In order to advance the state of nanomanufacturing in the US, the NNN seeks to establish a broad base of key partnerships and affiliations. At the core of this are the flagship partners at the NSF Nanomanufacturing Centers, with recent established affiliations with NIST and DOE National Laboratories. 

NNN Partners and Affiliated Centers

NSF Nanomanufacturing Centers

The Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS), directed by Placid Ferriera and based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, develops nanomanufacturing methods based on molecular gate-based printing, electrohydrodynamic writing, electrochemical patterning and microfluidic processing. Academic partners include CalTech and North Carolina A&T.

The Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN), directed by Ahmed Busnaina and based at Northeastern University, is focused on developing tools and processes that enable high-rate/high-volume bottom-up, precise, parallel assembly of nanoelements and polymer nanostructures, including interconnects and flexible electronics. The CHM also works on the development of best practice guidelines to limit exposures to nanomaterials and fast toxicity screening methods. CHN academic partners include UMass Lowell and University of New Hampshire.

The Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM), directed by Xiang Zhang and based at the University of California Berkeley, develops methods for lithography below 20 nm and fabrication of 3D complex nanostructures. Academic partners include UCLA, UCSD, Stanford, and UNC Charlotte.

The Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing (CHM), directed by James Watkins and based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, develops methods of guided self assembly, nanoimprint lithography and chemical functionalization for applications in nanoelectronics, energy, and biotechnology. CHM academic partners include Mount Holyoke College, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras, Springfield Technical Community College, University of California Riverside, University of Indiana, and SUNY Binghamton.

NIST Centers

• Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)
  
• Manuafacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) Surface and Nano Research Area
  

DoE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center

• Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) at Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories
  CINT developed and deployed the Discovery Platform™. These platforms are modular micro-laboratories designed and batch fabricated by CINT to allow easy integration of nanomaterials into microscale structures.  They allow easy connections, a range of diagnostic and experimental measurement conditions, and a degree of standardization and reproducibility in nanoscale measurements. Sandia also is home to The National Institute for Nano-Engineering (NINE), a Public-Private Partnership formed to develop the next generation of technical innovation leaders for the U.S., employing the national strategy of the America COMPETES Act.
  

Additional Centers and Nanomanufacturing Resources

DoE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers

• Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory
• Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory
• The Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• The Consortium of NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers
• NIOSH Nanotech Health and Safety Resources - Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology Handbook
• DOD MURI on Nanocomposite Magnets - University of Texas Arlington
• NIH Nanotech Research Activities
• ONAMI