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Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab: The hub for semiconductor research and training in the Grainger College of Engineering

Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab: A jewel in The Grainger College of Engineering crown.

HMNTL is one of the country's largest and most sophisticated university facilities for conducting photonics, microelectronics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology research. Our 15 class 100 and 1000 cleanrooms, 46 general purpose labs, and 2,500 square foot biosafety level-2 bionanotechnology complex contain all the tools researchers need to conduct their work.

Device characterization lab (image of microscope)
Device Characterization Labs

Offers a variety of ultra-high-speed optical and electrical measurement and test equipment.

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A person conducts research in an HMNTL cleanroom.
Cleanroom Labs

9000 square feet of class 100 and class 1000 cleanroom space with all the equipment needed for fabrication of high-performance devices encompassing a wide range of applications. 

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BioNanotechnology Laboratory

Allows interdisciplinary biological and micro and nanotechnology research experiments to be carried out simultaneously—all under the same roof.

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2030 STRATEGIC PLAN

Looking into the 10-year horizon, we envision that HMNTL, building on a legendary cross-disciplinary legacy, can become a national and world leader in several emerging research areas with the highest societal and technological impact.

The major research thrusts are envisioned in high-speed electronics, photonics, quantum technologies, nanoscale low-power computing devices, power electronics, translational biotechnologies and neurotechnologies.

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Upcoming Events

Sep 23, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023

Blue Origin Information Session - 9/25
Fermented seal flippers and growing an Indigenous approach to science

Fermented seal flippers and growing an Indigenous approach to science

Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann, PhD Institute of Health and Nature, University of Greenland "Fermented seal flippers and growing an Indigenous approach to science"

Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann, PhD; Institute of Health and Nature, University of Greenland

612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

The mechanics of bio-inspired material intelligence

The mechanics of bio-inspired material intelligence

Professor Markus Buehler, Mechanical Engineering & Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Auditorium

Industry Meet Up with SpaceX
Deloitte Virtual Career Fair and In-Person Event on 9/27

Deloitte Virtual Career Fair and In-Person Event on 9/27

Room 1013, Electrical and Computer Engineering Building

Final Examination:  Ogulcan Orsel
Prelim Examination: Junzhe Kang
59th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing
Object Transport by Confined Active Fluids

Object Transport by Confined Active Fluids

Professor Jonathan Freund, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

3100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building