Editors of Controlled Environments magazine named the Birck Nanotechnology Center its top facility in 2007. Schedule a visit with us today to find out why.
The BNC offers many options for researchers from companies, universities, and national labs. If you are interested in working in the BNC facility and/or in collaborating with BNC researchers and technical staff, you will find information by clicking the "Work with the BNC" link in the left column.
The graduate students of the BNC work in a truly interdisciplinary environment while earning a degree in a traditional discipline.
Read more on the various types of ongoing core research within the Birck Nanotechnology Center and find out why Purdue University is one of the leaders in nanotechnology research among universities worldwide.
The Scifres Nanofabrication Laboratory is among the largest and cleanest cleanrooms in the country. Other labs are specialized for nanophotonics, crystal growth, bio-nanotechnology, molecular electronics, MEMS/NEMS, surface analysis, SEM/TEM, electrical characterization, RF systems, and the Hall Nanometrology Laboratory.
Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead...
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Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of...
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The Birck Nanotechnology Center opened in July of 2005. This
$58 million facility comprises 187,000 square feet, providing office space for 45 faculty, 40 clerical and technical staff, and up to 180 graduate students.
The entire set of resources provided by this 186,000 square foot facility are designed to support collaborative interdisciplinary research in nanotechnology.
Learn MoreWelcome to the Birck Nanotechnology Center website! The BNC leverages advances in nanoscale science and engineering to create innovative nanotechnologies addressing societal challenges and opportunities in computing, communications, the environment, security, energy independence, and health. In turn, the BNC exploits the accelerating progress in nanotechnology utilizing the most advanced nanoscale instrumentation to pursue answers to fundamental questions in the life and physical sciences. The interplay between these two complementary arcs of inquiry fosters a stimulating interdisciplinary environment for discovery that will engage us well into the 21st century. To learn more, please follow the links below.
Timothy D. Sands
Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director,
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Tours of Discovery Park are available all year for business, classrooms, students, or anyone else looking to learn something new!
The BNC leverages advances in nanoscale science and engineering to create innovative nanotechnologies addressing societal challenges and opportunities in computing, communications, the environment, security, energy independence, and health.
Introduction to XPS (December 10-11, 2009)
Center for Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (CAPN) Workshop (December 4, 2009)
Birck Nanotechnology Center
1205 W State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057
