Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST) is a multidisciplinary inter university center, organizing the Nanotechnology research activities in Sharif University of Technology and conducts PhD programs to train students with multidisciplinary knowledge of the subject. INST intends to be the hub of nanotechnology in the country and has the mission of promoting nanotechnology in the university and in the country by providing a network of researchers from various disciplines and supporting activities that are related to Nanotechnology.
INST was founded in 2005 as an independent center in the university after about two years of study on its mission and organization and now includes faculty members from various departments like Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The PhD program started in October 2005 by admitting 14 students with Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering backgrounds. INST is growing with a rapid pace and in the first step has been assigned as a "Center of Excellence" (CoE) in the field of nanostructures.
