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WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

There is an increasing need to enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of institutions for nanoscience research in EPSCoR state Arkansas. To foster the knowledge and promote communications with national research communities in nanoscience and nanotechnology, a one-and-a-half day Nanoscience Workshop will be held in UALR campus (Donaghey Student Center, Meeting Rooms A and B) in May 1-2, 2006, in conjunction with a nanoscience course at UALR. This workshop is focusing on the fundamental properties and applications of nanocrystals, nanotubes and nanowires which are emerging as key nanostructural materials for nanoscience and nanotechnology. Their unique optical and electronic properties have enabled them to be used in a wide range of applications including nanoscale electronics, optics, biological diagnostics, genomics, and proteomics. The workshop will be a platform for researchers to address fundamental and practical issues of these materials and to introduce the state of the art in the field to undergraduate and graduate students, high school teachers, and professionals who are interested in the subject.

WORKSHOP TOPICS:

• Principles of nanoscale phenomena.
• Synthesis and characterization techniques of nanocrystals, nanotubes and nanowires.
• Electronic and optical properties of nanocrystals, nanotubes and nanowires.
• Applications in biological diagnostics, genomics and proteomics.

WORKSHOP SPONSORS

UALR Graduate School
UALR Graduate Institute of Technology
UALR College of Science and Mathematics
Horiba Jobin Yvon, Inc.
Applied NanoFluorescence, LLC