The International Society for Nanoscale Science, Computation, and Engineering (ISNSCE, pronounced like "essence"[1]) is a scientific society specializing in nanotechnology and DNA computing.
It was started in 2004 by Nadrian Seeman, founder of the field of DNA nanotechnology.
[2] The FNANO conference has been held in Snowbird, Utah each year in April since 2004, and focuses on molecular self-assembly of nanoscale materials and devices.
ISNSCE also sponsors two student awards for papers presented at the DNA Computing conference each year.
The award was established in memory of Dirks, who was one of the six fatalities of the February 2015 Valhalla train crash.