Research Facts
Research Expenditures:
Cornell University received $554.76 million for research and development in 2003, more than any other school in New York state and in the top ten nationally. The top five disciplines receiving research and development funding within the university in 2003 were medical sciences, which includes Weill Cornell Medical College ($148 million), the physical sciences ($83 million), biology and life sciences ($72 million), engineering ($58 million) and agriculture ($56 million). (Source: National Science Foundation)
Breadth:
Cornell has 13 departments within its colleges conducting nanotechnology research in the areas of medical sciences, physical sciences, biological and life sciences, engineering, computer & informational sciences, veterinary medicine, social sciences, environmental sciences
Resources:
Cornell has four main centers focused on nanotechology including Cornell Center for Materials Research, Nanobiotechnology Center, Center for Nanoscale Systems, and Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility with budgets in excess of $27 million annually and facilities available for industry use
Expertise:
Of Cornell’s 1,500 faculty, 130 faculty members and more than 1,000 students are working in micro and nanotechnology research
