Please join us for the first annual NanoRomania 2009 conference*, a joint NSF Romanian/U.S. NanoScience Workshop. Our goal is to make this annual conference the premier nanoscience research event in Eastern Europe. You will be joining Dr. Mihail Roco, NSF's Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, Dr. Luis Echegoven, the Director of the Chemistry Division at NSF, Dr. Gheorghe Popa, Vice-Rector at the Alexandru Iona Cuza University, Dr. Marius Andruh, on the Board of Directors of the European Institute of Molecular Magnetism (EIMM), and other Romanian and U.S.-based researchers, academics, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to discuss the issues, opportunities, and challenges inherent in small tech innovation. The opening Plenary session on Tuesday, June 2 will be followed by three days of morning talks followed by afternoon proposal development sessions with a goal of faciliating joint future U.S./Romanian research projects.
- Session 1, Wednesday June 3: Energy
- Session 2, Thursday June 4: Nano-Bio
- Session 3, Friday June 5: Nano-Electronics
Presentations on:
- Nano-bio Technologies: Tools and Diagnostics
- An Exploration of the Transport Properties of Magnetic Nanoparticles
- Nanotechnology for Energy
- Preditive Nanotoxicology
- Green Nanotechnologies
- Nanomaterials for Electro-optics
- Novel Thin-Film Photovoltaic Design
- Ultra fast-switch in Spin Transition Materials
- Micropower & Batteries
- Nanoscale Measurement and Characterization
- Multiscale Simulations of Material Properties
- Hysteresis with Multiple Control Parameters
*We understand that the slowdown in the global economy has impacted many researchers yet all interested participants are welcome. If you experience financial hardship, yet wish to participate, you can request a hardship waiver in the Registration Form to waive the $50 USD (170 RON) registration fee. Additionally we have a limited amount of travel funds, but we will attempt to honor all requests. See Registration Form for more information.