The Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative (SNNI) is one of the four major research thrusts of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI); Oregon's first 'signature research center' established for the purpose of growing research and commercializing nanotechnology in the state. SNNI is a multi-disciplinary, multi-university Initative which brings together 25 research investigators from Oregon State University, the University of Oregon, Portland State University, and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
SNNI's objectives are to develop new nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing approaches that offer a high level of performance, yet pose minimal harm to human health or the environment. Our research merges the principles of green chemistry and nanoscience to produce safer nanomaterials and more efficient nanomanufacturing processes in the context of producing nanoparticles and nanostructured materials for applications in fields such as photovoltaics, nanoelectronics and sensing. SNNI brings together chemists, biologists, materials scientists, physicists and engineers from ONAMI to pioneer new approaches to the design, production and use of nanomaterials.
SNNIs efforts in green nanoscience address:
1. the design of inherently safer nanoparticles for use in electronic and optical applications
2. the development of greener methods for large-scale nanoparticle production
3. the discovery of efficient approaches for interfacing nanoparticles with each other or with other components in functional devices.
Each of these objectives is critical to the development of safe, yet high performance applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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