Case Study: Sandia National Laboratories Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)

Norm Toussaint; Tom Gerbo

doi:10.1117/12.617800

18 August 2005 Case Study: Sandia National Laboratories Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)

Norm Toussaint, Tom Gerbo

Proceedings Volume 5933, Buildings for Nanoscale Research and Beyond; 59330G (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617800
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT), located at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is one of five new Department of Energy Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRC). The CINT vision is to become a world leader in nanoscale science by developing the scientific principles that govern the design, performance, and integration of nanoscale materials, with emphasis on exploring the path from scientific discovery to the integration of nanostructures into the micro and macro worlds. The CINT design team faced the challenge of creating a state-of-the art research facility that is functional, flexible, and reflects the local history and environment. Drawing inspiration from Pre-Columbian Chacoan culture, the resulting design integrates scientific spaces with "communal" spaces to encourage the cross-discipline interaction that is essential to scientific research, particularly in the area of nanotechnology. Careful attention to design also produced a facility that conserves resources in the demanding Southwestern climate.

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Norm Toussaint and Tom Gerbo "Case Study: Sandia National Laboratories Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)", Proc. SPIE 5933, Buildings for Nanoscale Research and Beyond, 59330G (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617800

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