CINT User Conference
Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, in coordination with the New Mexico Consortium, announce the 2010 Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) User Conference to be held August 9-11 at the Marriott Pyramid North Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
CINT is a DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences scientific user facility for research by academic, industrial and national laboratory scientists. Whether you are a returning user, a prospective user, or a researcher interested in the science challenges associated with nanomaterials integration, you are encouraged to attend and learn more about the capabilities, expertise and science at CINT.
Plenary Speakers:
- Pedro Montano, Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy
- Eva Andrei, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- David A. Weitz, Harvard University
- Michael Thackeray, Argonne National Laboratory
Technical Symposia:
In addition to the plenary talks, the conference will feature a user poster session, conference banquet, optional facility tour (US citizens only), and three concurrent technical symposia:
I. Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Energy Conversion
Chaired by John Sullivan and Quanxi Jia
- Rachid Yazami, California Institute of Technology
- Jianyu Huang, CINT
- Shirley Meng, UC - San Diego
- Gary Rubloff, University of Maryland
- Elbio Dagotto, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Ivar Martin, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Judith Driscoll, University of Cambridge
- Jan Seidel, UC - Berkeley
II. Carbon-based Nanomaterials: Control of Interfacial and Surface Behavior
Chaired by Sasha Balatsky, Steve Doorn, and Suneel Kodambaka
- Hari Manoharan, Stanford University
- Andrea Ferrari, University of Cambridge
- Tim Wehling, University of Hamburg
- Phil Collins, UC - Irvine
- Michael Strano, MIT
- Charlie Johnson, University of Pennsylvania
- Mark Hersam, Northwestern University
- Aaron Bostick, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
III. Soft & Composite Nanomaterials: From A Single Particle to Nano Assemblies
Chaired by Dvora Pera, Gary Grest, and Andy Shreve
- Jennifer Martinez, CINT
- Vladimir Chernyak, Wayne State University
- Jason McNeill, Clemson University
- Alan van Orden, Colorado State University
- Dale Huber, CINT
- Matthew Goertz, CINT
- John Grey, University of New Mexico
- Sanat Kumar, Columbia University
- J. Matthew Lane, Sandia National Laboratories
- Arjun G. Yodh, University of Pennsylvania
Special Session for Potential Industrial Users:
On Monday, August 9th, from 6-8pm, there will be a special session "CINT: A Business R&D Resource" to hear about current industrial users and discuss small business needs with CINT staff. Please email Antonya Sanders, antonya@lanl.gov, for more information. Speakers will be:
- Ed Flynn, President, Senior Scientific
- Robin Cantor, President, STAR Cryoelectronics
- Jennifer DeGreeff, Sandia National Laboratories
We have a block of rooms available at special conference rates ($81). Follow this link for Conference Hotel Info
Registration is $175 for faculty and staff and $100 for students and post-docs. Follow this link for the Registration Form
