NanoCenter Faculty Membership

In order to build stronger community ties between faculty involved in the NanoCenter, we encourage interested University of Maryland faculty to become Members of the Maryland NanoCenter. Prospective members are encouraged to discuss this with the Director if they have any questions. Applications are reviewed by the Director to confirm the individual's research relevance to nano (from its scientific underpinnings to its applications), and the designation is then complete.

Becoming a Member starts simply with completing the membership agreement. Print this .pdf agreement, sign and return via campus mail.

BENEFITS

• 10 Hours of free time in the FabLab and NispLab Members can allocate the time any way they wish between the two facilities.
• 20% Discount on FabLab and NispLab rates The discount is applied to the normal rates for UMCP faculty and is significantly lower than rates charged to other universities, government or industry users.
• Enhanced web presence for NanoCenter members Members will receive an enhanced faculty webpage that includes productivity data derived from the Faculty Activity Reports (FAR). Members can also submit material (documents, reprints, presentations, images, lab information) which will then appear and be accissible from their webpage.
• Enhanced external interactions NanoCenter members' research, expertise and skills will be preferentially featured in NanoCenter interactions with external entities, including industry, government laboratories, and representatives of federal and state governments. In addition, members will be prominantly featured in presentations on behalf of the NanoCenter, to funding agencies, and public relations venues.
• Governance participation Members have a right to participate in NanoCenter governance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• NanoCenter-URC designation All nano related proposals by NanoCenter members must be designated "NanoCenter-URC" proposals. This ensures the NanoCenter, an established University Research Center, receives important financial benefits. This does not affect DRIF to members' home departments/units, or to members as PI.
• Access to public information through FAR Members agree to allow the NanoCenter to gather selected information (publications, patents, etc.) from the Faculty Activity Report database for use in promoting their profile on the NanoCenter website. The NanoCenter will use only data which are publicly accessible through other routes (Web of Science, patent databases, etc.) and specific data supplied by the member (reprints, images, etc.).
• Feedback Members are encouraged to provide feedback on NanoCenter status, operations, and opportunities. Commendations and suggested improvements provide guidance for NanoCenter priorities and processes.
• Intellectual environment and community Members have a responsibility, in a general sense, to contribute and help foster an exciting and highly professional community of nano science and technology researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs, and to convey this to their external colleagues.
• Acknowledgement of NanoCenter in publications and presentations Members should include a phrase when acknowledging support that explicity cites the Maryland NanoCenter.