2004 Nanoscale Science and Technology Grantee Conference

National Science Foundation, Building II, Room 555, Arlington, Virginia

December 13-15, 2004

Conference Program (speakers in bold)

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Day 1: Monday, December 13, 2003

Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team Projects (I)

Poster Presentations (Rooms 525,535, 545 and 595)

8:00 Coffee in Room 375

8:30 Welcome, John Brighton, NSF

8:40 Conference Overview, Elizabeth Podlaha

8:45 Nanoscale Science and Engineering at NSF, Mike Roco

Session A. Focus on Biosystems

Moderator: Mark Tuominen, U. Mass, and Gerald Selzer, NSF

9:00 Inteins as Nanoswitches for Biotechnology: Linking Molecular Modeling with Biophysical and Genetic Methods, (304055)

PIs: Georges Belfort, Saroj Nayak, Shekhar Garde, Marlene Belfort, Victoria Derbyshire; Rensselaer Polytech Institute

9:15 Nanoscale Arrays for Direct RNA Profiling in Single Calls and their Compartments, (304569)

PIs: Weihong Tan, Leonid L. Moroz, Steven A. Benner, Stephen J. Pearton, Harold G. Craighead; University of Florida

9:30 Spider Silk Proteins, (304494)

PIs: Randolph Lewis, C. Middaugh, Jeffery L. Yarger, Costas Karatzas; University of Wyoming;

9:45 Nanoscale Engineering of Bilaterally Acessible Biomembrane Mimics, (304062)

PIs: Mathias Loesche, John J. Kasianowicz, Jonah D. Erlebacher, Michael E. Paulaitis; Johns Hopkins University

10:00 Manipulation of DNA-Protein Interactions at the Nano-Scale, (304316)

PIs: Ronald Larson, Mark A. Burns, Stella W. Pang; University of Michigan

10:15 COFFEE BREAK

Session B. Focus on Devices

Moderator: Elizabeth Podlaha

10:35 Optical Interconnects for High Performance Processes; Architecture Circuits and Devices, (304574)

PIs: David Albonesi, Eby Friedman; University of Rochester

10:50 Spatially Ordered Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Gate Low Voltage/Power, High Speed Nanoscale Flash Memories, (304026)

PIs: Sanjee Banerjee, Leonard Register; University of Texas Austin

11:05 Nanofabricated All-Optical Computing, Switching, and Signal Processing Devices Based on Single Photon Tunneling, (304046)

PIs: Christopher Davis, Andrei Stanishevsky; University of MD-College Park

11:20 Molecular Sensing and Actuation by CMOS Nonvolatile Charges with Indpendently Addressed Nanoscale Circuits, (304483)

PIs: Edwin Kan, Douglas Kysar; Cornell University

11:35 Bottom Up Assembly of Metal and Semiconductor Nanowires: Fundamental Forces to Nanoelectric Circuits, (303976)

PIs: Darryl Velegol, Christine Keating; PA State U University Park

11:50 Enhancing the Sensitivity and Stability of Biosensors by Novel Nanostructures, (0304340)

PIs: Yiping Zhao, Guigen Zhang; University of Georgia

12:05 WORKING LUNCH

1:00 Nanotechnology and Public Outreach

Mitch Waldrop, OLPA, NSF

Moderator: Geoff Prentice, NSF

1:15 Science and Technology of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films for Multifunctional MEMS/NEMS Devices, (0304472)

PIs: Zhen Chen, Mark Hersam; University of Missouri Columbia

1:30 Magnetically Driven Assembly of Heterogeneous Nanosystems, (0304453)

PIs: Gennady Friedman, Nily Dan; Drexel University

1:45 Hierarchical Assembly of Interconnects for Molecular Electronics, (0303746)

PIs: Christopher Gorman, Daniel Feldheim; North Carolina State University

2:00 Heterogeneous Integration of Nanowires for Chemical Sensor Arrays, (0303981)

PIs: Thomas Mallouk, Stephane Evoy ; PA State U University Park

2:15 Nanomagnetism in Complex Magnetic Materials and Devices, (0303774)

PIs: Yuri Suzuki, Angelica Stacy, Jagadeesh Moodera; University of Cal Berkeley

2:30 Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of Aligned Nanotube Arrays for Nanoscale Devices and Composites, (0304506)

PIs: Tsu-Wei Chou, Rodney Ruoff, Zhifeng Ren, Erik Thostenson; University of Delaware

Session C. Focus on Manufacturing

Moderator: Kevin Lyons, NSF

2:45 Functionalized Nanowires for Electromechanical and Optical Detection of Biomolecules with Ultrahigh Sensitivity and Specific, (0304209)

PIs: Roya Maboudian, Peidong Yang; University of California-Berkeley

3:00 Nanoscale Manufacturing - Nonlinear Nanocomposites for Magnetostrictive Actuators and Photonic Devices, (0304031)

PIs: Michael Becker, Desiderio Kovar; University of Texas Austin

3:15 Single Nanoparticle Devices, A New Technique for Bottom-Up Manufacturing, (0304211)

PIs: Stephen Campbell, Heiko Jacobs; University of Minnesota

3:30 COFFEE BREAK

3:50 Synthesis and Application of Magnetic Nano- and Nano-composite Particles, (0304649)

PIs: Ren Chen, Richard Axelbaum; Washington University

4:05 Reversible and Directional Self-Assembly of Bio-Molecular Templates for Nanotechnology Interconnects, (0303863)

PIs: Pierre Deymier, James Hoying; University of Arizona

4:20 Nano-pantography, (0303790)

PIs: Vincent Donnelly, Paul Ruchhoeft; University of Houston

4:35 Nano-composite Metal Oxides for Electronic Noses, (0304169)

PIs: Pelagia Gouma, Michael Dudley; SUNY Stony Brook

4:50 Robust Manufacturing Protocol for Particulate-like Nanoporous Micro-devices (NMDs) for Biomedical and Biochemical Applications (Manufacturing Processes at the Nanoscale), (0304112)

PIs: Ly James Lee, Derek Hansford; Ohio State University

5:05 Bio-Nano-Robotic Systems Using Viral Protein Nano Motors, (0303950)

PIs: Constantinos Mavroidis, Yarmush, Tomassone, Papadimitrakopoulos; Northeastern University

5:20 3D Nano-Manufacturing Processes for Nanophotonic Devices and Systems, (0304650)

PIs: Rafael Piestun, Wounjhang Park; University of Colorado-Boulder

Session D. Focus on Processing in the Environment

Moderator: E. Barrera, NSF

5:35 Investigating Nano-carbon Particles in the Atmosphere: Formation and Transformation, (0304433)

PIs: Joanne Lighty, Angela Violi, Greg Voth, Ron Pugmire, Adel Sarofim; University of Utah

5:50 Nanoscale Processes in the Environment: Atmospheric Nanoparticles, (0304213)

PIs: Scot Martin, Peter Buseck, Lynn Russell; Harvard University

6:05 Developing a Nanoscale Sensing Device for Measuring the Supply of Iron to Phytoplankton in Marine Systems (0304523)

PIs: M Wells, Karen Orcutt; University of Maine

6:20-6:45 Discussion: Gaps in Research and Education Portofolio

7:30 Conference Dinner:

Day 2: Tuesday, December 14, 2003

Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team Projects Presentations (II)

Poster Presentations (Rooms 525,535, 545 and 595)

8:00 am Coffee in Room 375

Session E. Focus on Structures and Phenomena

Moderator: JoAnn Lighty

8:15 Silicide Nanowires for Nanoelectronics, (0304682)

PIs: Peter Bennett, Jonathan Bird; Arizona State University

8:30 Semiconducting Nanowires: Novel Phenomenon and Nanoscale Sensors, (0304178)

PIs: Peter Eklund, Srinivas Tadigadapa; PA St U University Park

8:45 Development of Mesoporous, Ultra Low Dielectric Constant, Patterned Films by 3-D Replication of Structured Organic Templates:A University/Industry/NIST Collaboration,( 0304159)

PIs: James Watkins, Michelle Schulberg; University of Massachusetts-Amherst

9:00 Structure of Nanocrystals, (0304391)

PIs: Simon J. L. Billinge, Valeri Petkov; Michigan State University

9:15 Complex Nanostructures of Dissimilar Elements: Synthesis, Assembly & Proximal Electrical and Optical Interactions, (0304531)

PIs: Dawn Bonnell, Stephane Evoy; University of Pennsylvania

9:30 Tough Nanocomposite Coatings using New Self-Organized Carbon Forms, (0304246)

PIs: William Curtin, Gregory Crawford; Brown University

9:45 Molecular Assembly for Hybrid Electronics, (0304122)

PIs: Dilip Gersappe, Konstantin Likharev; SUNY Stony Brook

10:00 Dynamic Heterogeneity and the Behavior of Glass-Forming Materials at the Nanoscale, (0304640)

PIs: Sindee Simon, Ranko Richert; Texas Tech University

10:15 COFFEE BREAK

Moderator: Laverne Hess, NSF

10:35 Microwave Synthesis of Nanostructured Solids, (0304217)

PIs: William Conner, Scott Auerbach; University of Massachusetts-Amherst

10:50 Functionalizing Nanotubes for Novel Properties or Devices - an Integrated Theoretical and Experimental Approach, (0304019)

PIs: Nicola Marzari, Francesco Stellacci; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11:05 Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Nanostructured Materials, (0304629)

PIs: Farghalli Mohamed, Daryl Chrzan, John William Morris, Jr.; University of California-Irvine

11:20 Nanofluidic Networks for Single-Molecule Protein Analysis, (0304318)

PIs: Don DeVoe, Benjamin Shapiro; U of MD College Park

11:35 Nanoscale Manipulation of Biological Entities using Magnetic Fluids and Fields, (0304128)

PIs: Patrick Doyle, Paul Matsudaira; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11:50 Nanoengineered Responsive Polymer Surfaces for Micro/Nanofluidic Bioanalytical Systems, (0304568)

PIs: Qiao Lin, James Schneider; Carnegie Mellon University

12:05 WORKING LUNCH

1:00 Pursuing of International Collaborations

Larry Weber, INT, NSF

Moderator: Glenn Schrader, NSF

1:15 NIRT on Wetting of Surfaces with Nano-Scale Structures, (0303916)

PIs: Peter Pershan, Thomas Russell; Harvard University

1:30 A New Class of Oxidation Catalysts:The Role of Atomically Dispersed Metals in Nanostructured Oxides, (0304515)

PIs: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Regina Valluzzi; Tufts University

1:45 Rationally Designed Nanosensing Substrates for Chemical and Biodetection, (0304097)

PIs: Naomi Halas, Jeffrey Hartgerink; William Marsh Rice University

2:00 Electronic Interactions in Hybrid Organic-Nanoparticle Materials, (0303829)

PIs: Elena Galoppini, Gerald Meyer, Piotr Piotrowiak; University of New Brunswick

2:15 Optical and Electronic Processes in Metal Nanoparticle-Conjugated Organic Materials, (0303973)

PIs: Theodore Goodson, Francesco Stellacci; University of Michigan

2:30 Nanostructured Carbons from Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Precursors: From Synthesis and Characterization to Devices, (0304508)

PIs: Tomasz Kowalewski, David Lambeth; Carnegie Mellon University

2:45 Novel Nanoengineered Chromophore Aggregates with Controlled Electronic and Optical Properties, (0303389)

PI: Shaul Mukamel; University of California-Irvine

3:00 Quantum-State Transfer Between Photons and Nanostructures, (0304678)

PIs: Dirk Bouwmeester, Pierre Petroff; Univeristy of California-Santa Barbara

3:15 COFFEE BREAK

Moderator: Michael Foster, NSF

3:35 Building Nanospintronic and Nanomagnetic Systems - Growth, Manipulation, and Characterization at the Atomic Scale, (0304314)

PIs: Arthur Smith, Nancy Sandler; Ohio University

3:50 Nano-Arrays of Large Bandgap Semiconductors for Light Emitting and Spintronic Devices, (0304224)

PIs: Henry Temkin, Latika Menon; Texas Tech University

Session F. Societal Implications of Nanotechnology

Moderator: William Frascella, NSF

4:05 From Laboratory to Society: Developing an Informed Approach to Nanoscale Science and Technology, (304448)

PIs: Davis Baird, Ann Johnson, Otavio Bueno, George Khushf and David Berube; University of South Carolina

4:20 Science and Commercialization NanoBank, Database and Analysis, (0304727)

PIs: Lynne Zucker, Roy Doumani, Michael Darby; University of California- LA

Session G. Focus on Modeling

Moderator: Lakis Mountziaris, NSF

4:35 Dynamical Response of Carbon Nanotubes - Modeling, Simulations and Experiments, (0303674)

PIs: Subrata Mukherjee, Tomas Arias; Cornell University

4:50 Reduced Degree of Freedom Predictive Methods for Control and Design of Interfaces in Nanofeatured Systems: Nanocrystalline Materials, Sensors and Composites, (0304299)

PIs: Donald Brenner, Marco Buongiorno Nardelli; North Carolina State University

5:05 Modeling And Simulation Framework At The Nanoscale. Application To Process Simulation, Nanodevices, And Nanostructured Composites (0303902)

PIs: Jacob Fish, Catalin Picu; Rensselaer Polytech Institute

5:20 NANOJETS - Formation, Characterization and Applications, (0304009)

PIs: Uzi Landman, Oliver Brand; Georgia Institute of Technology

5:35 NIRT: Nanoscale shape memory actuators and swimming bugs - theory, computing, and MBE synthesis (0304326)

PIs: Mitchell Luskin, Christopher Palmstrom; University of Minnesota

5:50-6:15 Discussion: Research and education priorities

7:30 Conference Dinner:

Day 3: December 15, 2003

Nanoscale Centers and Networks Presentations

Poster Presentations (Rooms 525,535, 545 and 595)

8:00 Coffee in Room 375

Session F. Nanoscale Centers & Networks

Moderator: Ulrich Strom, NSF and Xiang Zhang

8:30 NSEC: 2003 Integrated and Scalable Nanomanufacturing, (0327077)

University of California Los Angeles

PIs: Xiang Zhang

8:55 NSEC: 2003 Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (0328162)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PIs: Placid Ferreira, I. Adesida, P. Kenis, M. Shannon

9:20 NSEC: 2004 Center for Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (425914)

University of California Berkeley

PI: Alex Zettl

9:45 NSEC: 2004 Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing (425826)
Northeastern University

PI: Ahmed Busnaina

10:10 COFFEE BREAK

10:30 NSEC: 2004 Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymer Biomedical Devices (CANPBD) (425626)
Ohio State University

PI: L. James Lee

10:55 NSEC: 2004 NSEC for Molecular Function at the Nano/Bio Interface (425780)
University of Pennsylvania

PI: Dawn Bonnell

11:20 NSEC: 2004 Center for Probing the Nanoscale (425897)
Stanford University

PI: Kathryn Moler

11:45 NSEC: 2004 Templated Synthesis and Assembly at the Nanoscale (425880)
University of Wisconsin-Madison

PI: Paul Nealey

12:10 WORKING LUNCH

1:00 NNIN: The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (0335765)

PI: Sandip Tiwari, Cornell University

1:25 NCN: The Network for Computational Nanotechnology (0228390)

PI: Mark Lundstrom, Gerhard Klimeck, Purdue University

2:50 COFFEE BREAK

3:00: PANEL DISCUSSION: Best Practices for Center Management and EHS

Moderator: J. Yardley and V. Colvin

Panelists: S. Tiwari, C. Mirkin, B. Baird, Jorge Rocca, Robert Chung, George Thompson

4:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Interactions with Industry

Moderator: X. Zhang and R.W. Siegel

Panelists: Mark Lundstrom, Ralph Cavin (SRC), Martha Collins (Air Products), Donald Anthony (CCR), Alice Till (Phrma)

5:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Joint Research, Educational, and Outreach Opportunities for NSECs

Moderator: Mark Tuominen and Mike Roco

Panelists: W. Frascella, Jim Yardley, Bob Westervelt

5:30 End of Conference

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