Usage Data and Statistics
Numbers of Annual Users
The UCSB Nanofabrication Facility has seen large user base growth extending from 1998 to the present. A decrease was seen from 2013-2015 which was primarily a result of reduced academic government funding stemming from sequestration. Since 2015, growth in both academic and industrial sectors has been observed with 2019 reaching the highest levels to date. Covid-19 deeply affected the 2020 use, but has since rebounded. The facility serves a broad range of disciplines with Optics, Electronics, Materials, MEMs, and Physics all being over 12% of use. 2018 data is shown as an example and this remains a consistent representation.
External Use of Facility
The UCSB Nanofabrication Facility serves a wide range of external academic and industrial institutions across the nation. From 2006 through 2018, we have served 69 Academic/Government Institutions (with multiple research groups within some institutions) and 243 Industrial Institutions for a total of 312 external US comapnies/universities. This external use is not affiliated with any sponsored UCSB academic research program
The facility has served 203 total California Institutions from 2006 – 2018. There are 18 Academic/Government Institutions (Many research groups within some institutions) and 185 Industrial Institutions (46 from the Goleta/Santa Barbara area)
