Tuesday PM
TRACK A

Symposium on Nanomaterials Session MAT-100

1:30 PM-1:55 PM
T-A-1

J.J. Carvajal, C.J. Wu, N. M. Gomez, J.C. Rojo
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
"Controling GaN nanostructure morphologies via substrate engineering"    

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
T-A-2

Piyali Das and Anuradda Ganesh (MAT-102)
Energy Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, INDIA
“Carbon Nano-chains from Cashew nut Shell-a Novel Route” 

2:20 PM-2:45 PM
T-A-3

Erjia Liu
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, SINGAPORE
"Nanoindentation of diamondlike carbon films"

2:45 PM-3:10 PM
T-A-4

Radi Kadushnikov, Vitali Khvatkov, Vladimir Nesh, Ira Bleiweiss
Smart Imaging Technologies, 1770 St James Place, Suite 414, Houston, TX, 77056 USA
"Automated Visual Characterization and Analysis of Nanomaterials

3:10 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM-4:05 PM
T-A-5

Behnam Mostajeran Goortani, and Pierre Proulx
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, CANADA
“Synthesis of SiO2 Nanoparticles in RF Plasma Reactor: Effect of Quench Gas Position, Wall Insulation, and Reactor Diameter”

4:05 - 4:30 PM
T-A-6

I.A. Timoshchenko and A.M. Ilyanok
Belarusian State University, Fr. Skarina Ave. 4, Minsk, BELARUS
Consulting Center “Nanobiology”, Ltd., Filimonov Street, 69, ap.222, Minsk, BELARUS
"Formation of nanojet of radicals for nanolithography purposes”

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
T-A-7

T. Dumitrica  (MAT-101)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA
“Rate theory of yield in carbon and boron nitride nanotubes

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Poster Presentation at the Exhibit Area 

Tuesday PM
TRACK B

Symposium on Nanomaterials Session MAT-200

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
T-B-2

 D.D. Sun, P.F. Lee, and J.O Leckie
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, USA
"Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-structured TiO2"

2:45 PM -3:10 PM
T-B-4

S. Kunjara Na Ayudhya, Parawee Tonto, Okorn Mekasuwandumrong,Varong Pavarajarn and Piyasan Praserthdam
Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, THAILAND^; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial, Technology, Silpakorn University, Nakorn Pathom 73000, THAILAND.
“A Simple Solvothermal Synthesis of Various Aspect Ratio of ZnO Using Various Organic Solvents”

3:10 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM- 4:05PM
T-A-5

A. K. Bandyopadhyay*, R. Sen and M. S. Datta
Govt. College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology,
 Kolkata – 700010, INDIA.
"Preparation of Nanocrystalline SiC Particles by Attrition Milling Route"  

4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
T-A-6

S.A. Thorne, Y.V. Bhargava, T. Cohen Hyams, T.S. Mintz, V. Radmilovic², Y. Suzuki, T.M. Devine
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. National Center of Electron Microscopy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
“Novel Electrochemical Synthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanowires”

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM

B. Mamba, R. Krause, S. Durbach, K Salipira
University of Johannesburg, Department of Advanced Chemical Technology, Doornfontein 2028, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
"Polymerisation of cyclodextrins with carbon nanotubes for use in water treatment"

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Poster Presentation at the Exhibit Area 

Tuesday PM
TRACK C

Symposium on Nanobiotechnology & Nanomedicine- Session BIO-100

1:30 PM-1:55 PM
T-C-1

Vladimir Parpura
University of California Riverside, 1208 Spieth Hall, Riverside, CA, 92521
"Carbon Nanotubes and Neurons"

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
T-C-2

Eugenia Pechkova , Valentina Grasso, Federica Valerio, Pietro Perlo and Claudio Nicolini
Centro Ricerche FIAT, Tecnologie Innovative di Prodotto, Strada Torino, 50, 10043 Orbassano (TO), ITALY
Nanoworld Institute and Biophysics Division, University of Genova, Corso Europa, 30, 16132 Genova (ITALY) and cFondazione Elba, Via delle Testuggini, Roma (ITALY)
"Nanopatterning of Anodic Porous Alumina for Proteomics and Nanocrystallography"

2:20 PM-2:45 PM
T-C-3

Walter H. Chang, Hsiao-Yun Wu, James C.-A Lin and Wen-Hsiung Chan
Center for Nano Bioengineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering. Department of Bioscience and Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University,200, Chung Pei Rd., Chung Li, Taiwan 32023, Republic of China
"Detection of Apoptotic Cells by Using Biofunctional Quantum Dots

2:45 PM-3:10 PM
T-C-4

Bahattin M.Baysal, Alexandra Porjazoska, Oksan Karal-Yilmaz, Nilhan Kayaman-Apohan, Kemal Baysal, Maja Cvetkovska
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istabul, TURKEY
"Biodegradable Copolymers for Tissue Engineering : Preparation, Characterization and Cell Growth"

3:10 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM-4:05 PM
T-C-5

A.Brown, C. Morales, C. Ufomadu, F.A. Gomez
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
"Microfluidic “Lab-on-a-Chip” Devices for Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis Separations"

4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
T-C-6

K. Tanaka and N. Numao
 Dept. of Molecular Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, JAPAN
 ”Specification of Kinase Protein Interacting with Mutant p53”

4:30 PM-4:55 PM
T-C-7

K. C. Hewitt, J. St. Aubin, C. Nisbett
Dalhousie University, Physics and Atmospheric Science, 6300 Coburg Road, Halifax, B3H 3J5, CANADA
“Detection of hemoglobin disorders using metal nanoparticles and surface enhancedRaman spectroscopy.”

4:55 PM-5:20 PM
T-C-7

M.K. Gilmanov & S.M. Gilmanova
M.A. Aytkhozhin’s Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Almaty, Kazakhstan
"The new nanocapsules - "Universaldeliverycarrier" for medicinal, biological and gene engineering applications"

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Poster Presentation at the Exhibit Area

Tuesday PM
TRACK D

Symposium on Ethics, Societal, Legal, Environmental- Session-100 (Nanoethics)

1:30 PM-1:55 PM
T-D-1

Patrick Lin
The Nanoethics Group, Santa Barbara, CA,  USA
"An overview of issues in Nanoethics"

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
T-D-2

Deb Bennett-Woods
Regis University, Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions, Department of Health Care Ethics, Denver, Colorado 80221 USA
"A Practical Framework for the Pragmatic Integration of Ethical and Social Considerations into Funding Proposals for Emerging Technologies"

2:20 PM-2:45 PM
T-D-3

Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Director of  Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future , Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois, USA
"Technology and the Human Condition: some questions for policy"

2:45 PM-3:10 PM
T-D-4

C. Christopher Hook , Jennifer Lahl, C. Ben Mitchell
The Center for Bioethics and Culture, CA, USA
"Nanotechnology and the future of medicine: a model of healing and human flourishing"

3:10 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at Exhibit Area

3:40 PM-4:05 PM
T-D-5

David Guston
Dept of Political Science, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, University of Arizona, Arizona, USA
“NSEC: Center For Nanotechnology In Society At Arizona State University”

4:05 PM-4:30 PM
T-D-6

Stefan L. Gammel
Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Interdepartmental Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW), Wilhelmstrasse 19, 72074 Tuebingen, GERMANY
“Visions of Nanotechnology: Origins of Utopian Visions and their Impact on Society”

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
T-D-7

Ashley J. Shew
Department of Philosophy
University of South Carolina, Greer, SC 29651
"Codifying the Ethics of Nanotechnology"

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Poster Presentation  at the Exhibit Area

Wednesday November 2, 2005

7:00AM-4:00PM

Registration

7:00AM-8:00AM

Light Breakfast at the Exhibit Area

Wednesday AM

 Invited Lectures

8:00AM- 8:05AM

Open remark by Conference Co-Chair

8:05AM- 8:40AM
W-G-1

Yvon Durant, Advanced Polymers Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA
“Manufacturing of Polymeric Nanomaterials for Biomedical applications”

8:40AM- 9:15AM
W-G-2

Bernhard Wunderle, Micro Materials Center Berlin
Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM) Berlin, GERMANY
"Packaging Reliability Research on the Way from Micro to Nano".

9:15AM -9:50AM
W-G-3

Chih-Minh Ho, Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
"Using Nano Modalities Towards the Control of Bio-Systems"

9:50AM-10:25AM
W-G-4

A.M. Gatti, Laboratory of Biomaterials – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ITALY
"Nanosafety in nanotechnologies"

10:25AM-10:45AM

 Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

10:45 AM  - 12:30 PM    Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: Panel of Nanotechnology & Space Exploration
Session 2: Panel on NanoToxicology
Session 3: Panel on Societal Impact

Session 1
10:45 AM-12:25 PM

Panel on Nanotechnology & Space Exploration

W-G-5

Minoo N. Dastoor
Office of Aerospace Technology NASA, Washington DC
 “NASA and Nanotechnology"

11:05AM-11:25AM
W-G-6

David Vivancos
NANOESPACIO, S.L. Madrid SPAIN
“Roadmap of Nanotechnologies for Space Exploration” 

11:25AM-11:45AM
W-G-7

David M. Livingston
"The Space Show", Tiburon, CA 94920 USA

11:45AM-12:05PM
W-G-8

Michael J. Laine
LiftPort Group, USA
"Nanotechnology applications for Space Elevators"

12:05PM-12:25PM
W-G-9

Oudea Coumar
EADS-Space Transportation , P. M. on Micro and Nano Technologies for Space applications. FRANCE
“Nanotechnology at EADS-Space Transportation”

Session 2:
10:45AM-12:15PM

Panel on Nanotoxicology

10:45AM-11:15AM
W-G-10

Jo Anne Shatkin
The Cadmus Group, Inc., MA 02472 USA
"Developing a Framework for Risk-Informed Assessments of Nanomaterials"

11:15AM-11:45AM
W-G-11

John McGinness , Peter Proctor , James Le Quynh, Mike McGinness
Organic Metals, Inc., Houson, TX, USA
"Nanotoxicological Frontiers in Nanotechnology"

11:45AM-12:15PM
W-G-12

Weisheng Lin, Yue-wern Huang, Isaac Stayton, Xiao-Dong Zhou, Paul Nam, and Yinfa Ma
Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, MO, USA
"Cytotoxicity of Selected Metal Oxide and SiO2 Nanoparticles against Lung Cancer Cells"

Session 3:
10:45AM-12:15PM

Panel on Societal Impact

W-G-13

Moderated by  Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Director of  Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future , Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois, USA

David Guston
Dept of Political Science, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, University of Arizona, Arizona, USA
Andrew J Cook
Agribusiness and Economic Research Unit, Commerce Division, Lincoln University, NEW ZEALAND
Stefan L. Gammel
Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Interdepartmental Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW), Wilhelmstrasse 19, 72074 Tuebingen, GERMANY

12:15PM-1:30 PM

Lunch at Exhibit Area

Wednesday PM

Symposium on Nanomaterials (Track A)
Symposium on Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine (Track B)
Symposium on Nanoelectronics (Track C)
Symposium on Societal Impacts (Track D)

Wednesday PM TRACK A

Symposium on Nanomaterials Session MAT-300

1:30 PM-1:55 PM
W-A-1

H. S. Bhatti, Rajesh Sharma, N. K.Verma, K. Manzoor, S. R. Vadera and N. Kumar
Department of Physics, Punjabi University, Patiala, INDIA.
Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Baddi,
INDIA. SPMS, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, INDIA. Defence laboratory, Jodhpur, INDIA.
"Zinc Oxide Nanostructures: An Idealistic Approach to Sensors, phosphors and Optoelectronics"

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
W-A-2

Hideaki Kasai and and Wilson Agerico Diño
Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita,
Osaka 565-0871, Japan
“Computational NanoMaterials Design: From Basics to Actual Applications”

2:20 PM-2:45 PM
W-A-3

Adriyan Milev, Nguyen Tran, G.S. Kamali Kannangara and Michael Wilson
College of Science, Technology and Environment, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC 1797, AUSTRALIA
"Ball Milling of Graphite in Water and Nanotube Formation upon Annealing"

2:45 PM-3:10 PM
W-A-4

Hui Pan, Jianyi Lin, Weizhe Chen, Han Sun, Yuanping Feng, and Wei Ji
Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, SINGAPORE  117542
Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island,  SINGAPORE 627833
"Optical limiting and hydrogen storage characterization of Cu, Cu2O and CuO nanostructure 

3:10PM - 3:40PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40PM - 4:05PM
W-A-5

Valerii M. Kobryanskii
Institute of Chemical Physics RAS
Kosygin St. 4, 117997 Moscow, RUSSIA
"Self-organization of Nanoparticles and Vibrational Coherence in Gels and Composites of Nanopolyacetylene"

4:05PM -4:30PM
W-A-6

Xuan Wu, Parveen Sachdeva and Ranganathan Kumar
Department of Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
"Molecular Dynamics Simulation for the Heat Transfer Enhancement of Silica Nanofluids" 

4:30PM - 4:55PM
W-A-7

P. Xue, X.M. Tao and Keun Hoo PARK
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
"Fabrication and Characterization Of Conductive Yarns"

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Poster Presentation at the Exhibit Area 

Wednesday PM
TRACK B

Symposium on Nanobiotechnology & Nanomedicine-Session BIO-200

1:30 PM-1:55 PM
W-B-1

Galvan-Garcia P, , Zhang M,  Fang S, Zakhidov AA, Baughman RH, Romero MI.
Regenerative Neurobiology Research Division, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX. NanoTech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX,
and Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
"Cellular  Growth with CNTS, Nanoyarns and Nanosheets"

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
W-B-2

Samuel B. Adeloju and Alexander N. Moline
Water and Sensor Research Group, School of Applied Sciences and Engineering, Monash University, Peninsula and Gippsland Campuses, Victoria 3842, AUSTRALIA.
"Nanocomposite Polypyrrole-GOx/Poly-ortho-phenylenediamine Bilayer Biosensor for Potentiometric and Amperometric Detection of Glucose"

2:20 PM-2:45 PM
W-B-3

Georgi I. Ivanov & Neli D. Neshevska
Center for Modern Medicine, Quantum Therapy and Rehabilitation, Plovdiv, BULGARIA
"Nano-engineering approach in a “lesion” zone in a neural tissue trauma"

2:45 PM-3:10PM
W-B-4

A.Merkoçi, M.Pumera, M.Aldavert, S.Marin, T.Castañeda, M.del Valle, S.Alegret
Grup de Sensors i Biosensors, Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, SPAIN
“Synthesis and modification of quantum dots and their integration in DNA sensing systems”

3:40 PM -4:05 PM
W-B-5
 

S. Wang, X. Shi, X. Chen, S. Meshinchi and J.R. Baker Jr
Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
“Encapsulation of Submicrometer-Sized 2-Methoxyestradiol Crystals into Polymer Multilayer Capsules for Biological Applications”

4:05 PM-4:30 PM
W-B-6

Oleg Andreev, Donald Engelman, Yana Reshetnyak
Physics Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 0288, USA1
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
"Molecular Nanosyringe for pH-Triggered Injection of Molecules into Cells"

4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
W-B-7

N. Samenov
M.A. Aytkhozhin’s Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Almaty, KAZKHSTAN
"The new liposomal drug delivery system preparation"

5:20 PM - 6:30 PM

Poster Presentation

Wednesday PM TRACK C

Symposium on Nanoelectronics Session NEL-200

1:30 PM-1:55 PM
W-C-1

Ryza N. Musin and Xiao-Qian Wang

Department of Physics and Center for Theoretical Studies of Physical Systems, Clark Atlanta University, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, S. W, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA"Theoretical Study of Core-Shell Structured Silicon-Germanium Nanowires: Quantum Size Effect.” 

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
W-C-2

Hiroshi Mizuseki, Rodion V. Belosludov, Amir A. Farajian, Olga V. Pupysheva, and Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, JAPAN
"Prediction of Molecular Devices by First Principles Calculations"

2:20 PM- 2:45 PM
W-C-3

Andrea Locatelli, Salia Cherifi,and Stefano Heun Fontana
Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Trieste, ITALY
Fulvio Ratto and Federico Rosei
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Energie, Materiaux et Telecommunications (INRS-EMT),
Université du Quebec, Varennes (Quebec) CANADA
Pierre-David Szkutnik, Anna Sgarlata, and Maurizio De Crescenzi
Dipartimento di Fisica and Unità Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia (INFM), Università di Roma II, Roma, ITALY
Nunzio Motta
Dipartimento di Fisica and Unità Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia (INFM), Università di Roma TRE, Roma, ITALY
"Critical issues in Ge/Si nanostructures: intermixing and ripening".

2:45 PM-3:10PM

W-C-4

Jang-Yu Hsu, Yee-Mou Kao, Chun-Hung Lin
NCHC/NTHU 7,R&D 6th Road, HsinChu 300, TAIWAN
“ Energy Principle of  Many Electron Systems”

3:10 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM -4:05 PM
W-C-5

Valentin A. Chanturiya and Igor J. Bunin
Research Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources (IPKON RAS), Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kryukovsky Tupik, Moscow, RUSSIA
"Nanosecond Pulsed Power Technologies For Disintegration And Breaking-Up Of Fine Disseminated Mineral Complexes"

4:05 PM-4:30 PM
W-C-6

Luis Furtado
Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes,748, lab.221, São Paulo, BRAZIL
“A New Concept for Light Driven Molecular XOR Logic Gate"

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Poster Presentation  at the Exhibit Area

Wednesday PM TRACK D

Symposium on Ethics, Societal, Legal, Environmental- Session-200 (Societal)

1:30 PM-1:55 PM
W-D-1

J. H. Moor and J. Weckert
Department of Philosophy, Dartmouth College
Thornton Hall 6035, Hanover, NH, USA
"Privacy, Control, and Nanotechnology"

1:55 PM-2:20 PM
W-D-2

Andrew J Cook
Agribusiness and Economic Research Unit, Commerce Division
Lincoln University, Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND
"Nanotechnology: Social issues and implications"

2:20 PM- 2:45 PM
W-D-3

Torsten Fleischer, Peter Hocke, Armin Grunwald
Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS)
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, GERMANY
"Nano Technology Assessment: Exploring Potentials of
Nanotechnologies, Avoiding Pitfalls of Ignored Risk Perception"

2:45 PM-3:10 PM
W-D-4

G.E. Marchant, K.W. Abbott, S. Gopalan, D.Sylvester.
Arizona State University, Temple, AZ, USA
"Models for the International Regulation of Nanotechnology

3:10 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at Exhibit Area

3:40 PM-4:05 PM
W-D-5

Dan A Lewis
Institute of Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
"Beyond the Deficit Model in the Pubic Understanding of Nanotechnology"

4:05 PM-4:30 PM
W-D-6

Christine L. Peterson
Foresight Nanotech Institute
Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
"Maximizing Success in Public Outreach on Nanotechnology"

4:30 PM-5;20 PM
W-D-7

Panel Discussion

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Poster Presentation  at the Exhibit Area

Thursday  November 3, 2005

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Light Breakfast at Exhibit Area

Thursday AM

General Session

8:00 AM-8:05 AM

Remark by Co-Conference Chair.

8:05 AM 8:50AM
Th-G-1

Keynote Lecture
Prof. K. Barry Sharpless, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), La Jolla, California, USA
"Connectivity and Function On Every Scale"

8:50 AM-10:30AM

Panel on "Education and Standard Development in Nanotechnology"

8:50AM-9:15AM
Th-G-2

Tadashi Itoh, Hisazumi Akai, Hisahito Ogawa, Dino Wilson Agerico Tan and Satoshi Ichikawa
Organization for the Promotion of Research on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University,  Osaka, JAPAN
"The Graduate and Recurrent Education Programs for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology"

9:15AM-9:40AM
Th-G-3

Lloyd Lee, Julia Mullen, Henry Neeman, Jorge Arias, Gerard K. Newman
University of Oklahoma, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
University of Oklahoma, Computer Science.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, OK, USA
"Integration of High Performance Computing in Nanotechnology:
Combined Research-Curriculum Development [CRCD]Program”

9:40AM-10:05AM
Th-G-4

10:05AM-10:30
Th-G-5

Pat A. Picariello
ASTM International
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, USA
"Consensus Standards for Nanotechnology: ASTM International Committee E56"

10:30AM-10:45AM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

10:45AM-12:00PM

Con-current sessions:
Session 1: Lectures on Targeted Nanomedicine
Session 2: Panel on International Nanotechnology Initiative
Session 3: Panel on Capital Investment in Nanotechnology

Session I
10:45 AM-12:00 PM

Lectures on Targeted Nanomedicine

10:45 AM-11:15 AM
Th-G-6

Shelton D. Caruthers, Philips Medical Systems, and Cardiovascular MR Labs at Washington University
"Site-Targeted Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging and Targeted Therapeutics: Applications in Vascular Disease"

11:15 AM-11:45 AM
Th-G-7

Steven  A. Toms,  Brain Tumor Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH   44195
"Quantum Dots are phagocytized by macrophages and co-localize with experimental glioma"

11:45 AM-12:15 AM
Th-G-7

Francis Martin
iMEDD, San Francisco, CA 94127 USA
“Drug Delivery Nanotechnology"

Session II
10:45 AM-12:15PM

Panel on International Nanotechnology Initiative

10:45AM-11:05AM
Th-G-8

11:05AM-11:25AM
Th-G-9

11:25AM-11:45AM
Th-G-10

Alexander Pogany
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna, AUSTRIA
"The Austrian NANO Initiative: Small Country with Strong Expertise"

11:45AM-12:05PM
Th-G-11

N. M. Butt, F. A. Khalid, S. K. Hasanain and Shakeel Akbar
National Commission on Nano Science & Technology (NCNST) Islamabad,  PAKISTAN
"Nano Science and Technology in Pakistan"

 12:05 PM -12:20 PM

 Discussion

Session III
10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Panel on Capital Investment in Nanotechnology

 Th-G-12

Edward Moran, Deloitte & Touche, New York, NY, USA

Richard Helfrich
General Partner, Alameda Capital LLC, Pleasanton, CA 94566 USA
"Opportunities and Challenges for Nanotechnology Start-ups"

Panel Discussion:

     * Colin Wiel, President, Keiretsu Forum, San Francisco Chapter, CA (Moderator)
    * Keith Larson, Managing Director Manufacturing and Digital Health, Intel Capital Intel Corporation
    * Martin Pichinson, Principal and Co-Founder, Sherwood Partners, Palo Alto, CA
    * Jai Das, Agilent Ventures, Palo Alto, CA  

 12:20 PM-2:00 PM

Lunch at "El Torito" along the seashore (one block from the Marriott)

Thursday PM
(PM=Afternoon)

Symposium on Nanomaterials (Track A)
Symposium on Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine (Track B)
Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing (Track C)
Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology (Track D)

Thursday PM
TRACK A

Symposium on Nanomaterials Session MAT-400

2:00 PM-2:25 PM
Th-A-1

Amyn Teja
School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
"Hydrothermal Synthesis and Deposition of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Metal Oxide-Activated Carbon Nanocomposites"

2:25 PM- 2:50 PM
Th-A-2

László  Guczi, A. Beck and K. Frey
Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Isotopes, Budapest, HUNGARY
"Nano structured Interfaces between Gold Nanoparticles and Oxide and its Role in Selective CO oxidation"

2:50 PM- 3:15 PM
Th-A-3

Dietmar Vogel, Neus Sabate, Bernhard Wunderle, Juergen Keller, B. Michel, H. Reichl
Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, Berlin, GERMANY
"Nanoreliability for mechanically loaded devices."

3:15 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM-4:05 PM
Th-A-4

O. Mekasuwandumrong, Murray J. Height, Sotiris E. Pratsinis, Piyasan Praserthdam
 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Nakhonpathom, THAILAND
Particle Technology Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, CH-8092 Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Centre of Excellence on Catalysis and catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
“Synthesis of High Surface Area Ag-doped ZnO Catalyst for Photodegradation of Dye by Flame Spray Pyrolysis” 

4:05 PM-4:30 PM
Th-A-5

Jing Hu, Irene M .C. Lo and Guohua Chen
Environmental Engineering Program, School of Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, HONGKONG
"Effect of Metal-doping of Nanoscale Maghemite on Cr(VI) Adsorption and Nanoparticle Dissolution"

4:30 PM-4:55 PM
Th-A-6

Jiajun Chen, Lynn Morlier, and Weilie Zhou,
Advanced Materials Research Institute
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148
"One-dimensional Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors Prepared by Laser-assisted Thermal Evaporation"

Thursday PM
TRACK B

Symposium on Nanobiotechnology & Nanomedicine-Session BIO-300

2:00 PM-2:25 PM
Th-B-1

Istvan J. Majoros, Thommey P. Thomas, Jolanta F. Kukowska-Latallo, Chandan B. Mehta, and James R. Baker Jr.
Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0533, USA
“Advances in Dendrimer-Based Nanomedicine”

2:25 PM-2:50 PM
Th-B-2

C.S. Toh, L.Y. Liu and L. He
Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
3 Science Drive, SINGAPORE
"Immunoglobulin-nanoporous alumina material for analytical applications"  

2:50 PM- 3:15 PM
Th-B-3

Giulio Ruffini, Evangelos Bekiaris, Stella Nikolaou, and Stephen Dunne
STARLAB, Edifici de l'Observatori Fabra, Muntanya del Tibidabo
Cami de l'Observatori s/n, Barcelona, SPAIN
CERTH, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (C.E.R.T.H.)
Hellenic Institute of Transport (H.I.T.), Alimos, Athens, GREECE
"SENSATION: advanced sensor development for attention, stress,
vigilance and sleep/wakefulness monitoring"

3:15 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM-4:05 PM
Th-B-4

M. Su, Y.Wang, G.Y. Sun , Q.Yu, M. Xiao, L. Zhou and X.L.Ding
Chongqing Academy of Chinese Materia Medica, Chongqing 400065, CHINA
“Sinemine Hydrochloride Microemulsion”

4:05 PM-4:30 PM
Th-B-5

Herbert Chiou & Hak-Kim Chan
Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
"Synthesis of nano-pharmaceuticals by liquid impinging jets"

4:30 PM -4:55 PM
Th-B-6

A.T. Mansharipova, S.A. Al-Suhaimi, A.K. Zhusipov, N.A. Samenov, M.K. Gilmanov
Scientific Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Illnesses
Almaty; KAZAKHSTAN
"The new cardiovascular liposomal preparation based on phosphatidylinositol"

4:55 PM – 5:20 PM
Th-B-7

"Enrico Capobianco
Questlab, Boston University, Biomedical Engineering Dept , 44 Cummington Str., Boston MA, 02215, USA
“Computational aspects of high-dimensional genomics"

Thursday PM
TRACK C

Intellectual Property in Nanotechnology

2:00 PM-2:25 PM
Th-C-1

Joel G. Ackerman
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

2:25 PM- 2:50 PM
Th-C-2

Steven Ludwig
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC, 1100 New York Ave., NW, Washington D.C., 20005, USA
"The Impact of Patent Reform on Nanotechnology"

2:50 PM- 3:15 PM
Th-C-3

Erik B Flom
Welsh & Katz, L120 South Riverside Plaza, 22nd Floor,Chicago, IL 60606-3912, USA
“Patent Reform and Nanotechnology”

3:15 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at the Exhibit Area

3:40 PM-4:05 PM
Th-C-4

Casey K. Chan and Seeram Ramakrishnan
Division of Bioengineering and NUS Nanotechnology Initiative National University of Singapore, and +WizPatent Pte Ltd, SINGAPORE
"IP Landscape in Nanotechnology: Competitive Intelligence and Freedom to Operate”

4:05 PM-4:30 PM
Th-C-5

John C. Monica, Jr. and John C. Monica,
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1700, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, USA
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, 2555 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA
"Preparing For Future Health Litigation: The Application of Product Liability Law To Nanotechnology"

4:30 PM – 4:55 PM
Th-C-6

Shyam Venkatesh
Director, Technology Partnering
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, USA

4:55 PM-5:20 PM

Panel Discussion

Thursday PM
TRACK D

Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology (A Public Forum)

2:00 PM-2:25 PM
Th-D-1

Lawrence M. Gibbs
Stanford University, ESF - 480 Oak Road, Stanford, CA 94305-8007 “Nanotechnology: Identifying and Managing environmental Health and Safety Risks”

2:25 PM-2:50 PM
Th-D-2

Isabel Joaquina Niembro, Anvar Zakhidov & Ilangovan Kuppusamy
Research Centre for Environmental Quality, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Carretera Lago de Guadalupe KM 3.5, Atizapan, Estado de Mexico 52926, MEXICO
NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA TX 75080.
"Charateristics Of Nanoparticle Accumulation In Light Duty Motor Vehicle From Mexico Metropolitan Valley"

2:50 PM-3:15 PM
Th-D-3

Gordon C. C. Yang, Chih-Hsiung Hung, Hsiao-Lan Lee, and Ching-Shan Hsu
Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, TAIWAN
"Degradation of Nitrate in the Aqueous Solution by Nanoscale Iron Prepared by Three Different Processes: Performance Evaluation and Comparison"

3:15 PM-3:40 PM

Coffee Break at Exhibit Area

3:40 PM -4:05 PM
 Th-D-4

Charles H. Ostman
Institute for Global Futures, San Francisco, CA USA
"At the Intersection of Nano Materials, Fabrication Processes, & "Greentech" Applications"

4:05 PM-5:00 PM
Th-D-5

Panel Discussion

Friday November 4, 2005

TOUR

Visit to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

9:00 AM -11:30 AM

Committee Meeting

9:00 AM

Bus departs to visit a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

12:30 PM

Bus return to Marriott Hotel 

Farewell