DARPA funds new initiative at Harvard

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced its funding of a new multi-institution research initiative in nano- and micro-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS) in affiliation with Harvard’s programs in engineering and applied sciences. The three-year program has more than $2 million in total funding from DARPA and industry partners.

Led by Ken Crozier, assistant professor of electrical engineering, the Harvard Center for Microfluidic and Plasmonic Systems will carry out fundamental research into surface plasmon nanostructure design, fabrication, imaging, and integration with microfluidic systems. The center will also bring together experts from a variety of areas, including microfluidics and nanofabrication, biosensors, plasmon devices, optoelectronics, bottom-up nanofabrication, and plasmonic fluorescent sensors.

For more information about the grant and the Harvard center, visit http://www.deas.harvard.edu/press/release_darpa.html.