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National Science and Technology Council; Committee on Technology Regional, State, and Local Initiatives in Nanotechnology Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Report of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Workshop 4201 Wilson Blvd. May 1–2, 2012 Stafford II, Rm.405 Portland, Oregon Arlington, VA 22230 703-292-8626 phone 703-292-9312 fax www.nano.gov About the Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Subcommittee The Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee is the interagency body responsible for coordinating, planning, implementing, and reviewing the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). NSET is a subcommittee of the Committee on Technology of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), which is one of the principal means by which the President coordinates science and technology policies across the Federal Government. The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) provides technical and administrative support to the NSET Subcommittee and supports the subcommittee in the preparation of multi-agency planning, budget, and assessment documents, including this report. More information about the NSET Subcommittee, the NNI, and NNCO can be found at http://nano.gov. About the National Nanotechnology Initiative The NNI is the Federal nanotechnology R&D initiative established in 2000 to coordinate Federal nanotechnology research, development, and deployment. The NNI consists of the individual and cooperative nanotechnology-related activities of 27 Federal departments and agencies that have a range of research and regulatory roles and responsibilities. The NNI’s member agencies are committed to involving the full spectrum of stakeholders in development of responsible and forward-looking U.S. R&D and regulatory programs with respect to nanotechnology advancement. About this document This document is the report of a workshop held 1–2 May 2012. It is the fourth in an ongoing series of workshops designed to bring together people who are involved in Federal, regional, state, and local governmental and nongovernmental efforts to support nanotechnology- related economic development, in order to jointly address associated key issues. The workshop was one of a series of topical workshops sponsored by the NSET Subcommittee to inform long-range planning efforts for the NNI. This report is not a consensus document, but rather is intended to reflect the diverse views, expertise, and deliberations of the workshop participants. Cover and book design The background image on the front and back covers is a false-color scanning tunneling microscopy image revealing the atomic-scale electronic perturbations caused by a lattice defect in bilayer graphene (courtesy of Joseph Stroscio, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, http://www.nist.gov/cnst). The book design is by the staff of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office. The cover design is by Kathy Tresnak of Koncept, Inc. Copyright information This document is a work of the U.S. Government and is in the public domain (see 17 U.S.C. §105). Subject to stipulations below, it may be distributed and copied, with acknowledgment to the NNCO. Copyrights to portions of this report (including graphics) contributed by workshop participants and others are reserved by original copyright holders or their assignees, and are used here under the Government’s license and by permission. Requests to use any images must be made to the provider identified in the image credits, or to the NNCO if no provider is identified. Published in the United States of America, 2013. Regional, State, and Local Initiatives in Nanotechnology REPORT OF THE NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE WORKSHOP May 1-2, 2012, Portland, OR Local Workshop Coordinator and Host Robert D. “Skip” Rung President, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) Workshop Coordinator and Report Editor James Kadtke National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) Additional Report Editing Geoff Holdridge and Pat Johnson, NNCO Skip Rung, ONAMI Sponsored by the U.S. Government agencies participating in the National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology and by the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute Additional partners include FEI Company, City of Hillsboro, City of Gresham, Washington Economic Development Commission, Portland Development Commission, Business Oregon, Oregon State University, and the Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry ii Acknowledgements Thanks are due to all of the workshop participants (see Appendix B), for taking the time to share their experiences and insights. Particular thanks are due to the sponsors of and additional partners in the workshop (see inside title page), to the writing team members (listed on p. 85), and to the members of the Workshop Steering Committee (listed below). Workshop Steering Committee National Nanotechnology Coordination Office Representatives Jim Kadtke (staff lead), Sally Tinkle, Marlowe Epstein, Lisa Friedersdorf, Geoff Holdridge, Halyna Paikoush NILI / NSET Representatives Khershed Cooper, Steve Zullo, Charles Welch Local Workshop Chair Skip Rung, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) Other Steering Committee Members Erin Sparks and Mary Jo Waits, National Governors Association (NGA) Anthony Green, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania Griff Kundahl, Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechology (COIN) Egils Milsberg, State of Washington Economic Development Commission Ted McAleer, Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) Martin Dober, Michigan Economic Development Corporation Rick Shindell, Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) Vince Caprio, NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) Mark Tuominen, University of Massachusetts Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing, National Nanomanufacturing Network (NNN) Jim Mason, Oklahoma Nanotechnology Initiative Jim Murday, University of Southern California (USC) Matt Laudon, Nanoscale Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Special thanks are also due to David Mathews and Leah Wehmas for helping to facilitate and take notes at workshop breakout sessions, and to 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Portland, OR, for donating cider for the opening reception. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the authors and workshop participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Government, the other workshop sponsors, or the authors’ parent institutions. This report is not a consensus document, but rather is intended to reflect the diverse views, expertise, and deliberations of the workshop participants. Report of the 2012 NNI Workshop on Regional, State & Local Initiatives in Nanotechnology iii Preface This report on Regional, State, and Local (RSL) Initiatives in Nanotechnology is the result of a workshop convened 1–2 May 2012 in Portland, Oregon, by the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council. The report was made possible with the help of the NSET Subcommittee’s Nanomanufacturing, Industry Liaison, and Innovation (NILI) Working Group and with staff support from the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO). The workshop is part of the NSET Subcommittee’s long-range planning efforts for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), the multi-agency Federal nanotechnology program. The NNI is driven by long-term goals based on broad community input, in part received through workshops such as this one. The NNI seeks to accelerate the research, development, and deployment of nanotechnology to address national needs, enhance our nation’s economy, and improve the quality of life in the United States and around the world through the coordination of activities and programs across the Federal Government. The NNI’s reports are the result of an ongoing series of workshops organized by the NSET Subcommittee to inform the professional communities as well as the various agencies and organizations that have responsibilities for coordinating, implementing, and guiding the NNI. The goal of the 2012 NNI Workshop on RSL Initiatives in Nanotechnology was to improve the outcomes of nanotechnology research, education, and business activities undertaken by U.S. organizations working to advance nanotechnology, such as small and large businesses, universities, research and education foundations, industry groups, and nongovernmental organizations. The strategy for reaching this goal is to exploit synergies between the various initiatives, promote sharing of information and resources, and develop ongoing mechanisms for relevant interactions. Specific objectives of the workshop are outlined in the Executive Summary and in Chapter 1. On behalf of the NSET Subcommittee, we thank Skip Rung of ONAMI and Jim Kadtke of NNCO for taking the lead in organizing and in co-chairing the workshop. Thanks are also due to the NILI Working Group for leading the planning effort on behalf of the NSET Subcommittee, and to the members of the workshop organizing committee (listed on the facing page). We also thank all the speakers and participants for their time and efforts to join the workshop and to make their individual contributions to the workshop discussions and to this report. We offer special thanks