NSF Workshop:

Emerging Opportunities of Nanoscience to

Energy Conversion and Storage

The Key Bridge Marriott. 1401 Lee Hwy, Arlington VI

November 21-22, 2005

Monday Nov 21

 

 

8:00AM

Breakfast

 

8:25AM-8:30AM

Greetings & Introduction

  • John Reif

 

8:30AM-10:00AM

Photovoltaics

  • Arthur Nozik
  • David E. Carlson
  • Harry A. Atwater

 

Talks will center around developments in the Photovoltaics area.

10:30AM-1:00PM

Nanophotonics

  • Paul Braun
  • Shanhui Fan
  • Victor I. Klimov
  • Josef Michll
  • Arto Nurmikko

 

After presentations in the Photovoltaics and Nanophotonics area, the session will end with this panel of speakers and a few chosen experts in the nanoelectronics and nano-assembly fields discussing nanotechnology opportunities in this area.

 

 

 

 

 

1:00PM-2:00PM

Lunch

 

2:00PM-4:00PM

Thermoelectric Energy

  •  Kevin Stokes
  • Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc
  • Alexis R. Abramson
  • Kevin Pipe

Talks will center around developments in the Thermoelectric energy area. The session will end with this panel of speakers and a few chosen experts in the nano-thermoelectric energy, nanoelectronics and nano-assembly fields discussing nanotechnology opportunities in this area.

4:30PM-6:00PM

Fuel Cell and Battery Technology

  • John Harb
  • Katsuyo Thornton
  • Liewei Lin

After presentations in the Fuel Cell and Battery area. The session will end with this panel of speakers and a few chosen experts in the Fuel Cell and Battery, nanoelectronics, nano-assembly fields discussing  opportunities in this area.

6:00PM-7:30PM

Reception & Banquet

 

7:30PM

Draft Report Writing

  • Photovoltaic panel
  • Thermoelectric panel
  • Fuel cell & Batteries panel

Draft reports will be written by members of each panel and other experts and attendees. Three reports are called for:

  • Emerging Opportunities in Nano-Photovoltaics
  • Emerging Opportunities in Nano-Thermoelectronics
  • Emerging Opportunities Fuel Cell & Batteries

 

 

 

 
 

Tuesday Nov 22

 

 

8:00AM

Breakfast

 

8:30AM-10:00AM

Nanoelectronics

  • James R. Heath
  • Stuart Lindsay
  • George C. Schatz and Anne A. Lazarides

Talks will center around developments in the nanoelectronics area. The focus will be on how these structures could be utilized in energy related fields.

 

10:30AM-12:00PM

Nanoassembly

  • Tianwei Lin
  • Ned Seeman
  • Thomas LaBean & Hao Yan

Talks will center around developments in the Nano-structures and their assembly area.  The focus will be on how these structures could be utilized in energy related fields.

12:00PM-1:00PM

Lunch

 

1:00PM-5:00PM

Presentation of Panel Draft Reports & Discussions

  •  Photovoltaic panel
  • Thermoelectric panel
  • Fuel cell & Batteries panel

Each of the three panels will present their draft reports, with open discussion and feedback by the audience.
 

5:00PM

Concluding remarks

  • John Monahan