1st International Symposium on

Interdisciplinary Nanoscience

January 21-22, 2000

Haus Rissen, Hamburg, Germany

Organized under the auspices of the

Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Alliance (INA),

Microstructure Advanced Research Center Hamburg (MARCH), and

The German Center of Competence in Nano-Scale Analysis (CCN)


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Scope
Invited Lectures
Topics
Program
Program/Organizing Committee
Deadline for Registration
Conference Fee
Symposium Language
Registration

Scope

The First International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Nanoscience is intended to be a forum for exchange of new ideas and visions in nanoscience with emphasis on inter- and transdisciplinary topics. Top-level scientists working in this field will present invited lectures. A round-table discussion forum on Friday evening will be organized in order to identify priority areas and challenges for future research.

Invited Lecturers

Ph. Avouris, IBM, Yorktown Heights, USA

K. Conradsen, Dept. of Mathematical Modelling, Lyngby, Denmark

H. Craighead, Appl. and Eng. Physics, Cornell University, USA

D. Eigler, IBM, San José, USA

D. Fitzmaurice, Dept. of Chemistry, Dublin, Ireland

R. Frank, Biotechnology Research Ltd., Braunschweig, Germany

P. Fromherz, MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried/Munich, Germany

K. von Klitzing, MPI for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany

P. Matsudaira, Whitehead Institute, MIT, USA

R. Taylor, Dept. of Computer Science, North Carolina, USA

T. Yanagida, Osaka University, Japan

Topics

Nanoanalytics
Nanoassembly
Nanobiology
Nanochemistry
Nanoelectronics
Nanomanipulations
Nanomaterials
Nanomechanics
Nanotubes

Program

Friday, January 21, 2000

    9.30 Opening

    9.40 Welcome Address by K. Sager, Senator for Science and Research in Hamburg

    9.50 Welcome Address by J. Lüthje, President of the University of Hamburg

    10.00 Ph. Avouris, IBM, Yorktown Heights,USA:
    "Carbon Nanotubes: Electronic Properties and Devices"

    11.00 Coffee Break

    11.30 R. Taylor, Computer Science Dept., University of North Carolina, USA:
    "The Nanomanipulator: Computer Scientists and Physicists Building Tools for Science and Education"

    12.30 Lunch

    14.00 K. von Klitzing, MPI for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany:
    "Semiconductor Nanostructures"

    15.00 P. Fromherz, MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried/Munich, Germany:
    "Nanometers and Gigaohms in Membrane-Semiconductor Contacts"

    16.00 Coffee Break

    16.30 D. Fitzmaurice, Chemistry Dept., University of Dublin, Ireland:
    "Using Biology to Programme the Assembly of Nanostructured Materials"

    18.00 Dinner

    19.30 Discussion Forum

Saturday, January 22, 2000
    9.30 D. Eigler, IBM, San José, USA:
    "Quantum Mirages: Electronic Projektion of Phantom Atoms"

    10.0 H. Craighead, Appl. & Eng. Physics, Cornell University, USA:
    "Nanostructures for Biological Studies"

    11.00 Coffee Break

    11.30 P. Matsudaira, Whitehead Institute, MIT, USA:
    "The Present and Future BioMEMS Technologies"

    12.30 Lunch

    14.00 K. Conradsen, Dept. of Mathematical Modelling, Lyngby Denmark:
    "Modern Techniques in Image Analysis Applicable in Nanotechnology"

    15.00 R. Frank, German National Research Centre, Braunschweig, Germany:
    "Multiplexed Biochemical Assays in Array Formats"

    16.00 Coffee Break

    16.30 T. Yanagida, Osaka University, Medical School, Japan:
    "Single Molecule Techniques in Life Sciences"

    17.30 Visit to the laboratories


Program/Organizing Committee

R. Wiesendanger (Chair), Physics Department,Hamburg University

E. Mandelkow, Max-Planck-Unit for Structural Molecular Biology, Hamburg

H.S. Stiehl, Computer Science Department, Hamburg University

H. Weller, Chemistry Department, Hamburg University

Protector of the Symposium

J. Lüthje, President of Hamburg University

Deadline for Registration

December 31st, 1999

Please note: There is a limited capacity of about 100 participants at Haus Rissen.
Registration will be handled on a first-come first-serve basis!

Conference Fee

With accommodation 190,- DM/day
Without accommodation 95,- DM/day

Symposium Language

The symposium will be held in English.

Registration

Please mail or fax the following informations to:

Hendrik Hölscher
Institute of Applied Physics
University of Hamburg
Jungiusstr. 11
D-20355 Hamburg
Germany
FAX: (++49) 40 - 42838 - 6188
hoelscher@physnet.uni-hamburg.de
 
 

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