US-Egypt Workshop on "Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology", November 2005, Alexandria, Egypt

0448208 El-ShallDescription：该奖项是为了支持将于2005年11月在埃及亚历山大市举行的“美国-埃及纳米结构材料和纳米技术研讨会”。组织者是弗吉尼亚州里士满弗吉尼亚联邦大学化学系Mohamed S.El-Shill博士、佐治亚州亚特兰大佐治亚理工学院化学系Mostafa El-Sayed博士和埃及亚历山大市穆巴拉克科技城(Muscat)主席Medhat Seif-al-Nasr博士。讲习班将由位于亚历山大港博格阿拉伯的MuCSAT和位于开罗Helwan的中央冶金研究与发展研究所(CMRDI)主办。这些共同努力将确保来自化学、物理、材料科学和工程等多学科领域的埃及科学家的广泛参与，并代表埃及的不同大学和研究机构。研讨会的目标是：1.讨论两国在纳米颗粒和纳米结构材料的合成、表征和工业应用方面的最新研究成果的利用情况。这次研讨会的一个主要焦点将是纳米颗粒和纳米结构的化学和生物应用。2.探讨有关纳米现象的基础科学，以及纳米技术对环境、教育、健康和社会的影响；3.促进美国和埃及科学家在纳米技术方面的合作研究。合作研究预计将导致埃及和美国私营部门参与的经济发展。计划邀请来自多学科领域的15名美国研究人员在为期五天的研讨会上与埃及研究人员互动。重点将是将纳米材料的基本问题与工业和技术应用相结合。PIS将邀请两国的几名工业科学家与以学术为基础的科学家互动。所产生的协同效应预计将加强两国之间的科学合作，这将使该领域离实现其在新型纳米技术方面的巨大潜力更近一步。范围和更广泛的影响：研讨会将允许来自美国和埃及的科学家交流他们的经验、想法和信息，并建立合作以促进纳米技术的发展，使公共和私营部门受益。这将有助于促进埃及和中东其他地区的经济发展。研讨会将促进纳米结构材料的科学和技术方面的发展。它将解决基于纳米材料在基础、材料和生物医学科学中的应用而带来的研究、发现和发明的新机会。预计这将增强这些领域和其他相关领域的科学知识，并可能带来新的令人兴奋的技术。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金计划的支持，该计划为两国的科学家和工程师提供资助，以开展这些联合科学活动。

0448208 El-ShallDescription: This award is to support a "US-Egypt Workshop on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology" to be held in Alexandria, Egypt in November 2005. The organizers are Dr. Mohamed S. El-Shall, Department of Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Mostafa El-Sayed, Department of Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia and Dr. Medhat Seif-al-Nasr, President, Mubarak City for Science and Technology (MuSCAT) in Borg al Arab, Alexandria, Egypt. The workshop will be hosted by MuCSAT in Borg El-Arab, Alexandria and by the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI) in Helwan, Cairo. These combined efforts will ensure a broad participation of the Egyptian scientists from multidisciplinary areas including Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and representing the different universities and research institutes in Egypt. The workshop objectives are to: 1. discuss utilization of the recent research in the synthesis, characterization and industrial applications of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials in both countries. A major focus of this workshop will be directed toward chemical and biological applications of nanoparticles and nanostructures. 2. address the fundamental science dealing with nanoscale phenomena and the environmental, educational, health, and societal impacts of nanotechnology, and 3. stimulate cooperative research in nanotechnology between U.S. and Egyptian scientists. The cooperative research is expected to lead to economic developments involving the private sectors in Egypt and the US. It is planned to invite 15 U.S. researchers from multi-disciplinary areas to interact with the Egyptian researchers over a five-day workshop. The focus will be on mixing fundamental problems with industrial and technological applications of nanoscale materials. The PIs will invite several industrial scientists from both countries to interact with the academic-based scientists. The synergism produced is expected to enhance the scientific collaboration between the two countries, which will take this field a step closer to realizing its enormous potential for novel nanotechnologies. Scope and broader impact: The workshop will allow scientists from the U. S. and Egypt to exchange their experiences, ideas, and information and to build collaborations to promote nanotechnology for the benefit of the public and private sectors. This will help facilitate economic development in Egypt and other regions of the Middle East. The workshop will advance the scientific and technological aspects of nanostructured materials. It will address new opportunities for research, discovery and invention based on the applications of nanoscale materials to fundamental, materials and biomedical sciences. This is expected to enhance the scientific knowledge in these and other related fields, and it may lead to new exciting technologies. This project is being supported under the US-Egypt Joint Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these joint scientific activities.