NanoThailand Symposium 2008
  Sponsored/Organized
Ministry of Science and Technology
National Science and Technology Development Agency
National Nanotechnology Center
 
Siam Cement Group
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH GLOBAL
LOREAL
RDECOM
AIR
 
 
 
NanoThailand Symposium 2008
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The 1st biannual NanoThailand Symposium (NTS) will be held during November 6-8, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. NTS is conceived as a series of premier international conference and exhibitions on Nanotechnology to bring together world-leading researchers and exhibitors, in several focused areas of science and technology at nanoscale. It is aimed as a platform to disseminate their latest research results, allow cross-disciplinary exchange of knowledge to further advance both technological areas and showcase their latest inventions and innovations. It is foreseeable that Nanotechnology will significantly impact various large industries and SMEs across the globe.
 
 
 
(Tentative) Program Schedule

Time
Agenda
09.00-09.50
Opening Ceremony
09.50-10.40
Michael Grätzel, EPFL, Switzerland
Nanotechnology for solar power generation and its impact on the global warming crisis
10.40-11.00
Break
11.00-11.50
Kan Trakulhoon, Siam Cement Group, Thailand
Nanotechnology for Thai companies: Challenges and Opportunities
11.50-13.00
Lunch
  Room #1 Room #2
Textiles
Chair: Wiwut Tanthapanichkoon
Energy
Chair:Chih Ming Ho
13.00-13.30
Bernd Clauss, ITCF, Denkendorf, Germany
Prospects of Nanotechnology in Textile- and Fiber Development
Gang Chen, MIT, USA
Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
13.30-13.55
Speaker # 1 (Best Oral) Speaker # 1 (Best Oral)
13.55-14.15
Speaker # 2 Speaker # 2
14.15-14.30
Break

Textiles
Chair: Joydeep Dutta
Energy
Chair: Yoshifumi Hirao
14.30-15.00
Speaker # 3 (Invited)
Manickam Sivakumar, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
Cavitation – A Simple, Energy Efficient & Technological Approach for Nanomaterials
15.00-15.20
Speaker # 4
Speaker # 3
15.20-16.00
Poster session & Exhibition

 

 
 
July 31, 2008 :
Deadline for extended abstracts ( 2 pages )
August 1, 2008 :
Notification of acceptance
August 15, 2008 :
Deadline for proceeding paper submission ( 3-4 pages )
 
Registration fee (in US$)
by September 1, 2008
after September 1, 2008 and On-site
Participant
300
350
Student
150
200
 

 

Topics at NTS 2008 will cover 6 areas of applications in Nanotechnology. The proposed themes are :

  • Energy
  • Textiles
  • Drug Delivery
  • Devices
  • Safety and Regulation
  • Nanoscale Simulations for Industrial Applications

Plenary and keynote lectures are to provide overviews on advanced and relevant research topics in Nanotechnology. Abstracts are to be submitted to the Secretariat of the International Program Committee at by May 1, 2008.


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