November 19, 2007

Purdue's Network for Computational Nanotechnology, nanoscience publisher sign partnership

Mark Lundstrom
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Officials from Taylor & Francis Group and the Network for Computational Nanotechnology, through an agreement announced Monday (Nov. 19), will cooperate to increase availability, volume and appeal of online content for nanoscience. They also will explore ways to make it easier for scientists, researchers and students to create and share content.

The Network for Computation Nanotechnology's nanoHUB is a Web-based resource funded by the National Science Foundation to promote research, education and collaboration in nanotechnology. With more than 25,000 users and based in Discovery Park's Birck Nanotechnology Center, nanoHUB hosts close to 800 nanoscience resources, including a suite of online simulation tools, along with online presentations, courses, learning modules and podcasts.

"The nanoHUB was created to be a resource for research and education for the nanoscience community," said Mark Lundstrom, director of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology and the Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue. "It is a kind of social network conecting nanotechnology content developers with users. 

"We're excited about partnering with Taylor & Francis Group and NanoScienceWorks.org, as together they bring an exhaustive list of noted expert authors and new possibilities for online content and community to the Web."

Taylor & Francis Group, based in Boca Raton, Fla., is the publisher of more than 80 nanotechnology textbooks, reference books and journals, representing more than 1,000 nanoscience research authors and editors. Taylor & Francis also is the underwriter of NanoScienceWorks.org, a content and community portal for nanotechnology researchers with a worldwide directory of more than 1,100 nanoscience researchers and 450 institutions within some 20 different nanotechnology disciplines.

"Taylor & Francis Group is committed to being the leading publisher in cutting-edge fields of science, such as nanotechnology and clean technology," said Emmett Dages, chief executive officer of Taylor & Francis Group. "Last year, we launched NanoScienceWorks.org as our first step to provide a paramount venue for content and collaboration to hundreds of thousands of nanoresearchers and students. Today, I'm thrilled to take our next step forward with nanoHUB, the premiere provider of online simulation tools for nanotechnology."

The partnership between Taylor & Francis Group and Purdue is effective immediately.

About Taylor and Francis Group LLC

Internationally known publisher Taylor & Francis Group has emerged as the leading nanotechnology publisher, boasting more than 80 nanotechnology books, including the Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology (2nd Edition); the upcoming textbook Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; eight nanotechnology-based journals; online access to the premier nanotechnology library NANOnetBASE, and the all-encompassing Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience.  The firm's new community-based nanotechnology web portal NanoScienceWorks.org, includes spotlights on researchers, institutions, articles, and multimedia outlets for all things nano.

About the Network for Computational Nanotechnology

The Network for Computational Nanotechnology has a mission to connect theory, experiment, and computation in a way that makes a difference to the future of nanotechnology. Its online collaborative portal, www.nanoHUB.org, provides state-of-the-art algorithms, approaches, and software simulation tools and more to thousands of nanotechnology researchers worldwide. The network in September awarded a five-year $18.25 million grant from the NSF to support the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative with expanded capabilities and services for computer simulations. It is based in Purdue's Discovery Park and includes teams at the University of  Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Norfolk State University, Northwestern University, University of California at Berkeley, U.S. Department of Energy's Molecular Foundary, and the University of Texas at El Paso.

Writers: Nora Konopka, 561-998-2531, nora.konopka@taylorandfrancis.com

Phillip Fiorini, (765) 496-3133, pfiorini@purdue.edu

Sources: Mark Lundstrom, (765) 494-7715, lundstro@purdue.edu

Emmett Dages, Taylor & Francis Group, (561) 994-0555

George Adams, NCN associate director for programs, (765) 494-2698, gba@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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