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The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) is a Department of Energy/Office of Science Nanoscale Science Research Center (NSRC) operating as a national user facility devoted to establishing the scientific principles that govern the design, performance, and integration of nanoscale materials. Through its Core Facility in Albuquerque and Gateway to Los Alamos Facility, CINT provides open access to tools and expertise needed to explore the continuum from scientific discovery to the integration of nanostructures into the micro- and macro world.

CINT News..

CINT Management Changes
We are pleased to announce recent changes in the CINT leadership team. Toni Taylor, former CINT Director, has assumed the position of Division Leader for the Materials Physics and Applications (MPA) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. MPA Division is the administrative unit in which CINT resides at LANL. In her new role as the MPA Division Leader, she will remain actively engaged in CINT’s success and looks forward to working with her successor on the CINT management team.

Bob Hwang is now the CINT Director. Andy Shreve, will serve as the Acting CINT Co-Director while we complete a national search for the new CINT Co-Director at Los Alamos. Andy will remain as the CINT thrust leader for the Soft, Biological and Composite Nanomaterials Thrust.

CINT searching for Co-Director
CINT is currently searching for a LANL Co-Director to replace Toni Taylor, who has become LANL's Materials Physics and Applications Division Leader. Details of the job posting can be found here and by following our job opportunities link. John Sarrao (sarrao@lanl.gov) and Julie Phillips (jmphill@sandia.gov) are co-chairing the search committee and would welcome inquiries from potentially interested applicants.

CINT Director named APS Fellow
Bob Hwang has been elected a 2008 Fellow of the American Physical Society. He is recognized for pioneering experiments on metal-on-metal epitaxy leading to fundamental advances in the understanding the structure of thin metal films, and for his exceptional service in the advocacy of nanoscience in the United States.

LANSCE/CINT User Conference Postponed
The joint LANSCE/CINT user conference, originally planned for March 3-6 in Santa Fe, NM, has been postponed until later in 2009.  The new dates, program details, and registration information will be announced on this website when confirmed.  We regret the inconvenience to prospective attendees.  

Fall 2008 User Proposal Summary
CINT received 119 submissions in response to our Fall 2008 Call for User Proposals. We are pleased to accept a total of 105 continuation and new projects.  Lists of approved projects (2006-2008) are available via the “CINT User Projects” link in the upper right menu on this home page.  

Rapid Access to CINT
Prospective users seeking rapid access to CINT for limited, time-critical research before the Fall 2009 proposal cycle are asked to contact the CINT User Program Manager, Neal Shinn (ndshinn@sandia.gov, 505-844-5457). Users who are approved for rapid access must submit a regular User Proposal in the next available regular cycle (Fall 2009) in order to have continued access to CINT.

CINT Quarterly Newsletter
In this issue: CINT User Association Update, 2008 Fall Proposal Cycle Summary, CINT Leadership changes, CINT in the News, and a Science Highlight.