The National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST; ) of China is a government initiated research institute with an emphasis on

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and nanotechnology.

History

The NCNST was initiated by the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...

(CAS) and the

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, and it was founded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, and

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on December 31, 2003.

Governance

The governance of NCNST is carried out by the director and administrative staff with the aid of an academic committee under the leadership of a governing board. The first director of NCNST was Chunli Bai, the

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of CAS. The current director is Chen Wang and the overseas director is Zhonglin Wang,

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at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The governing board of NCNST consists of representatives from the

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, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,

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, Ministry of Health, the

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, the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

, the

National Natural Science Foundation of China The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC; ) is an organization directly affiliated to China's State Council for the management of the National Natural Science Fund. History NSFC was founded in February 1986 by theoretical chemist Ta ...

, Peking University, and

. The academic committee is responsible for aiding the governing board to determine important research areas and moving directions of NCNST.

Structures and Functions

The NCNST consists of several

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and support infrastructures, including nano-processing and nano-device laboratories, nano-materials and nano-structure laboratories, nano-medicine and nano-biotech laboratories, nano-structure characterization and test laboratories, coordination laboratories, a website, and some databases for nanoscience.
Organization Record NCNST In NCNST, basic and applied research in nanoscience is emphasized as the main research direction. NCNST is dedicated to building a public technological platform and research infrastructure for nanoscience, which features state-of-the-art equipment and is open to both domestic and international users.

References

External links

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology

Organization Record
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Center For Nanoscience And Technology Research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Nanotechnology institutions 2003 establishments in China