International Workshop on Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Information Processing Devices

国家科学基金提案编号：CTS-0646225主要研究员：沙库里，别名隶属关系：加州大学圣克鲁斯分校提案标题：纳米级能量转换和信息处理设备国际研讨会这笔赠款将部分支持将于2006年9月24-26日在法国尼斯举行的纳米级能量转换和信息处理设备国际研讨会。会议将召集一个主要来自美国和法国的研究人员小组，讨论和交流纳米尺度传输现象领域的知识。来自美国和法国以及其他几个国家的约50至60名应邀与会者将在研讨会上发表演讲。会议规模较小，其形式将允许与会者之间进行广泛的讨论和互动。这次研讨会是由法国国家研究中心共同主办的。国家科学基金会要求提供10,000美元的资金。这些资金将100%用于资助美国参赛者的国际旅行。部分津贴将发放给尽可能多的参与者。提案中提到了被邀请的关键美国参与者。将优先考虑初级教师。智力优势：研讨会将召集一个两国专家组，讨论在纳米尺度上探索、理解和控制物理现象。研究表明，当材料是纳米结构时，它们表现出块状甚至微结构材料所没有的独特的物理特性。半导体量子结构中的可调谐光学性质，以及纳米结构中的电子和声子量子输运都是很少的例子。虽然过去的许多工作都是为了在纳米尺度上理解电子、声子和光子相互作用的物理，但在能量转换和信息处理中的应用似乎有不同的要求和重点。这次研讨会希望将这两个社区融合在一起，思想的融合将对两个社区产生高度影响。广泛的影响：这次研讨会将提供一个机会，分享能源运输和信息处理设备领域的知识。它的主要目标是聚集两个都在纳米尺度上研究传输现象的社区。一个是关于能量转移和转换，另一个是设计基于光子或电子转移的信息处理装置。在理论理解和数字方法方面，两个社区之间存在着很强的相关性。然而，这两个群体之间的联系很弱，依赖的研究人员很少。研讨会的影响将建立在将两个社区联系起来的概念上。初级教员将优先获得参加研讨会的旅费津贴。

ABSTRACTNational Science FoundationProposal Number: CTS-0646225Principal Investigator: Shakouri, AliAffiliation: University of California Santa CruzProposal Title: International Workshop on Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Information Processing DevicesThis grant will partially support the International Workshop on Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Information Processing Devices to be held September 24-26, 2006 in Nice, France. The conference will convene a select group of researchers primarily from the U.S. and France, to discuss and exchange knowledge in the area of nanoscale transport phenomena. Approximately 50 to 60 invited participants from the U.S. and France, and a few other countries will present talks at the seminar. The small size of the conference and its format will allow extensive discussion and interaction between participants. The workshop is con-sponsored by the French CNRS. Funding in the amount of $10,000 is requested from NSF. The funds will be used 100% to fund the international travel of the U.S. participants. Partial stipends will be awarded to as many participants as possible. The key U.S. participants that have been invited are noted in the proposal. Priority will be given to junior faculty.Intellectual Merit: The workshop will convene a bi-national group of experts to discuss the exploration, understanding, and control of physical phenomena at the nanometer scales. Research has shown ample evidence that when materials are nanostructured, they exhibit unique physical properties that are not found in bulk or even microstructured materials. Tunable optical properties in semiconductor quantum structures, and electron and phonon quantum transport in nanostructures are few examples. Although much effort in the past has been directed towards understanding the physics of electron, phonon and photon interactions in nanometer scales, the applications in energy conversion and in information processing seem to have distinct requirements and emphasis. This workshop hopes to merge these two communities with the possibility that the fusion of ideas will be of high impact to both communities.Broader Impact:This workshop will present an opportunity to share the knowledge in the area of energytransport and information processing devices. Its key target is to gather two communitiesboth working on transport phenomena at nanoscale. One is concerned with energy transfer and conversion and the second is designing devices for information processing based on photons or electrons transfer. There is a strong correlation in terms of theoretical understanding and numerical approaches between both communities. However, the contacts between the two groups are weak and rely on few researchers. The workshop impact will be built upon the notion of bridging the two communities. Junior faculty will be given priority in receiving travel stipends to the workshop.