Greensboro, NC-- A joint school between the University of NC Greensboro and NC A&T State University has been years in the making, and Wednesday, December 7, it officially opened.
With construction finished on a second research facility at Gateway University Research Park's South Campus, the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering became official. A ceremony, which included Governor Bev Perdue marked the grand opening.
According to a news release, the new two-story, 105,000 square ft facility will feature extensive labs, a clean room, a 3-D visualization suite and a large suite of high-tech tools including a Carl Zeiss SMT Orion Helium Ion microscope, which is the only one of its kind in the Southeastern United States.
University officials expect that over the next 10 years, Gateway University Research Park will provide $500 million in economic impact to the region.
Other dignitaries from the Triad who attended the opening include: Sen. Phil Berger, Rep. Harold Brubaker, UNC System President Tom Ross, UNCG Chancellor Dr. Linda P. Brady, NC A&T Chancellor Dr. Harold Martin and JSNN Founding Dean Dr. James Ryan.
A public open house will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The JSNN facility is located at 2907 E. Lee St.
The JSNN offers a Master of Science in Nanoengineering, a Ph.D. in Nanoengineering, a Professional Science Master's in Nanoscience and a Ph.D. in Nanoscience. JSNN's research focus areas include: NanoBioscience, NanoMetrology and Modeling, NanoMaterials, NanoBioelectronics, nanoenergy, and computational nanotechnology.
Gateway University Research Park is a joint collaboration between NC A&T and UNCG and serves as a catalyst for university research, innovation and economic development for the scientific research being performed at Greensboro's two high research universities.
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