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UNC Materials Research Society

CHANL: Chapel Hill Analytical

& Nanofabrication Laboratory
 
 

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
IAM Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Grand Scientific Challenges in Energy
Dr. Michelle Buchanan, ORNL
2:00 pm, 125 Chapman Hall

2007-11-30
Ramsey Elected Fellow of AIMBE:
J. Michael Ramsey, UNC Minnie N. Goldby Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, AIMBE. According to College of Fellows Chair Nicholas Peppas, Sc.D., the fellows represent some of the most imaginative and distinguished bioengineers in the field. Their contributions have had a major impact in biomedical devices and processes, treatment of diseases, and public policy related to all aspects of bioengineering. Professor Ramsey was cited in particular for his pioneering efforts in the development and commercialization of lab-on-a-chip devices for drug discovery, healthcare and environmental monitoring.

 


Institute for Advanced Materials
243 Chapman Hall, CB# 3216
UNC-CH Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3216
Phone: 919-843-2859
FAX: 919--843-7825

Last Update: 08-July-2008

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why form the IAM?
  To leverage existing experimental and theoretical research facilities to increase the ability of students to do better research both at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Which departments are involved now?
  The departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy.
Where will the IAM be located?
  Now in a collection of existing spaces within the departments above; in the (near) future in the new Phillips Hall Addition and the new Wilson-Dey Science buildings under construction.
Where will the money come from to fund the IAM?
  The Chancellor and the Provost have commited 10 new faculty plus start-ups and the associated space through donations and other standard funding sources. Soon from additional Federal funds that the IAM will help generate.
Won’t existing budgets be tapped also?
  No, the concept is to add value to existing research activities within each department involved in the IAM.
Why do this now at UNC?
  Two reasons: (1) Federal funding in the past decade has shifted more and more toward multidisciplinary team efforts and the IAM will enable UNC to be more competitive for these types of funds. (2) We need to be competitive with other states that have already forged such multi-campus partnerships such as the UCSB/UCLA California Nanosystems Institute.
What about duplication of existing facilities?
  There will be a “core” shared analytical instrumentation facility run entirely by the IAM but no intended duplication of existing UNC instrumentation facilities. Instead we seek to form partnerships with existing faculty facilities and with departmental facilities to avoid costly duplication.
What are some examples of potential shared facilitites?
  In Physics and Astronomy such facilities as TEM or MBE-STM might be potential shared facilitites and could be enhanced by IAM funds through joint grants, etc.
 
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