Workshop on Materials Characterization for Nanoscale Reliability
14-16 August, 2007 Boulder, Colorado |
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| This workshop is a follow-up to the 2004 NIST Workshop on Reliability Issues in Nanomaterials, which identified a broad range of nanomechanics-related metrology issues pertaining to technological, materials, modeling, and measurement needs. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION (Registration is now closed, due to space limits having been reached. Thank you.) The workshop on Materials Characterization for Nanoscale Reliability aims to bring together recognized experts in a wide variety of fields, representing the multidisciplinary nature of nanoscience, to discuss MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION, MODELING, and METROLOGY issues of critical importance to assessing and improving the reliability of extremely fine-scale materials for the next 5 to 10 years. We expect participants representing academia, national laboratories, and industry. We will address:
The workshop is organized by the NIST Materials Reliability Division and the University of Colorado Department of Mechanical Engineering, and will be held at the Discovery Learning Center on the University of Colorado campus from Tuesday morning through Thursday midday, 14-16 August, 2007. The Discovery Learning Center is located at the southwest corner of Colorado Avenue and Regent Drive in Boulder, Colorado. Free parking passes will be available to all attendees. WORKSHOP STRUCTURE The workshop will feature the following plenary speakers addressing state of the art in materials characterization for nanoscale reliability: Eric Amis, NIST Gregory Blackman, DuPont Anne Dillon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory George Fitzgerald, Accelrys David Larson, Imago George Pharr, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/University of Tennessee George Thompson, Intel Edmund Webb III, Sandia National Laboratories At the end of each day, we will hold breakout sessions and a panel discussion to identify and summarize critical research issues raised during the presentations of that day. We are planning an evening banquet for all attendees on Wednesday. Lab tours at the University of Colorado will be offered Thursday morning. POSTERS The poster viewing area will be open on Monday evening, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and Tuesday morning at 7:15 am, so people can hang their posters. We will provide push-pins. Poster viewing sessions will be integral to the workshop. Each attendee is invited to present a poster on her/his research. Focus on materials characterization issues is encouraged; we request that attendees also address in their posters these questions:(i) What is the biggest materials characterization/modeling issue facing your industry/field? (ii) What questions relating to materials characterization for nanoscale reliability would you like to see addressed in this workshop and report? Poster boards 48 inches wide by 36 inches high will be provided. Each poster presenter will also have the opportunity to present a brief (approximately 5 minute) announcement about her/his poster. At the end of each day, we will hold a panel discussion addressing the topics discussed that day, led by the plenary speakers, with facilitation by workshop organizers. We encourage each poster presenter to be available for discussing his/her work during all four poster sessions. BENEFITS OF ATTENDING Important benefits for participants include: attending the presentations of other experts on nanomaterials metrology and applications with time enough to cover key topics in detail; the opportunity for follow-up discussions; and the opportunity to suggest and advocate for specific directions and approaches in future metrology development by NIST, NSF and by the other organizations represented. As of 25 July, 2007, at 3:00 pm MDT, registration for the Workshop is closed. Due to space limits having been reached, we can accept no additional attendees. Thank you for your interest! HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS
A block of rooms has been reserved at the
Boulder Broker Inn (you will be leaving
NIST webspace when using this link):
Please check back with the workshop website for updates! Organizing Committee: Robert Keller, Co-chair, NIST Materials Reliability Division, (303) 497-7651, email David Read, Co-chair, NIST Materials Reliability Division, (303) 497-3853, email Martin Dunn, Co-chair, Univ. Colorado, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, (303) 492-6542, email Richard Vinci, Co-chair, Lehigh University, Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, (610) 758-4581, email |
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