Mason Nanotechnology Initiative

The Virginia Nanotechnology Initiative (VNI) is a statewide consortium of Virginia's universities, federal labs, state agencies, and industrial partners, dedicated to promoting collaborative nanotechnology research, workforce development, technology transfer and commercialization. Established through seed funding from Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), VNI goals include building a "nanotechnology community" in Virginia and placing the state in the forefront of nanotechnology research and innovation.

The Nanotechnology Committee promotes the development of the nanotechnology industry in the Greater Northern Virginia region by encouraging cooperation among existing industry and institutional organizational resources and by attracting new assets to achieve the vision of "The Nanoplex on the Potomac."

The forum features monthly presentations by eminent nanotechnologists and provides educational, networking, and business opportunities to those interested in this emerging field. The attendees include patent examiners, CTOs, researchers, policy makers, federal and state government employees, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and industry executives.

The Advisory Committee on Nanotechnology for JCOTS is formed in 2004.

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The Nanotechnology Forum, located in the Bay Area, is dedicated to promoting the burgeoning field of nanotechnology by connecting ideas, technology and people. It is a unique organization, run entirely by unpaid volunteers under the umbrella of the alumni associations of the three universities.

The Nanotechnology Forum primarily serves the alumni communities of MIT, Stanford and the University of California , Berkeley , but events are open to anyone interested or active in the field of nanotechnology. The organization provides opportunities for industry experts, researchers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, private investors, technologists and the interested public to discuss, understand and evaluate the state-of-the-art in nanotechnology.

The field of interest for EDS, www.ieee.org/organizations/society/eds/, is all aspects of the physics, engineering, theory and phenomena of electron and ion devices such as elemental and compound semiconductor devices, organic and other emerging materials based devices, quantum effect devices, optical devices, displays and imaging devices, photovoltaics, solid-state sensors and actuators, solid-state power devices, high frequency devices, micromechanics, tubes and other vacuum devices. The society is concerned with research, development, design, and manufacture related to the materials, processing, technology, and applications of such devices, and scientific, technical and other activities that contribute to the advancement of this field.
EDS now has about 13,500 members and 107 chapters worldwide, sponsors 14 technical periodicals, provides support for 143 technical meetings and has its own business office. The activities of the Society are governed by a Constitution and Bylaws administered by an Administrative Committee (AdCom) consisting of 4 offices, 22 elected members and about 480 'ex-officio' members.

The Nanotechnology Institute of ASME International is dedicated to furthering the art, science and practice of nanotechnology. The Institute is a clearinghouse for ASME activities in nanotechnology and provides interdisciplinary programs and activities to bridge science, engineering, and applications. The site, www.asme.org/nano provides a one-stop resource for researches and practitioners about ASME nanotechnology activities as well as links to other sites.

The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) was created in 1997 and chartered with the promotion and integration of small technologies through education, technology and business development. The NSTI is the founder and manager of the world's most comprehensive small technology scientific and business event, the annual Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show www.Nanotech2004.com
Further, the NSTI is an interdisciplinary, technology resource enabling the Nano-Bio-Micro technology business effected sectors. The NSTI helps industrial, academic and government organization realize their technology objectives through our successful research and development team.

The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) www.sura.org is a consortium of colleges and universities in the southern United States and the District of Columbia established in 1980 as a non-stock, nonprofit corporation. SURA serves as an entity through which colleges, universities, and other organizations may cooperate with one another and with government in acquiring, developing and using laboratories and other research facilities and in furthering knowledge and the application of that knowledge in the physical, biological, and other natural sciences and engineering. George Mason University is part of SURA.

The purpose and mission of The NanoTechnology Group Inc., is the facilitation of development of innovative Nano scale Science Education to include subject specific math curriculum targeted for grades preK-20, featuring Interactive Virtual Nano Science Classrooms for Global access and Virtual Interactive Nano Science Laboratories (nano-lab) for experiential learning, along with Massive Online Role-playing Games for Education globally.

The Girvan Institute of Technology is a non-profit corporation focused on research, technology development, technology transfer, and technology commercialization at the NASA Research Park , Moffett Field , California . Girvan's primary mission is to accelerate the convergence of commercial technology for NASA missions. Girvan identifies commercially developed technologies of interest to NASA, and assists small companies in accessing technology developed by US government agencies for eventual application in commercial markets.

Luna Innovations continues introducing new nanomaterials.

Quantum Insight is a pioneering business strategy services firm in the field of emerging new materials and nanotechnology. Their customers include Fortune 500 companies as well as venture and corporate funds. Quantum Insight provides strategic business and market development services to companies active or interested in the sourcing and due diligence services to venture and corporate funds seeking to build new technology.