Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Univ. of Oregon Gets NSF Grant For Material Science Efforts

The University of Oregon is reporting today that it has received a $3.2M, five year grant to further graduate studies in materials science, and to further unite Oregon universities with international technology companies. The University said today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide the funding for an internship program for doctoral candidates, extending that program to Oregon State University (OSU) and Portland State University (PSU). Those candidates are placed at companies such as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI), the Engineering & Technology Industry Council (ETIC), Hewlett Packard, Invitrogen, LSI Logic, Intel, Hynix Semiconductor, Triquint Semiconductor, the FEI Company, Dynea and Bend Research Inc.