Program: Monday, May 18th, 2008

Monday, May 18

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7:00   registration, all day
8:00 Opening and Overview by Mike Roco
SESSION 1: Overview of U.S. Government R&D Programs on Nanotechnology
8:00 8:30 NSF-NNI, talk by Mike Roco, Nano Based Emerging Science and Technology
8:30 9:00 DOD, Robin Staffin
9:00 9:30 DOE, Tof Carim
9:30 10:00 NIST, Lloyd Whitman, Nanotechnology at NIST
10:00 10:20 Break
10:20 10:50 NIH, Larry Nagahara, Future Directions in Biomedical Research: Nanotechnology Based Approaches to Diagnostics and Therapeutics
10:50 11:20 NIOSH, Vladimir Murashov
11:20 11:50 EPA, Jeff Morris
11:50 12:20 FDA, Nakissa Sadrieh, Regulatory Considerations for Nanomaterial-Containing Therapeutics
12:20 13:20 Lunch
13:20 13:50 NASA, Minoo Dastour, NASA Laboratories Contribution to Nanotechnology
13:50 14:20 USDA, Hongda Chen, Nanoscale Science and Nanotechnology at United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
SESSION 2: National User and Research Networks
14:20 15:10 Panel: Academic user facilities
    NNIN, Sandip Tiwari, The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network: A Comprehensive Research and Developement Role Model
    NCN, Mark Lundstrom, Network for Computational Nanotechnology: Looking Ahead
    Q & A
15:10 15:30 Break
15:30 16:20 Panel: Overview of Government Laboratories (DOE, DOD, NIH, NIST)
Co-chaired by Ric Kaner (CNSI, UCLA) and Robert Hwang (DOE)
    DOE Labs User Facilities, Robert Hwang, The DOE Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
DOD, Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics Laboratories, Gernot Pomrenke, DOD Nano Technology Inrastructure
NIH facilities, Richard Fisher
NIST, Lloyd Whitman, Nanotechnology at NIST
    Q & A
16:20 17:10 Panel: Academic Research and Education Networks
Co-chaired by James Yardley (Columbia University) and Mark Tuominen (University of Massachusetts)
   

NSEC, James Yardley, The NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers: Toward a Decade of Research
National Nanomanufacturing Network, Mark Tuominen, The National Nanomanufacturing Network: A Catalyst for Nanomanufacturing Advancements
Nanotechnology in Society Network, Barbara Harthorn, Research on Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies
NISE, Larry Bell, Director, Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
Kathryn Atchison, UCLA Vice Provost Intellectual Property and Industrial Relations

    Q & A
17:10 17:20 Closing by Mike Roco
17:30 20:30 Cocktail Reception at the California NanoSystems Institute
  • Overviews of CNSI Core Laboratory Research
  • Self Guided Tours of the CNSI Facility, hosted by Faculty PI's and Technical Directors
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