This presentation will discuss the results of a workshop held in May at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that brought together experts from across industrial sectors, national labs, and academia to identify common problems and potential solutions in the manufacture of nanomaterials and nano-containing products at a precompetitive level. The objective was to establish a framework to enable cross-fertilization and identification of best practices utilizing currently available science and technology, to define collaborative research programs, and to develop a cross-industry roadmap specific to nanomanufacturing. Opportunities for participation in the development of the roadmap and subsequent activities will be presented. The Workshop was endorsed by the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, in collaboration with the Nanomanufacturing Industry Liason and Innovation Working Group, and sponsored by Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance with the American Forest Products and Paper Association, U.S. Forest Service, Imerys, and the University of Maryland. Industrial sectors which participated included the aerospace, automotive, chemical, food, forest products, medical, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor industries. High priority needs in nanomanufacturing science and technology were identified by industrial participants in the following three areas:

(1). Characterizing nanomaterials and enhancing their separation and fractionation to address challenges in commercial production of uniform, high quality, stable, and consistent (reproducible) nanomaterials in high volume.

(2). Understanding and controlling the surface-dependent properties of nanomaterials such as dispersion, aggregation, and adhesion at their interface with a matrix, with an emphasis on non-covalent bonding interactions.

(3) Understanding and controlling multiple properties of nanocomposites.