US-Japan Workshop on Tools and Metrology in Nanotechnology

美国国家纳米纤维用户网络（NNUN）和康奈尔大学提议组织一次来自美国和日本的纳米技术领域领先科学家和工程师的国际研讨会。会议将于2003年1月在康奈尔大学举行。在一个研讨会的环境中运作，在纳米技术的工具和计量学的发展中的关键问题将在一个跨学科的环境中进行探讨，将由该领域的主要研究成果指导。近年来，许多有趣的新纳米现象已经被发现，对社会产生重大影响的承诺。这一承诺导致了包括美国国家纳米技术倡议在内的纳米技术资金的增加。然而，从一个发现到一个实际的或甚至潜在的实际设备或过程的过渡是一个漫长的过程。适当的工具和方法对这一过渡至关重要。这包括用于制造、可视化和表征的工具，以及确保制造和分析的可重复性和准确性的方法和标准。这些工具和方法很少今天存在。研究影响纳米技术领域是独特的科学前沿在其广度和广泛的跨学科内容。本次研讨会将汇集不同领域的领导者，探讨共同的现象，共同的要求，共同的技术，旨在扩大创新的纳米技术工具和方法。更广泛的影响程序：虽然主要是为了探讨开发的工具和技术的纳米技术，一个重要的组成部分将是增加互动和合作之间的科学家和工程师在美国和日本。来自日本和美国的科学家是纳米技术领域的研究领导者。同样，这两个国家在所有规模的制造和表征仪器的开发方面都处于世界领先地位。因此，有很大的潜力，新的工具和新的方法的发展，将获得一个国际跨学科的研讨会在这一领域。巨大的发展，纳米技术已经发生在美国和日本在过去的5年。本次研讨会是一个机会，分享其中的一些发展，并探讨改进的工具和计量学在纳米技术的后续要求。

The National Nanofabrication Users Network (NNUN) and Cornell University propose to organize an international symposium of leading scientists and engineers in the field of nanotechnology from US and Japan. The meeting will be held at Cornell University in Jan. 2003. Operating in a workshop environment, key issues in the development of tools and metrology for nanotechnology will be explored in an interdisciplinary environment that will be guided by the major research successes of this field.Many interesting new nanoscale phenomena have been discovered in recent years, with significant promise for impact on society. This promise has lead to increased funding fornanotechnology including the National Nanotechnology Initiative here in the US. However, the transition from a discovery to a practical or even potentially practical device or process is a long one. Appropriate tools and methods are critical to this transition. This includes tools for fabrication, visualization, and characterization, as well as methods and standards to assure repeatability and accuracy of fabrication and analysis. Few of these tools and methods exist today.Research ImpactThe field of nanotechnology is unique among the scientific frontiers in its breadth and its extensive interdisciplinary content. This symposium will bring together leaders in the varied fields to explore common phenomena, common requirements, and common techniques with the intent of expanding innovation in nanotechnology tools and methods.Broader Impact of Program:While primarily intended to explore the development of tools and techniques for nanotechnology, a significant component will be to increase interaction and collaboration between scientists and engineers in the US and Japan. Scientists from Japan and the United States are among the research leaders in the field of nanotechnology. Similarly, both countries lead the world in the development of instrumentation for fabrication and characterization at all scales. There is thus much potential for the development of new tools and new methodologies to be gained by an international interdisciplinary workshop in this area.Tremendous developments in nanotechnology have occurred in both the US and Japan in the last 5 years. This workshop is an opportunity to share some of those developments and to explore the subsequent requirements for improved tools and metrology in nanotechnology.