Nano and Giga Challenges in Microelectronics

Gianfranco Cerofolini, University of Milano—Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Silicon in vivo– Linking the World of Microelectronics to That of Living Systems

Supriyo Datta, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Nanodevices and Maxwell´s Demon

Yeshaiahu Fainman, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
Nanostructured Metamaterials and Devices

Andre Geim, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Graphene: Magic of Flat Carbon

Paolo Lugli, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Molecular electronics: challenges and perspectives

Mark Ludstrom, Purdue University, West Lafayette, indiana, USA
Physics of the Ultimate Transistor: An Introduction to Electronics From the Bottom Up

Arthur Nozik, National Renewable Energy Laboratory,Golden, Colorado, USA
Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Conversion

Cengiz Ozkan, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA Nanopatterning and Bioelectronics

Fernando Ponce, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Physics of Solid State Lighting

Ted Sargent, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Solution-Processed Optoelectronics

Mark Stiles, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaitherburg, Maryland, USA
Current-Induced Magnetization Dynamics

NJ Tao, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Controlling Electron Transport in Single Molecules

Thomas Thundat, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Integrated Thermomechanical Systems for Chemical Sensing and Energy Conversion

SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS

Phaedon Avouris, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Carbon Based Electronics and Optoelectronics

Hany Aziz, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Jonathan Baugh, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Manipulation of Single Electron Spins in Semiconductor Nanowire Quantum Dots

Jerry Bernholc, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Multiscale Simulations and Design of Nano Devices and Materials

Scott Chambers, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland, Washington, USA
Structure and Properties in Doped Oxide Epitaxial Films

Ping Chen, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Amide-Hydride Combinations for Hydrogen Storage

Huiming Cheng, Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China

Byoung-Chul Choi, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nonlinear Dynamics of Ferromagnetic Nanostructures

Peter Cummings, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Understanding and Designing at the Nanoscale: The Crucial Role of Theory and Simulation in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Larry Dalton, University Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
The Nano-Engineering of Extraordinary Electro-Optic Materials: Exploiting Guidance From First-Principles Theory

Reinhold Dauskardt, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Thermomechanical Reliability of Thin Films for Nano and Energy Technologies

Gyula Eres, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Controlling Structure and Properties in Carbon Nanotube Synthesis

Alfred Forchel, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

Yehiel Gotkis, KLA-Tencor, San Jose, California, USA
Dynamic Thin Films in Semiconductor Industry

Stephen Hughes, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Waguih Ishak, Corning, Santa Clara, California, USA
Recent Advances in Optical Interconnects: 100 GbE, Active Cables, and USB 3.0

Debra Kaiser, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaitherburg, Maryland, USA
Advanced Measurements and Standards for Microelectronic Devices

William King, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagn, Urbana-Champagn, Illinois, USA
Nanoscale Thermal Processing for High Throughput Nanomanufacturing

Victor Klimov, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
New Aspects of Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Andy Knights, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
The Role of Ion Beam Technology in the Development of 2nd Generation Silicon Photonics

Michael Kozicki, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Nanoionics Applications in Information Technology

Ray LaPierre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nanowire Photovoltaics

Michael Lebby, Optoelectronics Industry Development Association, Washington, DC, USA
A Few Grand Challenges in Nanophotonics

Jun Liu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland, Washington, USA
Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage

Serge Luryi, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Semiconductor Scintillator

Guillaume Malpuech, Université Blaise Pascal, Aubière, France
Cavity Exciton-Polaritons, Spin Dynamics and Bose Einstein Condensation

Zetian Mi, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Exploiting Compound Semiconductor Nanostructures: Towards Practical Lasers on Si

Marco Nardelli, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Carbon Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Application

Hideo Ohno, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Magnetic Tunnel Junctions: Beyond Nonvolatile Memories

Mihri Ozkan, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
Hybrid Inorganic Nanocrystal-Organic Polymer Heterojunction Solar Cells

Oskar Painter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

Dmitrii Perepichka, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Two-Dimensional Molecular Networks: an Approach to Molecular Electronics

Tom Picraux, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
Synthesis, Properties and Integration for Si/Ge Nanowire Electronics

John Robertson, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Metal Gate - High-K Oxide Interfaces for Future CMOS Devices

Massimo Ruzzene, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Effect of Stone-Wales Defects on Predicted Phonon Spectra and Dispersion in Graphene Sheets

Miguel Salmeron, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA

Lars Samuelson, Lund University , Lund, Sweden

Daniele Sanvitto, Universidad Autonoma , Madrid, Spain

Pascale Senellart, Centre National de la Recherce Scientifique , Marcoussis, France

Michail Shur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, New York, USA
Terahertz Electronics

Hongbo Sun, Julin University , Canhchun, China
Femtosecond Laser Fabrication for Functional Micro-Nanodevices

Thomas Theis, IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA
Reinventing the Transistor

Mikko Uusitalo, Nokia Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
Opportunities for Revolutionary Nanocomputing

Normand Voyer, Universié Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Development and Uses of Bio–inspired Nanostructures

Jian Wang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Su–Huai Wei, National Renewable Energy Laboratory,Golden, Colorado, USA
First-Principles Design of Functional Materiala for Energy Applications"

Dan–Xia Xu, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Silicon Nanophotonic Ring Resonators for Life Science and Communication Applications

Dmitri Yakovlev, University of Dortmind, Dortmund, Germany
Electron Spin Coherence in Singly Charged Quantum Dots

Yukio Yamaguchi, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Nano-Processing and Nano-Risks

Anatoly Zayats, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
Nanophotonic Functionalities Through Plasmonics

Shengbai Zhang , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, New Yourk, USA
Understanding Hydrogen Interactions for Onboard Storage

Jijun Zhao, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian, China
Carbon Nanocoil: Promising Building Block for Nanoelectronics and NEMS?