Mission

The Rutgers Institute for Advanced Materials, Devices and Nanotechnology serves as a focus for cutting-edge research in the creation and understanding of new materials and their applications ranging from bio-sensors to semi-conducting devices to alternative energy.  A central research goal is the innovative manipulation of materials, primarily at the nanoscale, to achieve new or improved properties and functionality. Research endeavors fall into three broad areas: (i) novel materials and device structures to enhance energy sustainability and mitigate global warming, such as new photovoltaics, catalysts and batteries; (ii) enabling electronic and photonic materials for information and communications applications such as quantum structures and photonic band-gap devices; and (iii) new organic and inorganic materials for biological applications such as nanofluidics, bio-sensing and bio-diagnostics, novel drug delivery vehicles, and biomaterials in medicine. A major organizational thrust is to encourage inter-disciplinary breakthroughs by engaging diverse teams across Rutgers with a goal of producing world-class science and engineering. The translation of research from science to technology breakthrough to product development and job growth in existing and emerging technologies is being achieved through critical interactions between academic and industrial labs, and is resulting in excellent training for the region's next generation high-tech workforce.