The
Internships in Nanosystems Science, Engineering and Technology
(INSET) program brings science and engineering community
college undergraduates to the UC Santa Barbara campus for
a summer research
experience. Interns gain first-hand experience in scientific
investigation in a dynamic, collaborative research environment.
They are matched individually with UCSB faculty and graduate
student lab mentors who provide training and support. Interns
attend weekly meetings, special seminars, and have the opportunity
to develop their presentation skills throughout the summer.
The
INSET program is hosted by the California NanoSystems Institute
(CNSI) , a collaborative effort established by the State
of California, situated on the campuses of UC Santa Barbara
and UC Los Angeles, which targets the scientific and technological
possibilities of working at the molecular scale. It is an
integrative venture that calls upon expertise from a very
broad scope of disciplines, including biology, chemistry,
physics, engineering, materials science, computation, and
media arts. The research at CNSI begins with nanostructure
building blocks and determines new ways of seamlessly integrating
those building blocks into new materials, devices and systems.
By
‘mixing and matching’ components having different
electronic, magnetic, optical, and structural properties,
our ultimate goal is to create ‘designer materials’
and designer systems that will have capabilities far exceeding
those
found in nature.
