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NSF to host conference on latest discoveries in nanoscale science and technology

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What:	NSF Nanoscale Science and Technology Grantee Conference
When:	8:00am to 6:00pm, Dec. 11-13, 2002
Where:	National Science Foundation, Rm. 375 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230

Seating is limited and advance registration is required. Contact Ms. Nichelle Coward (ncoward@nsf.gov; 703-292-7042)
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Topics will include:

• Biological models for nanoengineering
• Quantum dots and their applications
• Nanostructured materials
• Single molecule transport and devices
• Nanoscale electronics
• Molecular self-assembly
• Environmental nanoprocesses
• Nanomechanical devices
• National nanotechnology research and education networks

Speakers will include:

• Rita Colwell, National Science Foundation (Director)
• Richard Russell, Office of Science and Technology Policy (Associate Director for Technology)
• Mihail "Mike" Roco, NSF Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology and Chair, Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET)

  Plus researchers from NSF's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers and universities across the country.

  **The conference program can be accessed at http://nano.gov, or directly at http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/%7Enano/Grantees02Program1203.htm

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  Media Contacts:
  National Science Foundation: Roberta Hotinski, 703-292-8070, rhotinsk@nsf.gov or Josh Chamot, 703-292-8070, jchamot@nsf.gov

  For background and press-ready images, see http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/priority/nano/start.htm and /nano_intro.htm
  

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