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6th to 8th January, 2005
IIT Bombay, India
   
General Chairs:
Ashok Misra, IIT Bombay
Nitish Thakor, JHU, USA
Convener:
Pramod Khargonekar UF, USA

Programme Chairs:
Dhiren Bahadur, IIT Bombay
Kartic C. Khillar, IIT Bombay
Vinayak Dravid, NWU, USA
Arun Majumdar, UCB, USA
Organising Committee:
Jayesh Bellare, IIT Bombay
J.Chandrasekhar, IIT Bombay
Prasanna Gandhi, IIT, Bombay
Juzer Vasi, IIT Bombay
Ramgopal Rao, IIT Bombay

Program

 Program

It is proposed to hold an International Workshop on different areas of Nano Technology at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. The purpose of the workshop is to present details of work being done by IIT Bombay and selected universities in the USA in the areas of nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology with the purpose of identifying and fostering focused areas of research collaborations.

The important themes of the workshop are :
  • Nano Materials
  • Nano Bio-technology
  • Nano Electronics

It is expected that this Workshop will have about 20 to 25 participants from USA, mostly Alumni of IIT Bombay and experts in different areas of Nano Technology. Rest of the participants would include the faculty and students of IIT Bombay. It is also proposed to have Poster Session and Break-out Sessions during the second and third day of the Workshop. Besides presentation of state of the art research, the participants will identify leading edge problems, potential solutions, opportunities to share resources, expertise and exchange of students and faculty.

Advanced registration is required for IIT Bombay participants - starting on 1st October, 2004. Registration forms will be available on the Web site. Advanced registration via the web is the only way to register. Members of the faculty, alumni and special invitees, may contact Prof. Nitish Thakor, JHU, USA (nthakor@bme,jhu.edu) and Prof. Vinayak Dravid, NWU, USA (v-dravid@northwestern.edu).

Accommodation will be available for US delegates at the Institute Guest House. Advanced registration will close on 30th November, 2004.

List of confirmed speakers from USA