The Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center
The Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) was founded in January 2002 at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. The center was established through a collaboration of research groups at the Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biological Sciences. Already from the start there was established close links to several associated research groups at the Department of Health Sciences, Aarhus University.
The center fosters interdisciplinary research and education in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology, building upon the research and teaching competencies of the respective participants. The participating research groups interact and cooperate in a horizontal network organization, governed by and internal board as well as the iNANO board with members from leading industries in Denmark as well as University leaders.
The senior staff scientists of iNANO participate in many international and national research collaborations. However, iNANO further catalyzes and expands such collaborative interactions with the basic premise that a competitive nanoscience and nanotechnology program is, by definition, interdisciplinary. In addition to research activity at a fundamental level, a key aspect of the nanoscience concept is the practical ramification of the work. To this end, iNANO also provides an interface for collaborative interactions with leading Danish industries – as reflected clearly by the iNANO board.
Article on iNANO in NANO magazine (August 2009)
Flyer on iNANO
Associated Departments
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Department of Molecular Biology
Department of Biological Sciences