Student Support for the Second Conference on Nanoscale Devices and System Integration; April 4-6, 2005; Houston, TX

纳米器件和系统集成会议（NDSI）的主要目标是高度集中审查纳米器件和纳米系统组件集成发展的最新进展，以及挑出整个领域的有前途的趋势。会议采用单一的会议形式，邀请的论文构成会议的主体。与纳米技术相关的主要主题包括纳米电子学、纳米光子学、自旋电子学、纳米磁学、纳米机器人、纳米/生物启发系统、纳米制造、先进光刻和纳米材料。会议为与会者之间的交流提供了许多机会，从而促进了新思想的产生，开展了新的合作，并推动了纳米科学和技术的整体发展。更广泛的影响：这项资金申请的具体目标是促进学生参加会议。提出经费要求的理由是，参加这类会议对学生教育有很大的影响。会议采用邀请演讲人的形式，让学生深入了解技术趋势，并迅速掌握广泛的纳米技术主题。为期三天的会议将包括大约45个邀请演讲（上午和下午早些时候）和60个选定的海报演讲（晚上）。会议之间的定期休息，是过去由PI领导的IEEE会议的良好传统，使学生能够进行富有成果的讨论，并与该领域的领导者建立联系。专题讨论“纳米技术：现在和未来的挑战”将在会议的第二天（2005年4月5日）举行。来自主要资助机构和领先纳米技术团体的小组成员将发表他们的观点并回答有关纳米科学和工程趋势的问题。我们相信参加这样的活动对学生的教育和未来的职业生涯都是有益的。

The primary goal of the Conference on Nanoscale Devices and System Integration (NDSI) is a highly focused review of the latest progress in the development of nanoscale devices and component integration of nanoscale systems as well as to single out promising trends in the field as a whole. The conference has a single session format with the invited papers forming the body of the conference. The major topics related to nanotechnology including nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, spintronics, nanomagnetics, nanorobotics, nano/bio inspired systems, fabrication at nanoscale, advance lithography, and nanomaterials are showcased at the conference. The conference provides numerous opportunities for networking among the conference participant, thus promoting the generation of new ideas, striking new collaborations, and advancing the nanoscale science and technology as a whole.Broader Impact: The specific goal of this funding request is to facilitate student attendance of the Conference. The rationale for the funding request is a strong impact that the participation in such conferences makes on student education. The all-invited-speaker format of the meeting allows students to gain an insight into the technology trends as well as to rapidly educate themselves in a broad array of nanotechnology topics. A three-day conference will include approximately 45 invited talks (mornings and early afternoons) and 60 selected contributed poster presentations (evenings). Regular breaks between the sessions, the well received tradition of the past IEEE conferences led by the PI's, enable the students to have fruitful discussions and to network with the leaders in the field. A panel discussion "Nanotechnology: present and future challenges" will be held on the second day of the conference, April 5, 2005. The panelists from major funding agencies and leading nanotechnology groups will present their views and answer the questions about the trends in nanoscale science and engineering. We believe that participation in such activities is beneficial to the education and future careers of the student attendees.