Sun, the University of Alberta and the Government of Alberta are working together to establish a Centre of Excellence in Integrated NanoTools. The center will provide researchers with a nanotechnology design infrastructure to develop microchips, microsystems and nanodevices.

"Nanotechnology is a strategic field of research with tremendous interdisciplinary benefits," said Dr. David Lynch, Dean of Engineering. "The Centre of Excellence in Integrated NanoTools will support and integrate nanoresearchers in a variety of disciplines, including information and communication technology, energy and manufacturing."

"Researchers at the Centre of Excellence in Integrated NanoTools will have access to Sun's high performance computing platform and technologies, the catalysts for future nanotechnology innovation in Alberta," said Charles Mair, Director of Business Development, Education and Research, Sun Microsystems of Canada.

State-of-the-art software tools and hardware will be available to researchers in the center for the design and understanding of nanosystems. The center will also serve as a resource for training and consulting for members of the nano community involved in the integration of nano- and other compatible tools into future products.

"We're investing heavily in nanotechnology because, as a platform technology, it has the potential to change so much for the benefit of the Alberta economy and the Alberta people," said Honorable Victor Doerksen, Minister of Alberta Innovation and Science. Doerksen heads the department which includes the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, the Alberta Ingenuity Fund, the Alberta Science and Research Authority, the Alberta Research Council, the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute, the Alberta Energy Research Institute, the Alberta Forestry Research Institute and ICORE Inc. (Informatics Circle Research Excellence Board).

A memorandum of understanding was signed January 31, 2003, and solidified plans to establish the Centre of Excellence in Integrated NanoTools. Alberta Innovation and Science will contribute $500,000 (CDN), the University of Alberta will provide $700,000 (CDN) worth of in-kind contributions, and Sun Microsystems intends to make an in-kind contribution of more than $2 million (CDN) in Sun hardware, SunTM Open Network Environment (Sun ONE) software, Sun StorEdgeTM storage systems and services.

For additional details:

http://www.innovation.gov.ab.ca [...read more...]

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