Northcentral States Nanosystems Workshop

讲习班的主要目标是在北达科他州(ND)、南达科他州(SD)、内布拉斯加州(NE)和怀俄明州(WY)的纳米科学和纳米技术研究人员之间采取下一步有效的区域合作。第二个不可避免的目标是以体验式的方式发展一个地区性的纳米科学和工程中心，为研究人员、每个校园、科学和国家服务。为了使与会者熟悉四个州区域的具体现有项目工作，将在车间内或紧挨着车间的地方举办一次招贴会。将鼓励研究人员在研讨会的其余时间利用海报演示来学习、辩论和讨论可能的联合工作的精确和详细的要点。一些海报项目可能成为讲习班本身商定的后续行动的核心。讲习班结束后，将建立和管理一个专门的网站，以传播成果，促进区域的持续发展，并为与会者提供一个讨论的论坛。对推进这些目标感兴趣的区域研究人员的电子邮件名单可作为托管公告牌并入网站。最终，将从每个参与州招募六名这样的研究人员。他们和召集人将是研讨会的核心。来自周边其他州的一些人已经向组委会表达了兴趣，尽管不是作为全州范围的层面，当地的部落学院可能有兴趣将他们的教员联合起来，参与地区范围的竞争。因此，讲习班的主要更广泛影响将是一个区域研究人员小组的整合，这些研究人员具有不同的技术和文化兴趣。

The primary objective of the workshop is to take the next step in developing an effective regional collaboration among nanoscience and nanotechnology researchers from North Dakota (ND), South Dakota (SD), Nebraska (NE) and Wyoming (WY). An inevitable second objective is the experiential development of a regionally distributed nano-science and engineering center that works for the researchers, for each campus, for the science, and for the nation. To familiarize participants with specific existing project work in the four-state region, a poster session will be maintained either within or immediately adjacent to the workshop room. The researchers will be encouraged to use the poster presentations to learn, argue and discuss precise and detailed points of possible joint work during breaks in the rest of the workshop. Some of the poster projects may become the nuclei for agreed-upon follow-up to the workshop itself.Following the workshop a dedicated web site will be created and administered to disseminate results, facilitate continued regional development, and provide a forum for discussion among participants. An e-mail list of regional researchers interested in furthering the goals may be integrated into the web site as a hosted bulletin board. Ultimately, six such researchers will be recruited from each participating state. They and the conveners will be the core of the workshop. Some from other surrounding states have expressed interest to the organizing committee, although not as a statewide level, and local Tribal Colleges may have an interest in associating their faculty into a region-wide competitive effort. Thus, the primary broader impact of the workshop will be the integration of a regional group of researchers having a variety of interests, both technical and cultural.