Prof. MinJun Kim and his graduate students Edward Steager and Rafael Mulero of the Bacteria Actuation, Sensing, and Transport (BAST) Lab, have been awarded NSF fellowships to attend the NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials and Micro/Nanomanufacturing with a focus on “the Energy Challenge and Nanotechnology”. The summer institute (June 23 - 26, 2008) held at Northwestern University provides courses on fundamental and recent new developments in selected areas of nanotechnology. The pool of instructors from industry and academia are well known for their research and teaching. The emphasis of their courses is placed on identifying and promoting important areas of nanotechnology, and creating new areas of focus which will augment current nanotechnology research and development by universities, industries and government. The objective of the NSF Summer Institute also includes the training of future and practicing engineers, scientists and educators in the emerging areas of nanotechnology, nano-engineering, nano-mechanics, and nano-materials. The event will also be a national forum to exchange new ideas, disseminate knowledge and provide valuable networking opportunities for researchers and leaders in the nanotechnology field.

For more information on Dr. Kim and his research group, please visit: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/%7Emk489/index.htm

For more information on the NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics Nanomaterials and Micro/Nanomanufacturing please visit: http://www.tam.northwestern.edu/summerinstitute/Home.htm