CRISP

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Center for Research on Interface S tructures
and P henomena
CRISP
SCSU
IBM, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices
http//www.crisp.yale.edu/
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Program Description Components

• 1. Cross-Disciplinary Research and Education
• MIMER MRSEC Initiative for Multidisciplinary
  Education and
• Research
• Graduate programs in Materials Science/Nanotechnol
  ogy

• 2. Curriculum Enhancement
• Science/Engineering literacy for humanities
  majors
• Inquiry based M.S. course for science teachers
• Modules for science and engineering courses

• 3. Public Outreach
• Interactive Museum Displays
• Workshops and Lectures
• Laboratory Tours/Demos

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The Research Experience MIMER

• Research Teams
• Yale and SCSU faculty
• SCSU M.S. in Education students credit bearing
  courses and research experiences for teachers
• Yale and SCSU graduate students
• Undergraduates
• Corporate volunteers

Corporate partners gain access to cutting
edge research facilities world class faculty
future employees with specialized training
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SCSUs Materials Science and Nanotechnology
Resources
http//www.crisp.yale.edu/
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SCSUs Materials Science and Nanotechnology
Resources

• Overview
• Materials science multidisciplinary education
  and research
• Nanotechnology current technological and
  societal applications
• SCSU is a partner in a National Science
  Foundation (NSF) Center for Excellence

MRSEC Materials Research Science and
Engineering Center
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CRISP NanoCharacterization Facility at SCSU
Atomic Force Microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope
Transmission Electron Microscope
Imaging materials at the atomic scale --
Nanotechnology
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An example of Nanotechnology Nano-scale imaging
of a transistor gate
Conventional TEM (120kV)
HRES TEM (200kV)
metal
metal
insulator
insulator
Semiconductor
Semiconductor
50 nm scale
5 nm scale