International Conference on Nanoscience - Young Giants of Nanoscience, 2016
Abstract
The proposed conference was held in Hong Kong, in May of 2016. It was the second in a series that began as a conference on Nanoscience held at Northwestern University in August of 2011, which was originally established to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Prof. Chad A. MirkinÕs Lab at Northwestern. That event had ~100 participants and consisted of 20 lectures from academic and industry leaders in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Due to the overwhelming response to the high-quality talks and the fruitful exchange of ideas between academic and high-tech industry, the organizing committee decided to establish this event as a series, held every five years. The plan is to hold a meeting at Northwestern, at the International Institute for Nanotechnology, and then five years later, hold the meeting at a location in Asia. Therefore, we chose Hong Kong as the first Asian location of the conference. In the future we anticipate Singapore and South Korea as locations. In 2016 the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) and the Department of Applied Physics (AP) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University hosted the 2nd event of this series, with the theme ÒYoung Giants of NanoscienceÓ. This international conference gathered some of the very best young scientists from across Asia and the United States to present their state-of-the-art findings. The goals included the building up of close ties and relationships that can form a longstanding platform for the Asia-Pacific community of nanoscientists. We believe such efforts will lead to future collaborations, and will provide a valuable learning opportunity for local research students in Hong Kong and potentially students and postdoctoral fellows visiting from across the world.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Dec 04, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1610305
Entities
People
- Nathan C. Gianneschi
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of California, San Diego