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Nanotechnology & materials

Dustin Carr

Creates nanoscale silicon devices that can detect subatomic-scale movements.
Year Honored
2004
Organization
Principal member of technical staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Region
Global

"The nanodetectors could be used, for instance, in ultraprecise accelerometers for airplane navigation."

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Tyler McQuade

Creates catalysts to reduce the number of steps needed to synthesize drugs, diminishing environmentally hazardous by-products.

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Jamie Link

Etched optical bar codes into micrometer-size pieces of silicon. She hopes to use the technology to detect pollutants in water or cancerous cells within the body.

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Martha Gardner

Created statistical models and design software to make materials development more efficient.

Global

Yu Han

Synthesized nanoscale particles with tiny, precisely defined pores.
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