Instrumentation for Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the Division of Materials Research G.X. Tessema Program Director Instrumentation for Materials Research DMR/NSF January 2, 2004 NNI Interagency Workshop Instrumentation and Metrology forNanotechnology Grand Challenge Workshop Jan 27-29, 2004

FY04 Budget Requests National Science Foundation$5.5B Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate $1.06B Division of Materials Research $246M –Nanoscale Science and Engineering –NSF $249 –MPS $110 –DMR $77 –NNI total $847M

Nanoscale Science and Engineering NSF Priority Area - all Directorates A. NSF-wide competitions FY 04 proposal solicitations in research and in education Biosystems Structures, Novel Phenomena, Quantum Control Device and System Architecture Nanoscale Processes in the Environment Multiscale Modeling and Simulation Manufacturing Societal Impact / Educational Needs B. Nano awards from NSF Core Programs for individual investigators, groups, centers and facilities Molecular self-assembly Virgil Percec, Penn

Support for Materials Instrumentation and Instrument Development via Research Awards and ‘SGERs’ –Includes benchtop instruments via Centers (MRSECs, NSECs, STCs, ERCs…) –Include shared facilities and instrumentation via National User Facilities –synchrotrons, neutron facilities, magnet lab, nano network Instrumentation Programs < $2M Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction > $100M Mid-Scale Instrumentation? above $2M

Instrumentation Programs in DMR Acquisition or Development of research instruments Instrumentation for Materials Research (IMR) Deadline 8 January 04 –DMR program - –FY03 $4.93M nano related awards ( from ~$100K up) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Deadline 22 January 04 –NSF-wide program ($75 million) –FY 03 $7.3 nano related awards in DMR ($100K to $2M) –DMR contact Dr. G.X. Tessema – Instrumentation for Materials Research Mid-Scale Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) Deadline December –$2 - $20M per instrument e.g. beamline instrumentation, high-field magnets, etc. –2 types of proposals: Conceptual & Engineering Design Construction DMR contact Dr. Hugh Van Horn -

Instrumentation Programs in DMR Some Recent Development Awards Development of a Femtosecond Laser-Materials Irradiation and In-Situ Probing Facility for Nano- and Micro-Processing Applications and Student Training, Cerqua-Richardson Katheleen, Univ of Central Florida Development of a General Use Nanomechanical Imaging System Based on Ultrasonic and Heterodyne Force Microscopy, Greer Robert, SUNY Albany Development and Acquisition of Instrumentation for Nanomechanics Research and Education, Espinosa Horacio, Northwestern Univ. Development and Acquisition of Surface Sensitive Electrochemical Instrumentation using Evanescent Wave and Nonlinear-Optical Techniques for Research and Education, Adnincula Rigoberto, U. of Houston Development of a Near-Field Scanning Photoemission Microscope for Materials Identification and Dopant Imaging and Student Training, Hallen Hans, North Carolina State Development of a Novel Low-Temperature Nano-Calorimeter for Low-Dimensional Materials Research and Education, Jongsoo, Univ. of Virrginia Development of a Radio Frequency-Scanning Tunneling Microscope for Research and Education in Nanostructures, Ekici, Kamil, Boston University Development of a Small Angle X-ray Scattering Station for Dynamical Materials Studies and Education, Fontes Ernest, Cornell U Development of a Soft Lithography and Printing Facility for Research and Education in Electronically-Active Organic Materials, Loo, U of Texas Development of an Ultrahigh Vacuum Nanocircuit Characterization System for Research and Student Training, Collins Philip, U. C. Irvine