About the Kavli Institute at Cornell
The Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science was founded in 2004, through a gift by Fred Kavli and the Kavli Foundation.
Fred Kavli
The Kavli Foundation was established in December 2000 by its founder and benefactor, Fred Kavli. The Foundation's mission is to advance science for the benefit of humanity and to promote increased public understanding and support for scientists and their work. The Foundation has selected three areas of basic research in which to focus its activities: cosmology, life sciences with emphasis on understanding the nature and evolution of life and the human being, and nanoscience with initial emphasis on bio-nanotechnology.
In each case, the Foundation's interest is to address the most fundamental unanswered scientific questions of our time. An international program of prizes, symposia, research institutes and endowed professorships is being established to further these goals.
Cornell's several nanoscience centers and initiatives are affiliated with the Kavli Institute at Cornell:
Center for Nanoscale Systems in Information Technology (CNS)
Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR)
Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF)
Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC)
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN)
The central scientific focus of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science (KIC) will be to [1] address the major challenges and opportunities for the science of very small structures; [2] bring together the world's seminal thinkers; [3] foster a collaborative multi-disciplinary research community at Cornell; and [4] define the path for progress in creating significant new science. To achieve these goals, the Kavli Institute will engage interdisciplinary groups to explore emerging themes in nanoscale science and technology.
Each year, a focal theme will be selected for attention by KIC. The Kavli Institute solicits proposals to determine a focal theme each year. The KIC Director, Robert C. Richardson, and the Kavli Institute Executive Council review proposals for three-year interdisciplinary projects. Proposals will be funded in the range of $125,000 to $200,000.
Contact
Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science
222 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 254-4906
Fax: (607) 255-9030
lab14@cornell.edu
The Kavli Foundation advances science for the benefit of humanity and promotes increased public understanding and support for scientists and their work.