2005

Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) is launched to discover scalable information technologies beyond the limits of charge-based devices.

The progress in initiating NRI is remarkable; six cooperative projects with existing National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscience Centers and the first NRI multi-university center — the Western Institute for Nanoelectronics (WIN), headquartered at UCLA in partnership with the state of California — are created.
The SRC Board of Directors creates a new award, the SRC Faculty Leadership Award, to recognize leadership exhibited in management of a large, dispersed, SRC-sponsored research program requiring collaboration among multiple universities and faculty from multiple disciplines.
SRC funds research at 107 universities, including 26 institutions outside the United States.
TECHCON 2005 is held in Portland, Oregon; the event draws 442 participants, including 158 student presenters.
Nearly 1,000 students participate in SRC-funded research; over 500 participate in MARCO/FCRP-funded research. Of SRC students graduating in 2005, 66% went to work for SRC member organizations or are undergraduate or master’s students continuing to advanced degrees.
A Student Handbook is published on the SRC and MARCO websites to help students better understand how to interact with SRC and MARCO and to take advantage of available opportunities.

For specific research areas and results, please see this year's annual report. »