Admission Requirements
To apply, candidates are requested to submit their application forms online by September 30, 2009.
Venue
American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Program
RAKCAM-ASI Programme (17-19 October 2009)
Friday October 16, 6-8 pm : Registration and Reception (RAK Hilton Hotel)
DAY 1 Saturday 17th October
9:00 11:00 Prof. El-Shall 1. Introduction to RAK CAM & ASI
2. Overview of the ASI Program
3. Introduction to Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology
11:00 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break
11:30 13:00 Prof. Dutta
Perspectives of Nanotechnology
History of nanomaterials
The Business of Nanotechnology
Some present and future applications of nanomaterials
13:00 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 16:00 Prof. Cheetham Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Materials - I
Structure & Chemical Diversity
Characterization
16:00 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break
16:30 18:00 Prof. Cheetham Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Materials - II
Properties
Potential Applications
DAY 2 Sunday 18th October
9:00 11:00 Prof. El-Shall Clusters, Nucleation & Nanoparticles
Overview of Nucleation & Growth
Preparation/Synthesis of nanomaterials
Physical & Chemical Methods
11:00 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break
11:30 13:00 Prof. El-Shall Selected Nanomaterials
Carbon Nanotubes
Graphene
13:00 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 16:00 Prof. Dutta Introduction to Colloidal Domain
The significance of Surfaces
Surfaces & Interface
Wetting on Surfaces
Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials
16:00 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break
16:30 18:00 Prof. Dutta Overview of Top-Down Processing Technology
An Introduction to Microelectronic Fabrication
Semiconductor Devices and IC Formation
Fundamentals of MEMS
DAY 3 Monday 19th October
9:00 10:00 Prof. El-Shall Nanocatalysis
Significance of catalysis
Heterogeneous & Homogeneous Catalysis
Environmental & Energy Application
10:00 11:00 Prof. Dutta Photocatalysis
Metal Oxide semiconductors
Photodissociation, photolysis and photodecomposition
11:00 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break
11:30 13:00 Prof. Dutta NanoOptics/NanoElectronics
Quantum Dots, Surface Plasmon Resonance
Near-Field Microscopies
Photonic Crystals
Microelectronics and Extensions to the Nanoscale
Single-Electron Tunneling & Molecular Wires
13:00 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 16:00 Prof. Dutta NanoMagnetism
Characteristics of Nanomagnetic Materials
NanoProducts & Potential Applications
16:00 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break
16:30 18:00 El-Shall / Dutta Conclusions and wrap-up
Closing Session and Distribution of ASI Certificates
Registration Fee: $500
The registration fee includes the printed documents, a book on “Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology”, lunch and coffee breaks.
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