Proposal for Joint US-Ireland Workshop on Nanotechnology

这项建议是为了确保支持美国和爱尔兰科学家和研究人员在纳米技术领域举办第一次讲习班。本次研讨会将于10月23日至24日在爱尔兰北方的贝尔法斯特举行。这将有助于加强美国和爱尔兰研究人员在纳米技术方面已经发展起来的联系，也将对爱尔兰共和国和北方爱尔兰（“两个爱尔兰”）的共同参与具有重要意义。专题讨论会将包括：（i）来自美国和爱尔兰的与会者就确定纳米科学和技术的四个选定子领域的当前前沿的主题进行了概述介绍，美国和两个爱尔兰都有大量的活动（自旋电子学和纳米磁学;计算纳米科学;自组装机制;和纳米生物界面）;（ii）海报会议，重点介绍美国杰出青年科学家和两个爱尔兰的广大科学家社区的工作。(iii)为非正式的技术讨论和建立关系留出了大量时间。(iv)论坛的主要目标是为三国在这一领域未来可能的合作研究和教育交流制定一个议程。

This proposal is to secure support for a first workshop between scientist and researchersfrom the United States and Ireland in the area of nanotechnology. This symposium is tobe held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Oct 23 and 24. It will help strengthen alreadydeveloping ties between researchers in the US and Ireland in nanotechnology, and willalso be of great significance in involving joint participation from both the Republic ofIreland and Northern Ireland (the "Two Irelands"). The symposium will consist of: (i)Overview presentations by participants from US and Ireland on topics that define thecurrent forefronts in four selected sub-fields of nanoscience and technology where thereis substantial activity in both the US and the Two Irelands (Spintronics andNanomagnetics; Computational Nanoscience; Self Assembly Mechanisms; and Nano-BioInterfaces); (ii) Poster sessions that highlight the work of leading younger scientistsfrom the US and a broad community of scientist from the Two Irelands. (iii) Significanttime set aside for informal technical discussion and relationship building. (iv) Astructured planning session, where plans for specific collaborations will be developed.The major objective of the forum is to develop an agenda for possible future collaborativeresearch and educational exchange between the three nations in this field.