This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the establishment of a unique multidisciplinary graduate training program in Nanophotonics at Rice University.  Nanophotonics is a rapidly emerging field of nanoscale science and engineering based on generating, controlling and manipulating light at nanoscale dimensions. Nanophotonics spans the traditional disciplines of physics, chemistry, electrical and bioengineering with the promise of important technological advances in industries ranging from electronics and magnetic recording to biomedicine and homeland security.