Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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7:30-8:00
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Registration & Continental Breakfast
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| 8:00-12:15 |
Plenary Session
Session Chair: Chad A Mirkin, Northwestern University
Sponsor: Anonymous
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8:00 |
Welcome & Introduction
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8:15 |
David Reinhoudt, University of Twente, Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, The Netherlands
Title: Molecular Printboards
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9:00 |
Charles Lieber, Harvard University
Title: Nanowires, Nanoscience and Emerging Nanotechnologies
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9:45
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Break
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| 10:00-12:15 |
Session II - Nanofabrication and Characterization
Session Chair: Tamar Seideman, Northwestern University
Sponsor: NanoInk, Inc.
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10:00
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Hermann E. Gaub, University of Munich, Germany, Center for NanoScience
Title: Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy by AFM-Related Techniques: Torturing Molecules
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10:45 |
Theresa Mayer, The Pennsylvania State University
Title: Genetically-Evolved Infrared Negative Index Metamaterials
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11:30 |
Mark Hersam, Northwestern University, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Title: Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Purification, Characterization, and Application
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12:15-1:30
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Lunch Break
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| 1:30-3:45 |
Session III - BioNanotechnology
Session Chair: Monica Olvera de la Cruz, Northwestern University
Sponsor: Welsh & Katz Ltd.
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1:30 |
Angela Belcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Title: A Genetic Tool-Kit for the Synthesis and Assembly of Materials for Electronics and Energy
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Chad A. Mirkin, Northwestern University, Director, International Institute for Nanotechnology
Title: Nanoparticle Assays for Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Small Molecules
Break
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3:15 |
Joseph DeSimone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanoscience and Technology
Title: Organic Delivery Vehicle for Probing and Treating Biological Systems
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| 4:00-6:15 |
Session IV - Functional Self-Assembled Systems
Session Chair: Mark Ratner, Northwestern University
Sponsor: JEOL
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4:00 |
C. Jeffrey Brinker, University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories
Title: Evaporation Induced Self-Assembly of Functional Nanostructures
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4:45 |
Joseph Hupp, Northwestern University
Title: Self-Assembling Supramolecular Containers for Catalysis
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5:30
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Gary Wiederrecht, Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials
Title: Nanoscale Plasmonic Heterostructures
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| 6:15 |
Reception
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
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7:30-8:00
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Registration & Continental Breakfast
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| 8:00-12:00 |
Session V - The Big Picture: Ethics of Nanoscience and its Impact on Society
Session Chair: Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University
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8:00 |
Fabrice Jotterand, University of Texas at Dallas, Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology
Title: Nanotechnology: Big Worries about Small Things?
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8:45 |
Paul Wolpe, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Bioethics
Title: Nanoscale Ethics: Is There Anything Else?
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9:30
10:15
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John T. James, NASA Johnson Space Center
Title: Pulmonary Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes: Ethical Implications and Human Risk Assessment
Break
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| 10:30 |
John Weckert, Charles Sturt University, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australia
Title: Nanotechnology and the Good Life
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| 11:15 |
Jason Robert, Arizona State University, Center for Nanotechnology & Society
Title: Nanotechnology, Neurotechnology, and Society |
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