International symposium on "Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Education at Nanoscale" being held January 4-6, 2006 in Goa, India

我们建议组织一次国际研讨会，讨论？纳米尺度的科学、工程和教育前沿？继续与美国、印度和其他几个国家的主要科学家和技术专家进行对话。印度为这一对话和未来的合作努力提供了一个最佳的国际场所，考虑到它对通过本国进行的先进研究和通过国际合作开发纳米技术作出的高度承诺。代表药物输送、疾病检测、计算和通信领域的与会者将讨论纳米技术与其领域的交叉，以及与下一代技术快速发展相关的机遇和技术挑战，并在本次研讨会上集中精力克服这些挑战。拟议的“科学前沿，纳米级工程与教育”将为来自多个国家的参与者提供一个广泛讨论技术挑战的平台，系统集成和商业化。研讨会不仅将发展美国和印度之间的双边机会，而且将成为与其他国家潜在互动的论坛，具体来说，它将侧重于启动学术界和政府实验室之间的合作，纳米技术的快速发展将推动电子、传感器、生物技术、医疗和保健等多个研究领域的进步。更广泛的影响：研讨会将提供一个论坛，讨论纳米技术的新兴领域，包括预测和表征技术的发展，在发展以及集成水平的技术挑战，并探讨专家在共同感兴趣的领域和技术过渡方面开展合作的可能性。会议还将专门讨论与纳米级科学和工程的本科生和研究生课程的发展有关的问题。

We propose to organize an international symposium on ?Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Education at Nanoscale? to continue the dialogue among leading scientists and technology experts of USA, India and several other countries. India provides an optimal international venue for this dialogue and future cooperative efforts, considering the high level of commitment it has placed on the development of nanotechnology through advancedresearch conducted indigenously and through international collaborations. The participants representing the areas of drug delivery, disease detection, computation and communicationwill discuss the intersection of nanotechnology with their fields, and opportunities and technical challenges associated with a rapid development of the generation-after-next technology placing focused efforts to surmount those challenges in this symposium.Intellectual Merit:The proposed symposium on "Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Education at Nanoscale" will provide a platform for a wide range of discussions between participants from several countries regarding technological challenges, system integration and commercialization.The symposium will develop not only bilateral opportunities between US and India, but willalso be a forum for potential interaction with other countries, Specifically, it will focus on initiating collaborations among academia, and government laboratories, and industry partners about a rapid development of nanotechnology that is going to enable advances in several research areas, such as electronics, sensors, biotechnology, medical, and health care.Broader Impact:The symposium will provide a forum to discuss the emerging fields in nanotechnology including development of predictive and characterization techniques, technical challenges at the development as well as integration level, and explore the possibility of collaborative efforts between experts in areas of common interest and in technology transition. A session will also be devoted on issues related to the development of undergraduate and graduate curricula in nanoscale science and engineering.