
Contact: Walt Mills (wem12@psu.edu)
814-865-0285
Source: Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire - June 14, 2007