<p>In nanotechnology, Northwestern is arguably second to none. Northwestern has four Feynman prize awardees in nanotechnology (the field’s highest prize), Mark Ratner (2001), Chad Mirkin (2002), Fraser Stoddart (2007) and George C. Schatz (2008). In addition, they have Sam Stupp, the director of the Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine at Northwestern, who in 2006, because of his novel breakthroughs in nanotechnology and medicine, was named one of the “15 Scientists That Will Change Your World.” When Stoddart came to Northwestern in 2007 he said, "a century ago if you were an artist or a writer, Paris was a magnet drawing people. Today, Northwestern is the magnet drawing people in nanotechnology.”</p>
<p>From the Chicago Tribune article on Stoddart’s arrival at Northwestern in 2007:
Northwestern estimates it has received more than $350 million in federal and state research funds for nanoscience over the past decade, including $100 million for infrastructure and equipment.
About a dozen nano start-ups have sprung from Northwestern’s research efforts, including NanoInk, NanoIntegris, Nanotope and Nanosphere, which this week said it plans to raise $100 million in an initial public offering of stock.</p>
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<p>If you’re interestsd, Northwestern has a YouTube video, “They Call It Nano U,” on the nanotechnology program and it’s International Institute on Nanotechnology:
[YouTube</a> - They Call It Nano U](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FQmYqAFq8A]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FQmYqAFq8A)</p>