The mission of The Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility at The University of California, Irvine (INRF-UCI) is to develop and promote engineered nanoscale systems through research, education and outreach. Engineered nanoscale systems consist of microscopic and smaller systems comprised of mechanical, photonic, biological, electrical, fluidic, and chemical subsystems. The vision of INRF-UCI is to provide the key technologies required to engineer the microworld.

INRF seeks to enable nanosystems engineering with the following key strategies:

• Provide high quality clean room and processing facilities with flexible, research oriented processing.
• Exploit existing microscale technologies from different fields, yet seek creative new approaches to allow development of novel fabrication and integration techniques.
• Promote strong cross-disciplinary collaboration among researchers in engineering, physical sciences, biological sciences, communications technology, biomedical engineering, and similar fields.
• Foster and grow strategic alliances with industry, including well established and small, flexible, innovative technology companies.
• Train outstanding new scientists and engineers with broad skills and knowledge spanning multiple fields relating to engineered nanosystems.
  
• Support and promote the vision of nanosystems engineering through public education and intellectual outreach.