ORNL Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences The ORNL Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (shown lower right) addresses the national need for facilities and methods to support research on nanoscale materials, structures, and phenomena. Within its research focus areas—and by developing strong collaborations—the center will provide access to the full range of design, synthesis, characterization, and theory/modeling/ simulation capabilities, accelerate the pace of discovery and support nanoscience research education. CNMS Organizational Chart Co-located with the Spallation Neutron Source, the CNMS offers a tremendous opportunity for UT-ORNL collaboration. More than a user facility CNMS leadership brings a new kind of partnership to collaborative research, one that links the university, national laboratory and industry together in plans for nanoscale materials research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (see link to organizational chart on the right).