• 2006 IPF MEETING REPORT (724kb) Sunday evening, November 12, 2006 (Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel) Industrial Physics Forum Opening Reception Monday, November 13, 2006 (Moscone Center) Theme Session: Examples of Nanotechnology Manufacturing 8:00am This session will delve into new technologies that have already been (or will shortly be) enabled through the use of nanostructures. Moderator: J Randall, Zyvex Corporation Welcoming Remarks 8:00am - Marc Brodsky, Executive Director and CEO, AIP The Economics of Matter: Nanotechnology & Scale of Manufacturing 8:05am - Mark Bunger, Lux Research, Inc. Colloidal Nanocrystals of Complex Shape: Synthesis, Properties, Applications 8:40am - Paul Alivisatos, University of California, Berkeley Manufacturing Nanoparticles for Applications in Society 9:20am - Richard Siegel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanotechnology and High-Efficiency Automobiles 10:20am - Mark Verbrugge, GM Research and Development Center DNA-linked Dendrimer Nanoparticle Systems for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment 11:00am - James Baker, University of Michigan Beyond CMOS: Emerging Materials and Devices 2:00pm Electronic devices are already at the nanometer size scale; this session will explore needs and options that might extend the recent decades of rapid improvements in information technology devices. Moderator: C.M. Garner, Intel Corporation Technology Challenges, the Next 15 Years 2:00pm - Paolo Gargini, Intel Beyond CMOS — Semiconductor Nanoelectronics 2:40pm - Jeffrey Welser, Semiconductor Research Corporation Nanomanufacturing Challenges 3:20pm - Michael Mayberry, Intel Metrology for Emerging Devices and Materials 4:00pm - Eric Vogel, University of Texas - Dallas Linking Proteins, Particles and Wires to Make Functional Devices: Metrology, Materials, Properties 4:40pm - Dawn Bonnell, University of Pennsylvania Tuesday, November 14, 2006 (Moscone Center) Policy Session: Nanotechnology & Society 8:30am This session will explore environmental, safety, health and economic issues from industrial and regulatory perspectives. Moderator: J. Murday, Naval Research Laboratory Welcome 8:30am - Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Chair, AIP Governing Board Nanotechnology Oversight: Managing Potential Risk in an Uncertain World 8:40am - Andrew Maynard, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Nanoparticle Occupational Safety and Health Consortium 9:20am - MIchele Ostraat, DuPont Engineering Research and Technology Nanotech for Environment Renaissance - Soil and Groundwater Cleanup using Reactive Nanoparticles 10:40am - Wei-xian Zhang, ehigh University Ethics between Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Making Space for a Discussion 11:20am - Ann Johnson, University of South Carolina Frontiers in Physics Session 2:00pm This perennially popular session address the most exciting research going on today, regardless of field. Moderator: M.T. Bernius, The Dow Chemical Company Future Nanosystems: Towards Systems Biology of the Individual Cell 2:00pm - MIchael Roukes, California Institute of Technology Accelerating in the Future with Laser-Plasma Accelerators 2:40pm - Wim Leemans, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Wireless Non-Radiative Energy Transfer 3:20pm - Marin Solijacic, Massachusettes Institute of Technology Neutron Stars and Black Holes 4:00pm - Roger BlLandford, Stanford University