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Northern Nano Workshop


Thursday, November 9, 2006
8:00am - 4:30pm
Radisson Hotel, Metrodome
615 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN

This full-day workshop, co-hosted by the University of Minnesota's NNIN node (National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network) and the Canadian Government, offered presentations and discussions on issues relating to active nanostructures including nano-energy, sensors, nano-bio and more.

The workshop aim was to attract researchers from the University's Academic Health Centers, College of Biological Sciences and the Institute of Technology as well as industry and government researchers and technology professionals.  It was an opportunity to bring together professionals from a wide variety of fields to allow networking and discussion of problems of mutual interest.



The workshop was co-sponsored by the Canadian Consulate, and featured three presenters from Canada who spoke about nano research and initiatives there.  Pictured from left to right are Colleen Christensen of Canadian Light Source Inc.; Nils Petersen, Director General of NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT); Andy Melnyk, Trade Commissioner of Science & Technology Partnering at the Canadian Consulate; Sven Achenbach of the University of Saskatchewan; Milind Pimprikar of CANEUS; and Murray McLaughlin of Canadian Light Source Inc.



Milind Pimprikar of CANEUS addresses the audience.  More than 160 people attended from 30 different companies and academic institutions and 25 different University departments.


University of Minnesota graduate students present and talk about some of their work in nano with workshop attendees.






Northern Nano Workshop Schedule


8:00 - 8:30 Registration and breakfast
8:30 Welcome: Tim Mulcahy, UMN
8:40 Steve Campbell, UMN - Center for Nanostructured Applications Announcement   [  PDF 81.5kB]
8:50 Keynote Address: Printed Electronics, Jie Zhang, Motorola Labs
9:30 - 11:00 Devices and Sensors
9:30-10:00  Dr. Mark Tondra, Diagnostic Biosensors – "On-chip Detection and Manipulation of Magnetic Nanoparticles: Biosensor Applications"   [  PDF 3.8MB]
10:00-10:15  David Odde, Biomedical Engineering, UMN – "Digital Fluorescence Imaging: Analysis of Biological Systems at the Nanoscale"   [  PDF 2.5MB]
10:15-10:30  Milind Pimprikar, CANEUS
10:30-10:45  Anand Gopinath, Electrical Engineering, UMN
10:45-11:00  David Thomas, Molecular Biology/Biophysics, UMN - "In Vivo Fluorescent Biosensors of Muscle Protein Structural Dynamics"   [  PDF 2.0MB]
11:00 - 11:30 NRC & NINT, Nils Petersen
11:30 - 12:00 DARPA and Applied Nanostructures, Dennis Polla, DARPA
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and poster session
1:00 - 2:30 Energy
1:00-1:30  Mark Debe, 3M - "Nanostructured Thin Film Catalysts for Next Generation PEM Fuel Cells"   [  PDF 503MB]
1:30-1:50  Eray Aydil, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, UMN - "Nonconventional Photovoltaics With Nanowires"
1:50-2:10  Jane Davidson, Mechanical Engineering, UMN - "H2 Production With ZnO Nanoparticles"
2:10-2:30  Wayne Gladfelter, Chemistry, UMN - "Nanoparticle Inks for Printable Solar Cells"
2:30 - 3:00 Break and poster session
3:00 - 4:30 Bio Nano
3:00-3:20  Alpetkin Aksan, Mechanical Engineering, UMN - "Life in Motion: Molecular Mechanisms of Biopreservation"
3:20-3:40  Sven Achenbach, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Saskatchewan - "SyLMAND: Bridging Macro, Micro and Nano Structures for Wireless and Biomedical Applications"   [  PDF 1.7MB]
3:40-4:00  Subir Banerjee, Department of Geology, UMN – "Nanophase Iron Oxides & Oxyhydoxides as Indicators of Past Rainfall and/or Microbes"   [  PDF 2.7MB]
4:00-4:30  Ping Wang, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, UMN - "Nanoscale Bioactive Systems for Production of Biorenewable Products and Energy"   [  PDF 2.4MB]
 
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