Experts to discuss nanotechnology during September Webcast series

Emily M. Smith
ASME NEWS

In September, ASME will begin broadcasting a series of nanotechnology Webcasts aimed at disseminating a fundamental understanding of nano materials, manufacturing and applications.

The target audience for these Webcasts is engineers and scientists, university faculty, graduate students and venture capitalists.

The 10-segment series, sponsored by ASME's Continuing Education Institute and the Nano-technology Institute, will feature experts in the field who will discuss a variety of nanotechnology-related subjects, including the business and impact of nanotechnology, and advances in computational modeling of nano-scale heat transfer.

A new 90-minute Webcast will air each month until June 2003. The series will begin with Mihail Roco, chair of the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology. During the Webcast on Sept. 25, he will explain the "National Technology Initiative and International Perspective."

"Research and Challenges in Nanomechanics" will be discussed Oct. 16 by Ken Chong, P.E., director of the Mechanics and Materials Program at the National Science Foundation.

The next Webcast, which airs Nov. 13, will explore the "Impact of Nanotechnology." Avi Bar-Cohen, an ASME Fellow and editor of the IEEE's Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, is the featured expert.

The "Impact of Science and Engineering on Small Tech in the Next 50 Years" will be the subject of a Webcast in March 2003. Rod Ruoff, a professor at Northwestern University who owns patents on fullerenes, nanotubes and weakly bound clusters, will moderate.

The Webcasts can be viewed on individual computers or by attending one of several public sites in Canada or the United States.

The charge for an individual broadcast is $75 for ASME members and $95 for nonmembers. Access to the entire series of 10 broadcasts will cost $595 for ASME members and $695 for nonmembers.

To obtain the complete schedule of Webcast topics and featured experts and to register, visit www.asme. org/nanowebcast or www.nanotech-nologyinstitute.org/products or e-mail Thomas Kuehl at kuehlt@ asme.org or call (800) 843-2763.

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