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GeneralThe last few years have seen rapid technological advances in atomic scale manipulation of complex materials systems. The ability of a variety of computational tools to simulate energetic, dynamic and electronic properties of atomic systems has also increased considerably. This tutorial will provide an introduction and overview of four relevant fields, as well as a consideration of how the advances in each will address the challenges raised by the design of any molecular manufacturing system. Those with science, engineering or software backgrounds are invited to participate and begin preparing for careers in molecular nanotechnology.
Schedule: Wednesday, Nov. 5| Time | Instructor................ | Topic.......................... | |||||
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| 08:00 - 08:45 AM | Registration Bagels and Coffee |
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| 09:00 - 09:15 AM | Ralph Merkle Xerox PARC |
Introduction | |||||
| 09:15 - 10:30 AM | James Gimzewski IBM Zurich |
Scanning Probe Microscopies | |||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM | Break | ||||||
| 11:00 - 12:15 PM | Donald W. Brenner North Carolina State University |
Analytic Potentials and Molecular Dynamics | |||||
| 12:15 - 01:45 PM | Lunch (provided) | ||||||
| 01:45 - 03:00 PM | Charles W. Bauschlicher, Jr. NASA Ames |
Quantum Chemical Computations | |||||
| 03:00 - 03:30 PM | Break | ||||||
| 03:30 - 04:45 PM | M. Reza Ghadiri The Scripps Research Institute |
Self-assembly and Replication in Biomolecular Systems |
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| 04:45 PM | Deepak Srivastava MRJ, NASA Ames |
Summary |
InstructorsJames Gimzewski is a Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager at IBM Research Division in Zurich. He is well known for his numerous recent achievements in STM tip assisted atomic manipulation on solid surfaces.
Donald W. Brenner is Professor of Materials Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is well known for formulating reactive many-body hydrocarbon potential for diamondoid and fullerene based materials, and doing large scale molecular dynamics simulations for many interesting problems in chemistry, physics and materials science.
Charles W. Bauschlicher, Jr. is Senior Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. He is an expert in using all kinds of quantum chemical approaches to tackle technologically significant physical and chemical problems.
M. Reza Ghadiri is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the Scripps Research Institute. He has used techniques from synthetic chemistry, recombinant DNA technology and Materials Science to develop novel methods to assemble and study artificial proteins, molecular receptors, peptide architectures, and self-replicating molecular systems.
RegistrationThe fee for the tutorial is $395.00 (early registration: by August 31) or $495.00 (regular registration). The registration fee includes Wednesday luncheon. There may be some space limitation, so early registration is recommended. Contact the Conference Office (415-917-1122, foresight@foresight.org) or Deepak Srivastava (415-604-3486, deepak@nas.nasa.gov) for any additional information.
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