IEEE/NANO-2004

Conference on Nanoscale Devices and System Integration

February 15-19, 2004

Hyatt Regency - Miami

Miami, Florida USA

Program and Conference Functions

DAY 1: Sunday Feb. 15, Noon-7:00pm

12:00 pm -6:00 pm Registration

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm  Welcome Reception (business casual dress)

DAY 2: Monday Feb. 16, 7:00am - 6:00pm

8:00 am-5:00 pm Registration

DAY 2: MONDAY FEBRUARY 16^TH 2004

7:00 -8:00 am (Breakfast)

8:00-8:30 am Opening Session

8:30 – 11:45 am (Morning Oral Session)

Session A: Nanostructures (Carbon Nanotubes, Nanowires)

8:30-9:00 am

A1. “Nanotechnology: A Review of Recent Developments”

M. Meyyappan, L. Delzeit, A. Cassell, B. Cruden, J. Li, J. Han, NASA - Ames

9:00-9:20 am

A2. “CNT Nanoelectronics”

Ph. Avouris, IBM Research

9:25-9:45 am

A3. “CNT-based X-Ray System for Diagnostic Imaging”

Otto Zhou, University of North Carolina

9:45-10:05 am

A4.  “Fabrication of field emission device with electrodeposited composite of carbon nanotubes and nickel.”

Y.S Cho, W.-J. Yu, I.-k. Song, G. Choi, Dojin Kim, Chungnam National University, Korea

10:05-10:25 am Coffee and Discussion Break

10:25-10:45 am

A5. “Polymer-free carbon nanotube fibers”

M. Kozlov, R. Capps, V.H. Ebron, V. Seker, M. Sampson, M. Zhang, M. Selvidge, J. Ferraris, R. Baughman, University of Texas - Dallas

10:45-11:05 am

A6. “Rapid Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes for Nano-sensing by Di-electrophoretic Force”

W. J. Li, R.H.M.Chan, C.K.M. Fung, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

11:05-11:25 am

A7. “Novel Nanostructured Materials and Systems”

J. Narayan, North Carolina State University

11:25-11:45 am

A8. “Polymer Microdevices with Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes”

Vijay K. Varadan, The Pennsylvania State University

11:45-1:00 pm Lunch Break (included in registration)

1:00 pm-2:30 pm (Afternoon Poster Session)

Session B: Nanoscale Optics and Nanophotonics

B1. “Observation of a Photonic Bandgap on a 2D-Slab Polymer Photonic Crystal,” R. R. Panepucci, FIU; B. H. Kim, V. R. Almeida, M. Brown, Cornell

B2. “Three-dimensional heterointegration of optoelectronic structures using novel amorphous alpha-(Ga, As) interlayer and soft metal contacts,” F. F. Shi, S. Hosmane, S. MacLaren, K. Chang, K. C. Hsieh, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

B3. “Large-scale Integration of Nano-Photonic Devices,” J. Wang, R. Panepucci, FIU

B4. “High-performance Nanowire Electronics and Photonics on Glass and Plastic Substrates,” M. C. McAlpine, R. S. Friedman, S. Jean, C. M. Lieber, Harvard University

B5. “Nanoscale Organic Electroluminescence from Tunnel Junctions,” X. L. Guo, Z. C. Dong, A. Triphonov, S. Yokoyama, S. Mashiko, T. Okamoto, National Institute of Materials Science

Session C: Nanoscale Devices (Nano-Fuel Cells, Nanoscale Sensors, NEMS, Single-Molecule Devices, Molecular Electronics, Spintronics)

C1. “Fabrication of a nanocantilever based mass sensor integrated with CMOS using laser lithography on resist,”E. Forsén, Carlberg, Nilsson, Montelius, Murano, Esteve, Montserrat, Figueras, Campabadal, Martorell, Abadal, Barniol, Boisen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

C2. “Nanostructure and electrical properties of SWNT bundle networks grown by an “all-laser” growth process for nanoelectronic device applications,” M.A. El Khakani, J.-H. Yi, University of Quebec, Canada

C3. “Multi-level magnetic recording systems for areal densities beyond Terabit/in²,” N. Amos, R. Chomko, D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev, FIU-Un. of Houston

C4. “A Micro Fuel Cell Fabricated through Macro Porous Silicon Technology,” A.R. AbdurRahman, A. Rahman, S. Aravamudhan, S. Bhansali, University of South Florida

C5. “FIB-fabricated Sensors of Magnetic Field at Nano-Tesla Level,” R. Chomko, O. Mohammed, D. Litvnov, S. Khizroev, FIU- Un. of Houston

C6. “A nanoscale Scalable Memory Architecture for Molecular Electronics,” Y.-H. Choi, Y.K. Kim, Hongik University, Korea

C7.  “Simulation of Single-Charging Effect in Nanocrystal Memories.”J.S. Sim, J.D. Lee, B.-G. Park, Seoul National University, Korea

C8. “Heat propagation in heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) systems,” A. Lavrenov, R. Chomko, D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev, FIU – Un. of Houston

C9. “Progress Summary for a High Temperature Superconducting MEMS switch for RF Applications,” Y. Hijazi, A. Bogozi, M. Brzhezinskaya, J. Martinez, J. Noel, D. Hanna, L. Lawrence, D. Fairweather, J. Vargas, Yu. Vlasov, G. Larkins, FIU

C10. “FIB-fabricated Nanoscale Magnetoresistive Sensors,” R. Cameron, Jr., R. Chomko, S. Mukherjee, R. W. Chantell, D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev, FIU-Seagate-Un. of Houston

C11. “Wireless MEMS capacitive pressure sensor with unique transmission scheme,” T. K. Bhattacharyya, S. Suthram, S. Das, A. Dutta, S. K. Singh, Indian Institute of Technology, India

 C12. “Magnetic Scanning Probe Array Memory,” L. Abelmann, T. Onoue, M. Siekman, B. Craus, K. Ramstock, C. Lodder, E. Sarajlic, G. Krijnen, MESA Research Institute, University of Twente, The Netherlands

C13. “A Novel System of Self-Assembling Muscle on MEMS Devices,” J. Xi, J. Schmidt, C. D. Montemagno, UCLA

C14.”A Comparative Study of Microactuators Driven by Electric and Magnetic Principles,” H. Lu, J. Zhu, Un. of Technology, Australia

2:30-4:10 pm (Afternoon Oral Session I)

Session D: Quantum/Nanoscale Devices, Nanoscale Optics, Nanophotonics

2:30-2:50 pm

D1: “3-D Self-Consistent Simulation of Spin-Qubit Quantum Dots and Circuits”

J.-P. Leburton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2:50-3:10 pm

D2. “Manipulations of spin-polarized states in magnetic semiconductors”

Boldizsar Janko, University of Notre Dame

3:10-3:30 pm

D3. “Nanostructured Diamond and Diamond-like Materials for Application in Field-Emission Devices”

V. Baranauskas, M. Fontana, H. J. Ceragioli, A. C. Peterlevitz, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

3:30-3:50 pm

D4. “Magnetic Microtraps for Cavity QED, Bose-Einstein Condensates, and Atom Optics”

B. Lev, H. Mabuchi, Caltech

3:50-4:10 pm

D5. “Controlling light with light on a microelectronics’ chip”

M. Lipson, Cornell University

4:10-4:30 pm Discussion and Coffee Break

4:30-5:30 pm (Afternoon Oral Session II)

4:30-4:50 pm

D6. “Extraordinary IR Transmission of Metallic Arrays with Subwavelength Holes to Detect Molecules”

J.V. Coe, S.M. Williams, S.M. Teeters-Kennedy, K.R. Rodriguez, S. Shah, Ohio State University

4:50-5:10 pm

D7. “UV assisted rotation moulding of microstructures for high-volume production of micro components on foil”

L.R. Lindvold, J. Stensborg, T. Rasmussen, Optical Verification Components Plc., Denmark

5:10-5:30 pm

D8. “UV One-dimensional array of InAs/GaAs quantum dots on a strain-engineered superlattice”

Young Ju Park, Kwang Moo Kim, Seung Hoon Son, Sae Han Lee, and Jung Il Lee, Nano Device Research Center, KIST, Korea

5:30-5:50 pm

D9. “Theory of FePt Nanoparticle Assembly”

K. Yu. Guslienko, A. Lyberatos, X. W. Wu, T. Klemmer, R. W. Chantrell, Seagate Research

5:50-6:10 pm

D10. “From Nanotechnology to Nanobio Systems”

V. Varadan, R. Khosla, National Science Foundation

7:00-9:00 pm FIU Reception (Formal Dress)

DAY 3: Tuesday Feb. 17, 7:00am - 6:00

7:00 -8:00 (Breakfast)

8:00 am-5:00 pm Registration

8:00-11:45 am (Morning Oral Session)

Session F: Nanoscale Fabrication, Characterization and Metrology, and Nanorobotics

8:00-8:30 am

F1. “Nanoimprint Lithography  -- An Enabling Engine For Nanotechnology and

Nanomanufacturing”

Stephen Y. Chou, Princeton University

8:30-8:50 am

F2. “Metrology for Nanometer Scale Science and Engineering”

R. Heilmann, M.L. Schattenburg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

8:50-9:10 am

F3. “Magnetic Scanning Probe Microscopy,”  L. Abelmann, T. Onoue, M. Siekman, B.Craus, K. Ramstock, C. Lodder, E. Sarajlic, G. Krijnen, University of Twente, Netherlands,

9:10-9:30 am

F4. “Atom beam lithography: proximity printing for the sub-10-nm domain”

Jack Wolfe, Paul Ruchhoeft, University of Houston

9:30-9:50 am

F5. “Nanorobotic manipulation and manufacturing systems”

Metin Sitti, Carnegie Mellon University

9:50-10:25 am (Coffee and Discussion Break)

10:25-10:45 am

F6. “Effect of Metal-Carbon Nanotube Interfaces on a Whole Device Conductivity”

D. Dikin, Z. Zhang,  R. S. Ruoff, V. Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University

10:45-11:05 am

F7. “Design Principles for Self-Assembling Devices from Macromolecules,” F.R. Salemme, Imiplex Inc.

11:05-11:25 am

F8. “Microelectromagnet for Magnetic Manipulation in lab-on-a-chip systems”

K. Smistrup, O. Hansen, P.T.Tang, M. F. Hansen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

11:25-11:45 am

F9. “Nanoscale characterization for semiconductor reliability”

Alex Volinsky, University of Southern Florida

11:45-1:00 pm Lunch Break (included in registration)

1:00 -2:20 pm (Afternoon Poster Session)

Session H:  Nanofabrication and Nanorobotics

H1. “Localized Electrochemical Deposition (LECD): The March Toward Process Standardization,” R. Said, U.A.E. University, United Arab Emirates

H2. “Reconfigurable Shadow Mask Technology: Self-aligned Multi-layer Microsystem for the Deposition of Metal Nanolines,” C. G. Courcimault, Mark G. Allen, Georgia Institute of Technology

H3. “Nanostructured Thin Films Fabricated by Glancing Angle Deposition - A Review,” C. Buzea, Kevin Robbie, Queen’s University, Canada

H4. K. Naito, Hiroyuki Hieda, Yoshiyuki Kamata, and Akira Kikitsu, Toshiba Corp. “FePtCu Nano-Dots Prepared by Using Self-Assembling Diblockcopolymer.”

H5. “Nanoimprint lithography of PMMA based lasers,” D. Nilsson, T. Nielsen, A. Kristensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

H6.  “Nanoimprint lithography in Topas, a highly UV-transparent and chemically resistant thermoplast,” T. Nielsen, D. Nilsson, O. Geschke, P. Shi, A. Kristensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

H7. “nProgrammable Ferrofluid Masking for Lithographic Applications,” B. Yellen, G. Friedman, Drexel University

H8. “FIB-based Rapid Prototyping of Nanoscale Magnetic Devices,”
R. Ikkawi, R. Chomko, D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev, FIU – Un. of Houston

H9. “High aspect ratio contact hole etching in C4F6/O2/AR/CH2F2 and C4F6/O2/AR plasma,” C. K. Kim, H. K. Ryu, I. W. Kim, Hynix Semiconductor Inc.,  South Korea

Session J: Nanoscale Characterization and Metrology

J1. “Dynamic Susceptibility of Nanopillars,” N. Dao, I. Dumitru, L.Spinu, S.L. Wittenburg, M.J.Donahue, J.C.Lodder, The University of Twente, Netherlands

J2. “Deconvolution Processing for Increasing the Resolution of Magnetic Force Microscopy Measurements,” F.M. Candocia, E. Svedberg, D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev, FIU-Seagate

J3. “Nanotribological Characterization of Digital Micromirror Devices using Atomic Force Microscopy,” Huiwen Liu, Bharat Bhushan, Ohio State University

J4. “Possibilies of Vector Magnetometer in Investigations of Magnetization Processes of magnetic Nanoparticles,” A.N. Bazhan, P.I. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Russia

Session K: Magnetic Nanostructures

K1. ”Thickness and magnetic-field dependence of domain switching in isolated and interacting permalloy contacts,” C. Pels, M. Barthelmess, A. Thieme, G. Meier, Universität Hamburg, Germany

K2. “Spin-polarized sensors for magnetic recording at areal densities beyond 1 Terabit/in²,” R. Chomko, N. Amos, S. Mukherjee, D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev, FIU-Seagate Research

K3. “Magnetic nanostructures fabricated by AFM nano-lithography technique,” K. Watanabe, Yasushi Takemura, Yoshihiro Shimazu, Jun-ichi Shirakashi, Yokohama National University, Japan

K4. “Smart” Nanoscale Probe for improving MFM resolution,” N. Amos, F. Candocia, E. Svedberg, D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev, FIU- Seagate – Un. of Houston

K5. “Magnetic properties of conducting polymer doped with manganese zinc ferrite nanoparticles,” P. Poddar, J. L. Wilson and H. Srikanth, University of South Florida

K6. “Synthesis and magnetic properties of Magnetite nanoparticles coated with TiO2,” O. Yavuz, M. K. Ram, M. Aldissi, Fractal Systems Inc., USA

K7. “Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Magnetic Nanowires in Nanoporous Silicon Templates,” S. Aravamudhan, K. Luongo, S. Bhansali, University of South Florida

K8. “ Magnetic properties of Be-codoped GaMnAs”, D.J. Kim, F.C. Yu, J.A. Kim, K.J. Lee, D.J. Kim, H.J. Kim, Y.E. Ihm, Chungnam National University, Korea

K9. “MRAM design using Rings with controlled asymmetry”

A. Domanowski, A.S.Mani, D. Geerpuram, V. Baskaran, V.Metlushko, University of Illinois at Chicago

2:20-3:40 pm (Afternoon Oral Session I)

Session L: Nanoscale Devices and Electronics

2:20-2:40 pm

L1 “Novel Nanoscaled Devices”

Jun’ichi Sone, NEC, Japan

2:40-3:00 pm

L2. “Single Crystal Silicon and Metal Silicide Nanowires for

       Nanoelectronics Applications”

Y. Wu, J. Xiang, C. M. Lieber, Harvard University

3:00-3:2 0 pm

L3. Inorganic Nanowire-based Electronics”

H.-T. Ng, P. Nguyen, Y.P. Chen, M. Smith, J. Li, J. Han, M. Meyyappan, NASA- Ames

3:20-3:40 pm

L4. “Device Simulation in Coupled Floating-gate Memory”

T. Tanamoto, R. Ohba, S. Yasuda, K. Abe,  S. Fujita, Toshiba, Japan

3:40-4:00 pm

L5. “Nanoscale MOSFETs: Scaling Limits and Opportunities”

        Q. Chen, AMD, USA, J. D. Meindl, Georgia Tech University

4:00-4:20pm Coffee and Discussion Break

4:20-6:00pm (Afternoon Oral Session II )

Session M: Nanoscale Magnetic Applications

4:20-4:40 pm

M1. “Magnetic Recording toward 1 Terabit / sq-in and beyond”

D. Weller, Seagate Research

4:40-5:00 pm

M2. “Magnetic Ring Devices for Memory and Logic Applications”

V. Metlushko¹, U. Welp², V.Vlasko-Vlasov², G. Crabtree², M. Grimsditch², V. Novosad², J. Hiller², N. Zaluzec², P. Vavassori³, B. Ilic⁴, Xiaobin Zhu⁵ and P. Grütter⁵, A. Imre⁶, G. H. Bernstein⁶, and W. Porod⁶, J. Bekaert⁶, V. V. Moshchalkov⁶, and Y. Bruynseraede⁶ , ¹University of Illinois at Chicago, ²Argonne National Laboratory, ³INFM-Dipartimento di Fisica, ⁴Cornell University, ⁵McGill University, ⁶University of Notre Dame

5:00-5:20 pm

M3. “Trends in Nano-scaled magnetic reader transducer”

S. Xue and P. J. Ryan, Seagate Technology

5:20-5:40 pm

M4. Magnetic Imaging with Non-contact Atomic Force Microscopy”

Kazuhisa Sueoka^1,2, Hirotaka Hosoi³, Agus Subagyo², Koichi Mukasa^1,2, ¹Hokkaido University, ²CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), ³Innovation Plaza Hokkaido, JST

5:40-6:00 pm

M5. “Nanomagnetics and Biology.”

G. Whitesides, Harvard University

7:00-11pm Tuesday Evening (Gala Dinner, Additional Ticket Required) Busses Depart Sharply at 7:00pm

DAY 4: Wednesday Feb. 18, 7:00am - 6:00

7:00-8:00 am (Breakfast)

8:00 am-5:00 pm Registration

8:00-11:45 am (Morning Oral Session)

Session N: Molecular Electronics and Nanoscale Bioengineering

8:00-8:20 am

N1. “Nanolithography for Molecular Electronics”

G. H. Bernstein, Q. Hang, W. Hu, University of Notre Dame

8:20-8:40 am

N2. “Theoretical Study of Molecular Electronics: A Case study of unimolecular Rectifier using porphyrin polymer”

H. Mizuseki, R. V. Belosludov, A. A. Farajian, N. Igarashi, Y. Kawazoe, Tohoku University, Japan

8:40-9:00 am

N34. “Metal-Molecule-Metal and Metal-Molecule-Semiconductor Devices”

D. B. Janes, S. Ghosh, S. Lodha, J. Choi, and S. Bhattacharya, Purdue University

9:00-9:20 am

N4. “Nanoscale organic transistors: towards gain in molecular devices”

Vivek Subramanian, C. Chang, and Josephine B. Lee, Berkeley University

9:20-9:40 am

N5. “Kondo Physics of C60 Single-Molecule Transistors”

D. Natelson, L. H. Yu, Rice University

9:40-10:10 am Coffee and Discussion Break

10:10-10:30 am

N7. “Biomolecular motors as components of nanodevices and nanomaterials”

H. Hess, J. Clemmens, R. Doot, A. Hanisch, C.M. Matzke, G.D. Bachand, B.C. Bunker, V. Vogel, University of Washington

10:30-10:50 am

N8. “Neutron-Scattering Characterization of Nanostructured Materials Relevant to Biotechnology”

C.-K. Loong, P. Thiyagarajan,  A.I. Kolesnikov, Argonne National Laboratory

10:50-11: 10 am

N9. “Highly Conductive Metallic Nanostructures based on Self-Assembled DNA Templates”

G. Finkelstein, Sung Ha Park, Hao Yan, John Reif, Thomas H. LaBean, Duke University

11:10- 11:30 am

        N10. “Learning of Human Neural Networks on Microelectrode Arrays,” R. Pizzi, F. Gelain, D. Rossetti, A. Vescovi, University of Milan, Italy

11:30-1:00 pm Lunch Break (included in Registration)

1:00 -2:20 pm (Afternoon Poster Session)

Session P: Bio-Nanoengineering

P1. “Visual-nanobiology of barley chromosomes by SNOM/AFM,” T. Yoshino, D.Fukushi, M.Shichiri, T.Matsuto, S.Sugiyama, S.Hagiwara, K.Akazawa, T.Ushiki, T. Ohtani, National Food Research Institute, Japan

P2. “Bionanotechnology : Cell response sensors, information storage systems,” P. Dhar, V. Renugopalakrishnan, FIU

P3. "Progress Toward Molecular Manufacturing"

   Chris Phoenix, Center for Responsible Nanotechnology

P4. “Construction of Nano Arrays Using Highly Aligned DNA Templates,” H. Nakao, Hiroshi Shiigi, Tomyuki Yoshino, Shigeru Sugiyama, Toshio Ohtani, National Food Research Institute, Japan

P5. “Interfacing biological macromolecules with carbon nanotubes and silicon surfaces: A computer modeling and simulation dynamics,” M. Prabhakaran, S.Gursahani,H.Arjomandi,S.S.Tatke, S.L.Lakka, Li  Pingzuo, V. Renugopalakrishna, FIU

P6. “Write and Read mechanisms for protein-based storage devices,” R. Nair, J. Navarro, H. Arjomandi, V. Renugopalakrishnan, D. Litvinov, E. Svedberg, R. Chomko, S. Khizroev, FIU-Un.of Houston-Seagate Research

P7. “PDMS-based protein chip for simultaneous tests of multiple sample,” K. Park, H. G. Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

P8. “Studies on chiral-enhanced phenomena of biomolecules with silver nanoparticles,” T. Li, H. G. Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

P9. “Protein Engineering in Bionanotechnology: Instights from In-silico  Mutagenesis”

        Chandra Verma, York University, York, U.K.

Session R: Carbon Nanotubes, Other Nanostructures

R1. “Sensitivity of EEL spectra to Ion Irradiation of Carbon Nanotubes,” M. Brzhezinskaya, E. Baitinger, V. Shnitov, FIU

R2. “Fabrication of Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays,” W.Z. Li, Z.F. Ren, K. Kempa, FIU – HongKong

R3. “Nano-mechanical Test of CNT-Embedded MEMS Structures by AFM,” W. J. Li, L.M. Fok, C.K.M. Fung, Y.H. Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

R4. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Performance of Carbon Nanomaterials with Controlled Size and Morphology as Catalyst Support Material for PEMFC,” Fangli Yuan, Hojin Ryu, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

R5. “Construction and Characterization of An Ordered Array of Metal-filled Semiconductor nanotubes,” J. Bao, Dapeng Xu, Quanfa Zhou and Zheng Xu, Nanjing University, China

R6. “Growth and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes with Various Structures,” Young Chul Choi, Eungmin Lee, Harindra Vedala, Won Bong Choi, FIU

R7. “The factors determining the growth modes in carbon nanotube synthesis on substrates”

I.-K. Song, Y.-S. Cho, G. Choi, D. Kim, Chungnam National University, Korea

R8. “Application of Carbon nanotube for nanoelectronics”

W. B.  Choi, FIU, W. Park, J-W Lee, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology,, Korea

2:20-4:40 pm (Afternoon Oral Session I)

Session T: Nanoscale Bioengineering

2:20-2:40 pm

T1. “Nanoengineered Device for Drug Delivery Application”

P. Sinha, S. Sharma, X. Lu, G. Valco, M. Ferrari, Ohio State University

2:40-3:00 pm

T2. “Bio-motors”

R. H. Fillingame, Un. of Wisconsin-Madison

3:00-3:20 pm

T3. “Multifunctional optical security features based on bacteriorhodopsin”

N. Hampp, University of Marburg, Germany

3:20-3:40 pm

T4. “Self-Assembling of Proteins and Enzymes at nanoscale for Biodevice Applications”

R. Rinaldi, P.P. Pompa, G. Maruccio, A. Biasco, P. Visconti, D. Pisignano, L. Blasi, N. Sgarbi, B. Krebs, F.Calabi,  R. Cingolani, University of Lecce, Italy

3:40-4:00 pm Coffee Break

4:00-4:20 pm

T5. “Biomedical and biotechnological implications from the structure of the light-absorbing protein rhodopsin”

P. Gariga, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain

4:20-4:40 pm

 T6. “Electron Conduction across Electrode Immobilized Neutravidin Bound with Biotin-Labeled Ruthenium Pentaamine”

        L.M. Tender, S.D. Jhaveri, S.A. Trammell, D.A. Lowy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

4:40-5:00 pm

T7. “Molecular Nanotechnologies for Opto-Electronics.”

R. Cingolani, University of Lecce, Italy

5:00-6:30pm Special Panel Session

“Research and Funding Opportunities in Nanotechnology”

1. Minoo Dastoor, NASA Headquarters
2. Rajinder Khosla, NSF
3. Lalita Manchanda, SRC
4. TBA, DOD
5. TBA, DOE
6. “The creation of a Nanotechnology Standards Roadmap.”

Edward Rashba, IEEE Standard Association

DAY 5: Thursday Feb. 19, 7:00am - 12:00

7:00 -8:00 am (Breakfast)

8:00 am-12:00 pm Registration

8:00-11:40 am (Morning Oral Session)

Session W: MEMS/NEMS and Alternative Nanoscale Sensors

8:00-8:20 am

W1. “MEMS-Based Reconfigurable Printed and Slot Antennas”

Atef Elsherbeni, Abdelnaser A. Eldek, and Charles E. Smith, University of Mississippi

8:20-8:40 am

W2. “Sensitivity Analysis for an Ultra Small Accelerometer Using Nanowire Piezoresistor”

D. V. Dao, Machiko Koshigoe, Van Thanh Dau, Toshiyuki Toriyama, Susumu Sugiyama, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

8:40-9:00 am

W3. “Servomechanism for a MEMS-based Scanning-Probe Data Storage Device”

E. Eleftheriou, A. Pantazi, G. Cherubini, M. Lantz, H. Pozidis, T. Albrecht,