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Vet Med Basic Sciences Building
2001 S. Lincoln Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 Phone 217-333-2760 <Click
for VetMed map> Media <Click for CNST Workshop Press Release>
Dr. Celia Merzbacher; Technology Policy Analyst, Office of the
Science and Technology Policy at the White House
Nanotechnology's potential to assist with homeland security
endeavors will be the theme of the University of Illinois Center for
Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) -sponsored workshop, that
hundreds of experts from academia, government, and industry will
attend on May 6-7, 2004 at the College of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
The two-day workshop will also feature poster sessions, group
discussions, and tour of key laboratories such as the Micro and
Nanotechnology Laboratory and others.
It is envisaged
that workshop will lead to concerted effort in bringing to the
forefront the unique strength of the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in agriculture, biology, food sciences,
engineering, information sciences, and veterinary medicine.
Simultaneously, the presence of small companies at the
University Research Park, and the university’s ongoing industrial
partnerships with Fortune 500 companies will be leveraged to address
the needs of homeland security in an integrated manner on a rapid
turnaround basis. The
workshop is likely to lead to research and development towards next
generation of fast, portable, extra-sensitive, ultra-light,
nanotechnology-enabled smart sensors. It is anticipated that the representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House, will outline the current and future homeland security needs as seen from the national perspective and on department-specific basis. OBJECTIVES The broad objective of the workshop is to showcase University of Illinois research, which may have potential for applications in the arena of homeland security. Other objectives include gaining insight into potential needs for homeland security and facilitate research collaborations. **************************************************************** ABOUT CNST The
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Center for Nanoscale Science and
Technology (CNST) is the
premier center for nanotechnology research, education, and outreach
activities. CNST draws its
strength from working as a collaboratory involving the Beckman
Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Biotechnology
Laboratory, Coordinated Science Laboratory, Frederick Seitz
Materials Research Laboratory, Institute for Genomic Biology, Micro
and Nanotechnology Laboratory, National Center for Supercomputing
Applications, and the School of Chemical Sciences. The Center is
working towards seamless integration of interdisciplinary research
from atoms and materials to devices and systems. CNST
is uniquely located to harness the entrepreneurial and technical
spirit in the Midwest, with ongoing industrial linkages as it
prepares tomorrow's workforce. The CNST
thrives For
more information visit: www.cnst.uiuc.edu
or email: nano@cnst.uiuc.edu, or call 217-333-3097.
LAB TOUR Micro
and Nanotechnology Laboratory Tours are available on request NOTE: Registration is required and will be confirmed by email. Please register- (Click to register online)
Posters are invited from UIUC graduate students, faculty, relevant departments, local TechCommUnity, and industry Poster Session Location: Atrium, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign- May 6-7, 2004 1. The general
theme for the posters should be research and applications in the
general area of nanotechnology with current or potential
applications in homeland security. 2. Poster Size: Total Display Area:
4
‘ x 4 ‘ 3. All posters
should be put up between 9:00-11:00AM on May 6 and taken down between
2:00 to 4:00PM, on May 7, 2004. 4. Each poster
should have a representative present to explain the research from
11:30AM to 1:00PM and 5:30 to 7:30PM on May 6. 5. All
confirmations for posters should be sent to: nano@cnst.uiuc.edu Include the following information: For clarifications please call CNST: 217-333-3097
KEY NOTE SPEAKER:
MELVIN BERNSTEIN Melvin Bernstein is director of University Research Programs at the U.S.Department of Homeland Security. Prior to taking this position he spent three decades in academia, including 20 years in high-level administrative service. As provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs and senior vice president for Academic and Research Policy at Brandeis University, he initiated a major restructuring of the undergraduate program in Arts and Sciences and expanded research and intellectual property activities in the key areas of behavioral genomics and bioinformatics. Other administrative positions have included vice president and faculty dean for Arts, Sciences and Engineering, Tufts University; provost and academic vice president, followed by chancellor and senior vice president, Illinois Institute of Technology, ITT Center, Chicago; department head for Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University; and associate dean at Carnegie Institute of Technology. Bernstein completed undergraduate and graduate work at Columbia University, focusing on metallurgy and material science. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Berkeley Nuclear Laboratory of the Central Electricity Generating Board, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. His early career experience also included research at the E. C. Bain Laboratory for Fundamental Research, U.S. Steel Corporation. As a liaison scientist to the U.S. Office of Naval Research in the late 1970s, Bernstein traveled extensively throughout Europe and Israel to assess and report on university and industrial materials research and development. He has been invited to lecture at the most prestigious universities as well as major government and industry laboratories around the world. A respected scientist, Bernstein also has been active on many national, state, and university panels and boards. He served as a panel chairman for the National Research Council Study on Materials Science and Engineering, 1986 to 1991, where he was a co-author of A National Agenda in Materials Science and Engineering. He was also panel chairman for the 1988 Study on Research Directions and Needs in U.S. Manufacturing, made by the Manufacturing Studies Board of the National Research Council. He served as a panel member on Advanced Space Transportation for the Office of Technology Assessment from 1987 to 1989. From 1990 to 1996, he was a member of the National Materials Advisory Board of the National Research Council. In Illinois, he served as an executive committee member to the Illinois Governor’s Science Advisory Committee from 1989 to 1991, and as a board member for the Chicago Information Industry Council from 1988 to 1991. He served on the Board of Governors for the IIT Research Institute and the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Institute of Technology from 1990 to 1999, as well as the Board of Trustees for the Academy for Math and Science Teachers of Chicago from 1990 to 1991. Bernstein is the author or co-author of more than 150 scientific and technical papers. In addition, he is co-editor of four books, including a widely used handbook on stainless steels, and numerous articles and interviews on K-12 and university education and community relation issues. He was associate editor for Metallurgical Transaction from 1977 to 1982, and co-chairman and co-editor for the proceedings of three international conferences on hydrogen in metals and materials (1973, 1975, and 1978).Active in professional societies, Bernstein served on the Board of Directors for the Metallurgical Society of AIME from 1979 to 1980, and again from 1983 to 1986. He is a member of the American Society for Metals (ASM). 1. Ilesanmi Adesida; Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering/ Director CNST and MNTL (Chair) 2. Irfan Ahmad; Assistant Director, CNST 3. Steve Bishop; Associate Vice President, Corporate Relations and Economic Development 4. Kent Choquette; Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering/ Micro and Nanotechnology Lab. 5. Geoff Dahl, Associate Professor, Animal Science 6. Jennifer Eardley; Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research 7. Terry Greene; Business Development Manager, SAIC 8. Edwin Hahn; Associate Dean for Research, College of Veterinary Medicine 9. Kathy Harper; Coordinator, Micro and Nanotechnology Lab. 10. Thomas Mackin, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 11. Sean Murdock; Executive Director, AtomWorks 12. Mark Shannon; Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Nano-CEMMS, and CAMPWS 13. Steve Sonka; Assistant Dean, Research Strategy, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences 14. Brenda Wilson; Associate Professor, Microbiology For
More Information Contact: Prof. Ilesanmi Adesida Dr.
Irfan Ahmad Center
for Nanoscale Science and Technology 217-333-3097
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Updated May 4, 2004.