Colombia-U.S. Workshop on Nanotechnology in Energy and Medical Applications

该奖项支持一个研讨会，目的是将美国和哥伦比亚的研究人员和研究生聚集在一起，确定与能源和医疗应用相关的纳米技术研究问题，这些问题与我们半球的共同利益有关。研讨会的重点领域将是本地纳米材料、原料种类比美国更多的生物燃料、使用本地可生物降解材料的低成本太阳能电池、低成本医疗创新，这将建立在美国在基础纳米科学和最先进仪器方面的优势。潜在的讨论领域是纳米技术在第四代生物燃料生产中的作用，以及表征含能材料的扫描探针方法。该研讨会的长期愿景是开发一种国际合作模式，解决三个关键方面：(I)强调研究生和职业生涯早期研究人员的长期国际研究机会；(Ii)利用现有的网络工具加快美国和哥伦比亚科学家之间的合作；以及(Iii)确定将促进美国和哥伦比亚纳米技术研究的国际资助机会。研讨会定于2012年10月在哥伦比亚麦德林举行。哥伦比亚多个联邦机构、卓越研究中心、大学和领先企业将成为这一努力的合作伙伴，其中包括：(I)哥伦比亚科学、技术和创新部；(Ii)哥伦比亚最大的能源供应商EPM；以及(Iii)新材料卓越中心。研讨会将包括由普渡大学计算纳米技术网络组织的口头陈述和海报会议、小组讨论和关于“NanHUB”工具和其他网络基础设施的教程。加强研究生教育和教育机会将是讲习班的重点。活动组织者将广泛传播在研讨会上所作的介绍和探索性研讨会的最后报告。

This award supports a workshop with the goal of bringing together U.S. and Colombian researchers and graduate students to identify nanotechnology research problems related to energy and medical applications that are of mutual interest to our hemisphere. The focus areas of the workshop will be local nanomaterials, biofuels with more diverse feedstocks than the US, low-cost solar cells using local biodegradable materials, low-cost medical innovation, which will build on the US strength in fundamental nanoscience and state-of-the-art instrumentation. Potential areas of discussion are the role of nanotechnology in 4th generation biofuels production, and scanning probe methods for characterizing energetic materials. The long-term vision for this workshop is to develop a model for international cooperation that addresses three key aspects: (i) emphasizing long-term, international research opportunities for graduate students and early-career researchers; (ii) leveraging existing cyber tools to accelerate collaboration between U.S. and Colombian scientists; and (iii) identifying international funding opportunities that will promote nanotechnology research in the U.S. and Colombia. The workshop is scheduled to be held in October 2012 in Medellín, Colombia. Multiple Colombian federal agencies, research centers of excellence, universities and leading corporations will be partners in this effort, including: (i) Colciencias, the Colombian Department of Science, Technology and Innovation; (ii) EPM, the largest energy provider in Colombia; and (iii) the Center of Excellence in Novel Materials. This workshop will consist of oral presentations and poster sessions, panel discussions, and a tutorial on the "nanoHUB" tool and other cyber-infrastructure organized by Purdue's Network for Computational Nanotechnology. Strengthening graduate education and education opportunities will be a key focus of the workshop. Event organizers will broadly disseminate the presentations made at the workshop and the final report of the exploratory workshop.