2011 Conference Program

The Conference is a combination of keynotes, panels, posters, program information sessions, discussions of research trends, and principal investigator meetings with NSF program directors:

Day 1: Monday, December 5, 2011

Focus on Scientific Breakthroughs at the Nanoscale
F. Scott Fitzgerald AB Conference Room, Westin Hotel, Arlington

  • 7:15 Coffee and continental breakfast

Opening Session

  • 8:00 Conference welcome and introduction
    John Regalbuto, University of South Carolina, Academic Conference Organizer
  • 8:10 Welcome at NSF
    Tom Peterson, NSF (Subra Suresh, NSF Director)
  • 8:25 The NNI and National Policy
    Tof Carim, OSTP
  • 8:40 Nanoscale Science and Engineering at NSF
    Mike Roco, NSF
  • 8:55 Discussion
  • 9:15 Overview of Posters
    NSEC, MRSEC, NIRT, STC, CCI, ERC, and IGERT
    Dawn Bonnell, NSEC, University of Pennsylvania

9:30 Refreshment break

Science Session 1: Nanomanufacturing
Chairs: Mark Tuominen, University of Massachusetts; and Bruce Kramer, NSF CMMI

11:45 Working lunch

  • Discussion on International Opportunities
    Machi F. Dilworth, NSF Office of International Science and Engineering
  • Poster visitation
    The posters and presenters will be available in breakout rooms. Note: the space for all posters will be available from December 5, 8 a.m. to December 7, 3 p.m.

Science Session 2: Characterization of Nanomaterials
Session Chairs: Tom Rieker, NSF DMR; and Clark Cooper, ENG DMMI

2:30 Refreshment break

Science Session 3: Solar Energy Collection and Conversion
Chairs: Linda Sapochak, MPS; and George Maracas, ENG

Science Session 4: Nanoelectronics
Chairs: Charlie Ying, Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences; Sankar Basu, Computer & Information Science & Engineering; and Larry Goldberg, ENG

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory Buildings

Summary of Day 1

  • 5:50-6:00 John Regalbuto and Mike Roco

7:00 Dinner

  • Restaurant Pinzimini, Westin Hotel
    Sponsored by HDR Architecture, Inc. (Ahmad Soueid)
  • Nanoscience in Museums Around the World
    Speaker: Larry Bell, Boston Museum of Science
  • Comments by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (invited)

Day 2: Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Focus on Education and Centers
F. Scott Fitzgerald AB Conference Room, Westin Hotel, Arlington

  • 7:15 Coffee and continental breakfast
  • 7:55 Overview
    Dawn Bonnell, Columbia University

Opening Session: Celebration of Graduating NSECs
Chairs: Tom Rieker, NSF; and Lynn Preston, NSF

Session: New Horizons in Education
Chairs: Jim Murday, University of Southern California; and Al DeSena, NSF

12:15 Working lunch

Key programs at NSF
Chair: John Regalbuto

  • 1:10 Role of Mathematical and Physical Sciences in the NNI
    Ed Seidel, NSF

Session: Assessment of Nanoeducation
Chair: Leslie Goodyear, NSF DRL

3:10 Refreshment break

Session: Education Networks and Programs
Chairs: Sue Kemnitzer, NSF EEC

5:00 Poster visitation, with refreshments

7:00 Dinner

Day 3: Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Focus on Innovative and Responsible Governance of Nanotechnology
F. Scott Fitzgerald AB Conference Room, Westin Hotel, Arlington

  • 7:15 Coffee and continental breakfast

Opening Session

  • 8:00 Welcome
    John Regalbuto
  • 8:05 Nanotechnology and Society at NSF
    Myron P. Gutmann, Assistant Director
    Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, NSF

Session: Innovation and Advances in Governance of Nanotechnology
Chairs: Susan Wolf, University of Minnesota; David Guston, Arizona State University; and Fred Kronz, NSF SBE

10:05 Refreshment break

Session: Environmental Health and Safety
Chairs: Barbara Karn, NSF ENG; and Allan Tessier, NSF BIO

  • 10:25 High Throughput Screening for Nanoparticle Safety - abstract
    Andre Nel, University of California, Los Angeles NSEC (CEIN)
  • 10:40 Exposure to Nanomaterials - overview
    Mark Wiesner (CEINT, Duke)
  • 10:55 Keynote: Nano EHS and Regulatory Science
    Carlos Pena, FDA
  • 11:10 Keynote: Nanomaterial Toxicity
    Robert Tanguay, Oregon State University
  • 11:25 Panel and Discussion

12:00 Lunch

  • Poster visitation
    The posters and presenters will be available in breakout rooms.

Session: Education and Physical Infrastructure
Chair: James Murday, University of Southern California

2:00 Second Annual NanoHUB.org User Forum
Chair: Gerhard Klimeck, Director, Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Purdue University

Conclusion

  • 3:30 Closing Remarks
    Mike Roco and John Regalbuto