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Research due to begin in 2007
Brookhaven Lab Holds Site Dedication Ceremony for the Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Upton, NY | April 16, 2005
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National
Laboratory held a site dedication ceremony today for the Center for
Functional Nanomaterials (CFN). CFN construction on the Laboratory
site is expected to start this year, with research due to begin in
2007. The CFN will provide scientists with state-of-the-art
capabilities to fabricate and study nanomaterials. These materials -
typically on the scale of billionths of a meter, or 1,000 times
smaller than a human hair - have different chemical and physical
properties than bulk materials, and could form the basis of new
technologies.
Artist's rendering of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (click image to download hi-res version).
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Among the dignitaries participating in the dedication ceremony were
Congressman David Hobson (R-Ohio), Chair of the House Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee; local Congressmen
Timothy Bishop (D-NY); and Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Director of DOE's
Office of Science. Brookhaven Lab Director Praveen Chaudhari was the
master of ceremonies, welcoming Brookhaven employees and
distinguished guests to the event.
"Brookhaven's Center for Functional Nanomaterials is an important
component of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, one of the five
Nanoscale Science Research Centers supported by the Department of
Energy's Office of Science," said Dr. Orbach. "When constructed,
these centers will provide U.S. researchers with opportunities
unmatched anywhere else in the world because of their innate
characteristics and advanced diagnostics through their proximity to
synchrotron light sources and the Spallation Neutron Source."
Brookhaven's CFN will complement the other DOE nanocenters, all
funded by DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences and expected to be
open by 2006, as well as university centers supported by the National
Science Foundation. These facilities will greatly enhance scientists'
ability to investigate the properties of materials at nanoscale
dimensions by providing advanced probes and new fabrication
techniques. The CFN is projected to cost $81 million and occupy
94,500 square feet. It will attract an estimated 300 researchers from
the Northeast.
The overarching research goal at the new nanocenter will be to help
solve energy problems in the U.S. by exploring materials that use
energy more efficiently and by researching practical alternatives to
fossil fuels, such as hydrogen-based energy sources and improved,
economical solar energy systems.
Under the energy banner, CFN studies will focus on three key areas:
nanocatalysis, the acceleration of chemical reactions using
nanostructures; biological and soft nanomaterials, such as polymers
and liquid crystals, in which specialized design is expected to lead
to new functions; and electronic nanomaterials that exhibit
unprecedented control of electrons, which is expected to lead to new
communication and energy-control devices.
About Brookhaven National Laboratory:
One of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the
Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven
National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical,
and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and
national security. Brookhaven Lab also builds and operates major
scientific facilities available to university, industry and
government researchers. Brookhaven is operated and managed for DOE's
Office of Science by Brookhaven Science Associates, a
limited-liability company founded by Stony Brook University, the
largest academic user of Laboratory facilities, and Battelle, a
nonprofit, applied science and technology organization.
Visit Brookhaven Lab's electronic newsroom for links, news archives,
graphics, and more.
Contact:
Diane Greenberg
631 344-2347
greenb@bnl.gov
Kay Cordtz
631 344-2719
kcordtz@bnl.gov
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