NNI User Facilities Across The United States

The NNI’s network of user facilities provides scientific capabilities—equipment and expertise—to students and academic, government, and industry researchers at little to no cost. Use the filters to select which capabilities, access model, and/or state(s) would meet your research needs and apply the filters to update the list. Each user facility has its own webpage linked; explore its webpage and reach out to them.

Definitions

Host Institution: The primary university or national lab that hosts the infrastructure facility(ies).

Capabilities: The primary types of cutting-edge research tools and expertise featured by each facility.

Primary Access Model: How one gains access to this facility.*

State: The US State where the primary host Institution is located.
Facility Name Host Institution NNI Program Access Model Capabilities States Facility Link
Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL) Frederick National Laboratory NIH National Cancer Institute Proposal Characterization, Synthesis, Theory MD Click Here
Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers Proposal Characterization, Fabrication, Synthesis, Theory NY Click Here
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) NanoFab NIST Main Campus NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Fee based Characterization, Fabrication VA Click Here
Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NanoEarth) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure Fee based Characterization, Synthesis VA Click Here
Texas Nanofabrication Facility (TNF) University of Texas NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure Fee based Fabrication, Theory TX Click Here

Note: This list of shared infrastructure was compiled by the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, and is intended to be comprehensive of nanotechnology facilities funded by NNI participating agencies, but it is possible that some facilities might not have been included. Readers are encouraged to look for additional information about these facilities, as needed.


*There are some situations such as proprietary work that change the access model.
†Many NNI shared infrastructure facilities offer remote access, contact the facility to find out more.