Mission

• Create a focal point in South Carolina for research in nanoscale science and technology.
   
• Generate new opportunities for Center participants to compete for external funding from federal and industrial sources.
   
• Foster trans-disciplinary collaboration among a critical mass of researchers spanning the sciences, engineering, and medicine.
   
• Provide learning opportunities, through courses and research experiences, for undergraduate and graduate students - the high technology workforce of the future.
   
• Promote educational and technical outreach to collaborator at sister institutions (Clemson, MUSC, HBCUs), regional campuses, and K-12 schools.
   
• Advance discussion of environmental, societal, ethical and philosophical issues raised by nano-science and -technology.