NanoJapan: Connecting US Undergraduates with the Best of Japanese Science & Research

Jun Kono
Associate Professor of ECE

Together, the U.S. and Japan account for 57% of worldwide nanotechnology R&D spending, with Japan slightly outspending the United States. Maintaining a leadership position in nanoscale science requires that young American scientists and engineers build networks of peers with Japanese researchers in this area. Through the new NSF-PIRE program, this project offers an integrated approach to research and education in nanoscale science and technology by providing funding for a newly established undergraduate overseas study program, NanoJapan. This summer program enables 16 students to participate in a three-week cultural and language immersion in Tokyo followed by an eight-week research internship with leading nanotechnology labs throughout Japan. During the research internship students work closely with their Japanese research advisor and graduate mentor on projects relating to nanoscale semiconductor devices, nanophotonics, and carbon nanotubes. The combination of these two parts of the program provides students with an unparalleled opportunity to participate in an international program in Japan closely tied to their academic and research interests.
Come and learn more about how this unique international research program is preparing Rice undergraduates for future graduate studies, research or professional careers in the field of nanotechnology.

Thursday, September 13, 2007
9:30 a.m. - McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall

2007 ECE Affiliates Conference
Global Partnerships in Research and Education