Hearing at UNT explores nanotechnology

Present at the congressional hearing Dec. 5 were, from left, Tom Hughes, district assistant for U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall; Hall; U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess; and Dan Byers with the U.S. House Committee on Science.

Members of the Congressional Research Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science heard testimony about nanotechnology from academic and business professionals, including a UNT faculty member, Dec. 5 at the UNT Research Park.

Witnesses from UNT, the University of Texas at Dallas, the University of Texas at Arlington, NanoHoldings LLC and Zyvex Corp. presented testimony about the future of the nanotechnology industry.

Rick Reidy, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, testified on behalf of UNT. He discussed how the university and the new Center for Advanced Research and Technology are positioned to meet Dallas-Fort Worth-area job growth in the nanotechnology sector. In addition, Reidy described the role of federal funding in furthering nanotechnology research collaborations between industry and academia.

Reidy is currently developing nanostructured materials and processing methods for semiconductor applications supported by the National Science Foundation, Texas Instruments and International Sematech.

BY KELLEY REESE kreese@unt.edu

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