Session: Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology


Monday, May 19, 2008: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Medical Arts Building, Rm M-142 (Queensborough Community College)
Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - I
The presentaions will cover all fundamental aspects of nanoscience
Sponsor:	Momentive Performance Materials
Presiders:	Bhanu P. S. Chauhan Kenrick Lewis
Organizers:	Bhanu P. S. Chauhan Kenrick Lewis
8:30 AM		Welcoming Remarks
8:35 AM	191	Complex Particles and Patterned Substrates: Opportunities in Life Sciences and Material Science Joseph M. DeSimone
9:10 AM	192	Distance and Orientation Effects at Chomophore/Semiconductor Interfaces Elena Galoppini
9:35 AM	193	An Approach to Modeling Interlocked Macromolecular Complexes: Application to Binding Site Preference in a Molecular Abacus Karl Sohlberg, Joseph P. Angelo
10:00 AM		Break
10:08 AM		Presider: Kenrick Lewis
10:10 AM	194	Characterization Methods for Nanoparticle Properties for Biosystems Alamgir Karim
10:45 AM	195	Synthesis of SBA-15 Silica with Very Large Mesopores Liang Cao, Tiffany Man, Michal Kruk
11:10 AM	196	The Advantages of Nanoparticulate MRI Contrast Agents, a Review Marc Walters
11:35 AM	197	Silylation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Tirandai Hemraj-Benny, Stanislaus S. Wong