Nobel Laureate Kroto will be plenary speaker at nano conference

Sir Harry Kroto, who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1996 for the discovery of a new form of carbon, will speak at the Multifunctional Nanocomposites International Conference, Sept. 20-22, 2006, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The conference, produced by ASME in conjunction with Oceanit, and the Hawaii Nanotechnology Laboratory, is aimed at providing a platform for researchers to exchange information, identify research needs, and promote the industry-academia communication in this emerging area of multifunctional nanocomposites. The meeting will be held at the Hawaii Imin International Conference Center.

Sir Harry Kroto

Kroto, a professor at Sussex University and Fellow of the Royal Society, will give a plenary presentation exploring nanotechnology-based composite materials and cover design, modeling, fabrication, and manufacturing.

Kroto is known worldwide for the discovery of C60, a form of carbon featuring a unique molecular structure. C60 helped spur the field of nanotechnology, which has been a major focus within the engineering and scientific communities during the last few years. He also has been involved in significant research in the fields of spectroscopy, liquid-phase interactions, and quantum chemistry.

The Multifunctional Nanocomposites International Conference will feature keynote lectures, paper presentations, and a business idea contest — the NanoVenture Competition on Sept. 21. Conference papers will be compiled and distributed to attendees on a CD. There will also be a banquet dinner with special lectures presented by experts in new groundbreaking technologies.

The meeting's technical tracks will cover the following seven topic areas: design and modeling of nanocomposites; numerical and computational methods; fabrication of nanocomposites; manufacturing issues of nanocomposites; characterization of nanocomposites; multifuncionalities in nanocomposites; and bio-medical applications.

In addition to Kroto, other authorities in the field scheduled to speak during the conference include Pulickel M. Ajayan, of Rensselear Polytechnic Institute; Morinobu Endo, of Shinsu University in Japan; Shousan Fan, of Tsinghua University in China; Robert J. Robinson, of the University of Hawaii at Manoa; Rodney S. Ruoff, of Northwestern University; Vijay K. Varadan, of the University of Arkansas; and Ben Wang, of Florida State University.
Registration for the conference is $500 for the general audience, $225 for students. One-day registration is $350.

There is a $450 fee to enter the NanoVenture Competition. To take part in the competition, you must submit an executive summary by Aug. 30. If you are selected to compete, you have until Sept. 8 to register for the contest. To find out more about the NanoVenture Competition, visit www.asmeconferences.org/MN06/NanoCommShow.cfm.

For more information on the Multifunctional Nanocomposites International Conference, or to register, visit www.asmeconferences.org/MN06.



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