John Oliver, vice president for research, is quoted in a story about nanoscience research at WSU. " Wayne State has great strengths in the area of nanoscience, and I felt it was critical to build on the excellent research and training we are carrying out in this field," he said. Professors Peter Hoffman of the Physics Department and Claudio Verani of the Chemistry Department are pictured in their respective laboratories with equipment used in their research. Hoffman was awarded $275,000 in funding from the university for his research project on nanoparticle control and spectroscopy. Verani was awarded $100,000 for his project involving organic and metallorganic molecular electronics.