Institutions

Researchers from 7 institutions in Europe and the United States are participants in the NANOMESO research effort:

University of Groningen (The Netherlands)

The University of Groningen is a major public educational and research institution with over 20,000 students and over 250 full time equivalent faculty and 650 PhD students (OIO). Established in 1614, it ranks among the best universities in Europe with annual expenditures approaching $500M euro.

The NANOMESO research effort includes Professor Eric van der Giessen, who is a member of the Materials Science Center (MSC), Department of Applied Physics. The Micromechanics Group is one 21 research groups in the MSC, and it is involved generally in the development of new models and computational tools for the micromechanics of materials. This group participates in the Dislocation Dynamics (DD) and Peierls Methods (PM) activities within NANOMESO.

Universitat Karlsruhe, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (Germany)

University of Karlsruhe consists of eleven departments and approximately 120 institutes focusing on microstructure technology, nanotechnology, and materials research among other areas. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest technical university in Germany with approximately 17,000 students, 180 C4 and 100 C3 professors. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft consists of approximately 12,000 predominantly scientists and engineers in various research units and institutes throughout Germany. The annual research budget of over $1B euro is generated through contract research with industry and also government support. The Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe is one of the largest science and engineering research institutions in Europe and is funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The Structure of Matter is one of five principal research areas.

The NANOMESO research effort includes two faculty who each head institutes at these institutions. Professor Oliver Kraft heads the Institut fur Materialforschung IMF II, a materials research institute at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe aimed at the development of deformation and damage modeling. Professor Peter Gumbsch is director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM), which has approximately 200 employees working on deformation and failure behavior of materials and is located in Freiburg and Halle/Saale. The Institut fur Zuverlassigkeit von Bauteilen und Systemen (IZBS) is located at the University of Karlsruhe and is co-chaired by Profs. Gumbsch and Kraft. These institutes participate in the Dislocation Dynamics (DD), Experimental Verification (EV), and Peierls Methods (PM) activities within NANOMESO.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA)

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) Laboratory with approximately 11,000 personnel, making it one of the largest multidisciplinary science institutions in the world, with an annual budget of approximately $2B. Established in 1943, the primary goals of the institution are to generate scientific and engineering solutions for the nation's most pressing problems, including certification of the nation's nuclear weapons.

The NANOMESO research effort includes Professor (Emeritus) Richard Hoagland, a senior research staff member in the Materials Science and Technology (MST) Division, which maintains state-of-the-art capabilities in materials synthesis, fabrication, characterization, processing, and modeling. The latter capabilities include Atomistics (AT), an important activity within NANOMESO.

Ohio State University (USA)

Ohio State University is one of the largest universities in the United States, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 50,000, a graduate student and professional enrollment of over 13,000, approximately 3,000 regular faculty and over 10,000 courses encompassing 170 undergraduate majors and 200 graduate fields of study. Established by the Ohio Legislature in 1870, it is located in Columbus, OH and has an annual operating budget of about $3.5B.

The NANOMESO research effort includes Professor Peter M. Anderson and Professor Ju Li in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The MSE Department consists of 27 full time faculty, approximately 100 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, and a $10M annual research budget. These MSE faculty and graduate students participate in the Knowlegebase (KB), Ab-initio (AI), Atomistics (AT), Peierls Method (PM), and Dislocation Dynamics (DD) activities within NANOMESO.

Paul Scherrer Institut (Switzerland)

The Paul Scherrer Institute is a Swiss national laboratory with approximately 1,200 staff focusing on solid state physics, materials sciences, particle physics, life sciences, and energy-related technology, including nuclear and non-nuclear energy. Established in 1988 and located in Villigen, it is the largest national research institute in Switzerland and it runs several particle accelerators, including the 2.4 GeV Synchrotron Light Source.

The NANOMESO research effort includes Professor Helena Van Swygenhoven-Moens, head of the Materials Science and Simulation group in the Spallation Neutron Source Division (ASQ). Members of this group participate in the Knowlegebase (KB), Ab-initio (AI), Atomistics (AT), and Experimental Verification (EV) activities within NANOMESO.

Stanford University (USA)

Stanford University or more formally the Leland Stanford Junior University is a private university located about 40 miles southeast of San Francisco, founded in 1891 in memory of Leland Stanford Jr., the only son of California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife. Approximately 7,000 undergraduate and 8,000 graduate students are enrolled, with about 1,700 faculty, 17 of whom are Novel laureates.

The NANOMESO research effort includes Professor (Emeritus) William D. Nix, former chair and Lee Otterson Professor of the Materials Science and Engineering Department. The department consists of 17 full time faculty. MSE faculty and staff participate in the Experimental Verification (EV) activity within NANOMESO.