As an Organized Research Unit of the University of California, San Diego, the San Diego Supercomputer Center is considered a leader in advanced computation and all aspects of “Big Data”, which includes data integration and storage, performance modeling, data mining and predictive analytics, software development, and more. SDSC provides resources, services, and expertise to the national research community including academia, industry, and government. SDSC supports hundreds of multidisciplinary programs spanning a wide variety of domains, from astrophysics and bioinformatics to environmental sciences and health IT.

In the Fall of 2020, SDSC launched its newest National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded supercomputer, Expanse. At over twice the performance of SDSC’s Comet system, Expanse supports SDSC's vision of 'Computing without Boundaries' by increasing the capacity and performance for thousands of users of batch-oriented and science gateway computing, and by providing new capabilities that will enable research increasingly dependent upon heterogeneous and distributed resources composed into integrated and highly usable cyberinfrastructure.

The San Diego Nanotechnology Infrastructure (SDNI) offers users from academic, industry and government laboratories open, affordable access to a broad spectrum of nanofabrication and characterization technologies and expertise that enable and accelerate cutting edge scientific research, proof-of-concept demonstration, device and system prototyping, product development, and technology translation.

Centered on UCSD's Nano3 (Nanoscience, Nanoengineering, Nanomedicine) user facility, SDNI leverages additional specialized resources and expertise at UCSD for NanoBioMedicine, NanoPhotonics, and NanoMagnetics, enabling transformative research and education, and accelerating the translation of discoveries and new nanotechnologies to the marketplace.

SDNI is one of 16 nation-wide sites of the NSF supported National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) founded in 2015.

At the heart of the National Extreme Ultrafast Science Facility (NeXUS) at Ohio State will be an ultrafast laser that delivers a kilowatt of power. This project will be the first to translate this recently developed technology in high average power, ultrafast lasers developed under the European Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) to the United States. This laser will be used to produce Extreme Ultraviolet (XUV) and soft X-ray pulses by high harmonic generation. These ultrafast pulses of XUV light will enable researchers to study how electrons move in molecules and materials at time scales as fast as attoseconds and length scales as small as angstroms. This facility will supply

• 1 kW laser: 10 mJ at 100 kHz, pulse duration down to 10 fs
• Drive attosecond and femtosecond XUV and soft x-ray generation
• Supply XUV light to the following experimental end stations:
  • X-ray absorption and reflection spectroscopy
  • X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
  • Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy
  • Scanning tunneling microscopy
  • Molecular imaging by laser-induced electron diffraction

Contact Robert Baker ([email protected]) or Lou DiMauro ([email protected]).

The NeXUS facility is supported by the NSF Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 program through the Division of Chemistry.

The Surface Science Facility provides multiple-technique characterization of a variety of surfaces with regard to atomic structure, surface chemical composition, and chemical bonding characteristics.

The Characterization Facility ("CharFac") is a multi-user, shared instrumentation facility for materials research spanning from nanotechnology to biology and medicine. Our analytical capabilities include microscopy via electron beams, force probes and visible light; elemental and chemical imaging including depth profiling; elemental, chemical and mass spectroscopy; atomic and molecular structure analysis via X-ray, ion or electron scattering; nanomechanical and nanotribological probes; and other tools for surface and thin-film metrology. CharFac resides administratively under the College of Science and Engineering with additional support from the Medical School. Well over 100 faculty research programs use our capabilities; these researchers originate from dozens of University of Minnesota departments under several colleges. We also work with some 60 industrial companies in a typical year, ranging from small start-ups to multinational corporations; these interactions include analytical service, training for independent use, and research collaboration. Finally, we are supported by the National Science Foundation as a key node in the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network to work with external academic institutions including research universities, 4-year colleges, technical colleges, and K-12 schools

• Microscopy
• Spectroscopy
• High Pressure
• 2D Materials
• Synthesis
• Thin Film Deposition
• Calorimetry

The Center for Biomanufacturing Research Institute & Technology Enterprise (BRITE) is a new state-of-the-art facility for biomolecular research, recombinant synthesis, purification and characterization of biopolymers.

In addition to training the world’s next great scientists, BRITE also provides its faculty with a world-class research facility that allows them to conduct studies spanning subjects such as:

• High Throughput Screening
• Liquid Handling and Automation
• Assay Development
• High-Content Analysis for lead optimization and biological relevance from screening data
• Synthetic Organic Chemistry
• Medicinal Chemistry, SAR
• Protein Production, Proteomics
• Molecular Biology, Plant Genetics
• Biosensor Technology

Our industry-inspired core facilities allow us to truly connect education with real world practice – providing our students with the most comprehensive training possible and preparing them to step into jobs ready and able to make a difference on day one.

The Lurie Nanofabrication Facility serves technology educators and creators through broad access to advanced nanofabrication equipment and staff expertise in a safe, collaborative environment. We enable multi-disciplinary research, experiential learning, and co-operation with industry to advance cutting-edge technologies.

The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization, also known as (MC)2, is the University of Michigan’s facility dedicated to the micron and nanoscale imaging and analysis of materials. The center, housed in Building 22 of the North Campus Research Complex, provides state-of-the-art instruments, professional training, and in-depth education for students and other internal researchers, fellow academic institutions, and local industry. (MC)2 supports a diverse multi-disciplinary user base of more than 450 users from various colleges and departments, 100+ internal research groups, and over 20 non-academic companies.