Workshop on Nanoscale Science and Technology for Forensics. To be Held at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-POLY) Brooklyn, NY August, 28-29,2011.

该提案要求资金支持将于2011年8月28日至29日在纽约布鲁克林举行的全国法医纳米科学和技术研讨会。这笔资金用于学生和顶尖专家参加研讨会的旅费和生活费。智力方面的好处：研讨会将汇集来自纳米技术领域(光电子、材料、制造、工程和医学)的关键专家，专注于法医科学的应用。这次多学科会议将促进对未来研究需求的确定，并将促进新的合作。讲习班的目标是确定：(1)主要的法医传感和鉴定要求；(2)需要克服的最困难的科学和工程挑战；以及(3)纳米技术提供的潜在优势。这次研讨会的组织充分利用了来自美国和国际社会的大学、政府机构和产业界的研究人员的专业知识。广泛的影响：研讨会将为领先的专家提供一个特别的论坛，以回顾纳米技术中最重要的突破及其在取证方面的潜在影响。它将有助于建立未来培养研究生和本科生成为下一代法医科学家和工程师的计划。研讨会包括一个特别计划，以增加来自法医科学领域的学生和博士后研究人员的参与。已作出特别努力，将代表人数不足的群体和少数族裔机构的学生包括在内。这次法医科学和纳米技术联合会议将在传感和表征相关领域建立新的桥梁。

This proposal requests funds to support a national workshop on Nanoscale Science and Technology for Forensics which will be held in Brooklyn, NY on August 28-29, 2011. The funds are for travel and subsistence for students and leading experts to participate in the workshop.Intellectual Merit: The workshop will assemble will bring together key experts from nanotechnology areas (optoelectronics, materials, fabrication, engineering and medicine) to focus on applications in forensic science. This multidisciplinary meeting will advance identification of future research needs and will promote new collaborations. The workshop goals are to determine: (i) the primary forensic sensing and characterization requirements; (ii) the most difficult science and engineering challenges to be overcome; and, (iii) the potential advantages that nanotechnology offers. The organization of this workshop leverages the expertise of researchers from universities, government agencies, and industry across the U.S. and the international community.Broader impact: The workshop will provide a special forum for leading experts to review the most important breakthroughs in nanotechnology and the potential impact in forensics. It will help to establish future programs for training graduate and undergraduate students to become the next generation of forensic scientists and engineers. The workshop includes a special program to increase the participation of student and postdoctoral researchers from the area of forensic sciences. A special effort has been made to include student attendees from underrepresented groups as well as minority institutions. This combined forensic science and nanotechnology meeting will build new bridges in areas related to sensing and characterization.