University of Illinois 

Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

and

 National Institute for Nanotechnology 

Joint Scientific Exploratory Meeting 2005

November 21, 2005

Reception 

Hosted by Canadian Consulate General
Venue: Beckman Institute 5th Floor Tower Room

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Premise

Poster List

Itinerary

Meeting Participants (tentative list):

University of Illinois

Ilesanmi Adesida, Interim Dean, College of Engineering, and Director CNST

Irfan Ahmad, Associate Director, CNST

Kent Choquette, Professor, ECE, and Acting Director, Micro and Nanotechnology Lab.

Brian Cunningham, Assoc. Prof., ECE

Placid Ferreira, Professor, MIE, and Director, Nano-CEMMS (NSF-Center)

Jean-Pierre Leburton. Prof., ECE

Joseph Lyding, Professor, ECE

Lesley Millar, Interim Director, Office of Technology Management

Scott Pickard, Manager, Enterprise Works

Ken Schweizer, Professor, MatSE

Moonsub Shim, Professor, MatSE

Michael Strano, Asst. Prof., ChBE

Brenda Wilson, Assoc. Prof., Microbiology

National Institute for Nanotechnology,
Alberta, Canada

Ken Bosnick, Carbon Nanotubes

Rick Brommeland, Business Development, NINT

Stephane Evoy, Devices and Sensors Group Leader

Andriy Kovalenko, Theory and Modeling Group Leader

Nils Peterson, Director General, NINT

Maria Stepanova, Theory and Modeling Group     

Deborah Warren, Investment Development Officer, Canadian Consulate General, Chicago

Poster Instructions

Organizing Committee

 Registration  
There is no registration fee.  Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required.  Register Now!
Send email to: nano@cnst.uiuc.edu

To Contact Us

Premise
The broad objective of the meeting is to initiate discussions among CNST and NINT researchers and administrators for research collaboration involving  nanoelectronics, nanodevices, nanomaterials, nanocomputation, and bionanotechnology applications.

The meeting will bring together leading researchers from the University of Illinois and NINT, Alberta, Canada. A reception will be held for wider participation of campus faculty and administrators. 

Format:  The day-long meeting will be held on November 21 at the University of Illinois Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Urbana- Champaign. 

Sponsors: University of Illinois Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Canadian Consulate General, Chicago, Illinois.

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                                              LAB TOUR

Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory Tours are available on request

POSTER INSTRUCTIONS: 

Posters are invited from UIUC graduate students and faculty

Limited Space for Posters: First Come First Served basis

Poster Session Location: 5th Floor Tower Room at Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign- November 21, 2005

 1. The general theme for the posters should be research and development in nanotechnology bio

 2. Poster Size: 2'(w) x 3'(h) to be placed on easel stand

 3. All posters should be put up on Nov. 21 by 4PM and taken down by 7PM.

 4. Each poster should have a representative available to explain the research from 4:30 to 6:30PM. 

 5. Send your poster titles by Nov. 18, 2005 to: nano@cnst.uiuc.edu 

 Include the following information on the poster: 

     Poster Title  
     Presenter Name(s)
     Job Title 
     Dept./Company Affiliation 
     Email 
     Faculty Advisor(s) 
     Project Sponsor(s) 

     For clarifications please call CNST:

 217-333-3097  

or

217-333-2015

Hotel Information

Parking Information

Hotel Information

 
Historic Lincoln Hotel 
209 S. Broadway, Urbana, Illinois, 61801-0945 
Phone: 1-800-251-1962  
HistoricLincoln@historiclincolnhotel.com

The hotel is about 20 minutes walk to the reception venue at the Beckman Institute.

Other accommodation options nearby include:

  Hampton Inn, University Avenue, 217-337-1100//800-HAMPTON
(across the street from reception venue: Beckman)

  Hawthorne Suites Ph: 217-398-3400//800-527-1133
(10 mins drive)

  Holiday Inn Ph: 217-328-7900
(7 mins drive)

  Illini Union Ph: 217-333-3030
(7 mins walk)

  Additional Hotel Information

 Parking Information:
#5 parking spot in lot A-10 (north of Everitt Lab)
 Wright Street, Urbana

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ABOUT CNST

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is the premier center for nanotechnology research, education, and outreach activities. CNST draws its strength from working as a collaboratory involving the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Biotechnology Laboratory, Coordinated Science Laboratory, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, Institute for Genomic Biology, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Systems, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and the School of Chemical Sciences. The Center is working towards seamless integration of interdisciplinary research from atoms and materials to devices and systems.

CNST is uniquely located to harness the entrepreneurial and technical spirit in the Midwest, with ongoing industrial linkages as it prepares tomorrow's workforce. The CNST thrives on its cutting-edge research in bionanotechnology, computational nanotechnology, nanocharacterization, nanoelectromechanical systems, nanoelectronics, nanofabrication, nanomaterials, nanomanufacturing, nanomedicine, and nanophotonics.

For more information visit www.cnst.uiuc.edu or email nano@cnst.uiuc.edu, or call 217-333-3097.

********Meeting Organizing Committee

1. Irfan Ahmad; Associate Director, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

2.  Rick Brommeland, National Institute for Nanotechnology, Alberta, Canada

3. Deborah Warren, Investment Development Officer, Canadian Consulate, Chicago, IL

For More Information Contact:

 Dr. Ilesanmi Adesida

Dr. Irfan Ahmad

Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
University of Illinois

217-333-3097

nano@cnst.uiuc.edu