The central scientific focus of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science is to:
- Address the major challenges and opportunities for science at the atomic and molecular scale
- Bring together the world's seminal thinkers
- Foster a collaborative multidisciplinary research community at Cornell
- Define the path for progress in creating significant new science
The Kavli Institute at Cornell has fostered cross-disciplinary and cross-institution collaborations, providing valuable intellectual activity to the Cornell campus and to scientists around the globe. The Kavli Institute has partnered with each of the nanoscale science centers at Cornell as well as departments and faculty that have significant nanoscience activity.
The Kavli Institute at Cornell was founded in 2004, through a gift by Fred Kavli and the Kavli Foundation. The Kavli Foundation advances science for the benefit of humanity and promotes increased public understanding and support for scientists and their work.
Science Prizes for the 21st Century
The Kavli Prizes recognize scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. [more info]
Kavli Conference on Molecular Imaging, Aug. 9-13, 2009
Scholars explore routes to 3-D imaging of single molecules.
Kavli Symposium on Computing, Oct. 12-14, 2008
Scholars explore challenges in trillion-device systems.
Kavli Lecture, June 16-17, 2008
Rod MacKinnon, Rockefeller Univ., studies the molecular mechanisms of ion channels [video].
CNF-CHESS Workshop,
June 11, 2008
CNF and CHESS workshop, Probing the Nanoscale: X-rays meet Nanofabrication [talks].
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events for reports on Kavli symposia, workshops, and lectures.
Nanoscale Research at Cornell
- Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR)
- Center for Nanoscale Systems in Information Technologies (CNS)
- Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR)
- Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF)
- KAUST-Cornell Center for Energy and Sustainability (KAUST-CU)
- Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC)
- National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN)