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Appendix B. Site Reports—Europe 199<br />

Site:<br />

Delft University of <strong>Technology</strong> (DUT)<br />

Faculty of Chemical <strong>Technology</strong> <strong>and</strong> Materials <strong>Science</strong><br />

Delft Inst. of Microelectronics & Submicron <strong>Technology</strong><br />

Rotterdamseweg 137<br />

2628 AL Delft, The Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

http://www.stm.tudelft.nl/ or http://dimes.tudelft.nl<br />

Date Visited: 16 October 1997<br />

WTEC:<br />

Hosts:<br />

D.T. Shaw (report author), H. Goronkin, M.C. Roco<br />

Prof. Brian Scarlett, Department of Chemical Engineering<br />

Dr. Cees Dekker, Faculty of Applied Physics<br />

BACKGROUND<br />

The nanoparticle/nanostructured materials/nanodevices research activities<br />

at the Delft University of <strong>Technology</strong> (DUT) reside primarily in the Faculty<br />

of Chemical <strong>Technology</strong> <strong>and</strong> Materials <strong>Science</strong> (STM) <strong>and</strong> Delft Institute of<br />

Microelectronics <strong>and</strong> Submicron <strong>Technology</strong> (DIMES). STM is one of the<br />

more research-oriented faculties of DUT, which is the largest, oldest, <strong>and</strong><br />

most complete technical university in the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s. About 40% of all<br />

PhD degrees awarded at the University have been in STM. Among the 3<br />

research areas the program covers (biotechnology, chemical engineering,<br />

<strong>and</strong> materials science technology), the WTEC visit concentrated primarily<br />

on chemical engineering <strong>and</strong> materials science technology.<br />

DIMES is a large national research center in microelectronics managed<br />

by the University. Funded by the government <strong>and</strong> accredited by the Royal<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Academy of Arts <strong>and</strong> <strong>Science</strong>s, DIMES was created in 1987 as<br />

a national facility for the fabrication of advanced integrated circuits <strong>and</strong><br />

nanostructured devices. Its 300-odd staff members <strong>and</strong> graduate students<br />

actively explore the microelectronics field; studies range from carbon<br />

nanotube electronics to nanofabrication of single-electron tunneling devices.<br />

In addition to its vast (2,000 m 2 ) clean-room fabrication facilities, the center<br />

is also a training ground for scientific specialists in advanced<br />

microelectronics in the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s. Since its inception, more than a<br />

hundred PhD students have finished their dissertations using DIMES<br />

facilities. The Institute offers some twenty graduate courses, as well as<br />

extensive training support for research students. It coordinates its graduate<br />

education programs with the University’s academic faculties, including the<br />

Faculty of Chemical <strong>Technology</strong> <strong>and</strong> Materials <strong>Science</strong>.

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