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190 Appendix B. Site Reports—Europe<br />

light source (Swiss Light Source), which was to begin construction in Spring<br />

1998. PSI interacts broadly with universities <strong>and</strong> polytechnical high schools.<br />

University students may carry out their doctoral studies in PSI laboratories.<br />

PSI personnel also carry out radiation safety training <strong>and</strong> reactor education.<br />

NANOSTRUCTURE SCIENCE WITHIN PSI<br />

The WTEC team’s host at PSI was Dr. Jens Gobrecht, the Head of the<br />

Laboratory for Micro- <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nanostructure</strong>s (LMN) in the Department of<br />

Applied Solid State Physics. Dr. Gobrecht estimated that in his own area<br />

about one-third of the personnel budget originates from external funding,<br />

<strong>and</strong> about 50 people are involved in the nano field. The areas of research are<br />

organized into three categories as follows:<br />

• Micro- <strong>and</strong> Nanostructuring <strong>Technology</strong>, which includes (1) electron<br />

beam lithography, (2) focused ion beam science <strong>and</strong> technology, (3) hot<br />

embossing lithography, <strong>and</strong> (4) LIGA. The first two areas are partially<br />

funded through the Swiss Priority Program (SPP) MINAST (Micro <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Nanostructure</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>: with a four-year budget of ~ SFr. 48 million).<br />

Research area 3 is partially supported through the Swiss National<br />

Research Program (NFP 36) on nanosciences. Another subarea of<br />

research is titled “Zeolites as Materials for Nanodevices.”<br />

• Molecular Nanotechnology, which includes (1) biochemical recognition<br />

of individual molecules, (2) nanostructured electrodes for amperometric<br />

immunosensors, (3) immunosensor for penicillin in milk, <strong>and</strong> (4) neurite<br />

growth on biofunctionalized microstructured surfaces.<br />

• <strong>Nanostructure</strong>d Semiconductors Materials Research, which includes (1)<br />

near infrared Brillouin scattering, <strong>and</strong> (2) work on Si/Si/Ge <strong>and</strong> Si/Ge/C<br />

systems<br />

Funding Profile<br />

As mentioned above, the LMN participates in a number of national<br />

initiatives involving nanostructure science. National Research Programs<br />

(Nationale Forschungsprogramm, NFP) are directed towards solution of<br />

specific problems <strong>and</strong> are largely interdisciplinary in nature. In 1993,<br />

Nanosciences was chosen as a subject area of NFP 36 (1996-2001). The<br />

Swiss Priority Programs (SPP), were developed to ensure that strategic<br />

research in Switzerl<strong>and</strong> is on a par with international research <strong>and</strong> that Swiss<br />

universities have the competence <strong>and</strong> financial means to play an important<br />

role in that research. SPPs are long term projects <strong>and</strong> can last eight to ten<br />

years, encompassing both basic research <strong>and</strong> practical problem solving.

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