NIST awarded new grants of $123 Million

10 January 2010

The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) have recently awarded $123 million grants. The grants will be utilized by 11 universities and one non-profit research organization for creating new scientific research facilities in their institutions. All the 12 projects are from variety of fields including wind power to nanotechnology and will start investing money in their projects right from the beginning of 2010.

These research grants will not only help universities in funding their immediate requirement of laboratories and instruments but will also generate employment especially for young researchers. All the 12 projects selected by NIST are of national importance and will deliver value and economic benefits to the country. The grant will provide state of the art research facilities in these institutions and thus will benefit the future researchers also.

Some of the Institutions and Universities who got the prestigious NIST award include Nova Southeastern University for creating Coral Reef Ecosystem Science facilities ($15 million), University of Pittsburg for creating nanoscience and physics research facilities ($15 million),  University of Kansas for creating Measurement, Materials and Sustainable Environment Centre ($12.3 million), University of Maine for creating advanced facilities for nanocomposites in Renewable Energy department (12.4 million).

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