SPM for Energy Application and Quantitative Nano-Biomechanics, April 5, 2012, Northwestern University

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Stephen Minne Posted: Wed, Jan 18 2012 11:50 AM

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I am pleased to welcome you to the International Symposium on “Scanning Probe Microscopy for Energy Application and Quantitative Nano-Biomechanics” , Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

http://nuance2012.northwestern.edu/

This is organized by Northwestern University’s NUANCE Center and Bruker Nano Surfaces Division, as a part of the NUANCE Center’s “A Decade of Excellence” initiative, the primary objectives of the symposium are:

    to review of the progress in and prospects for the emerging field of SPM application in energy storage, polymers for photovoltaic applications, energy harvesting and energy dissipation imaging,
    to explore emerging application of SPM in quantitative biomechanics of cellular and sub-cellular structures, and to develop therapeutic strategies along with in-vitro imaging, and
    to discuss the rapid development in high-speed AFM and real-time dynamics of biomolecules in action, true 3D nanometrology with controlled environments to offer SEM-like user experience and instrumentation for high speed AFM development.

The symposium will provide an informative, intellectually stimulating and mutually beneficial forum on these topics. The symposium will be held at Northwestern University's James L. Allen Center Tribune Auditorium, 2169 Campus Drive (see campus map) and will feature the following invited speakers:

Keynote Address:

    Professor Tobin Marks, Northwestern University, Evanston

Featured Invited Speakers:

    Professor Christoph Gerber, University of Basel, Switzerland
    Professor Mark Hersam, Northwestern University, Evanston
    Professor Christine Ortiz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
    Professor Toshio Ando, Kanzawa University, Kanzawa, Japan
    Dr. Chanmin Su, Bruker Nano, Santa Barbara
    Professor Julius Vancso, University of Twente, Netherlands
    Professor Paul Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles
    Professor Steve Dudek, University of Illinois, Chicago

Scientific Sessions

    Session I: SPM in Energy Applications: Energy storage, polymers for photovoltaic, mapping of carrier dynamics and photo induced behavior of photovoltaic materials, energy harvesting and energy dissipation imaging;
    Session II: SPM in Quantitative Nano-Biomechanics: Molecular machines and systems, cells and tissues, proteins and biomolecular studies. Nanomechanics to develop therapeutic strategies for acute lung damage and in-vitro imaging;
    Session III: Advances in High Speed SPM Instrumentation: High speed AFM, sensing and control methods, watching real-time biomolecules in action, true 3D nanometrology with controlled environments to give an SEM-like user experience, walking myosin-realtime, bacteriorhodopsin in response to light-realtime.

Please let us know if you plan to attend (registration is free, but required) by submitting your Registration prior to 3/22/12. Click here to download the symposium flyer.

I and my colleagues look forward to seeing you at the Symposium!

Best regards,

Professor Vinayak P. Dravid, Chair, Scientific Program Committee
Dr. Gajendra Shekhawat, Research Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Mark Hersam, Materials Science and Engineering

Bruker Nano-Surfaces Division
Dr. Stephen Minne, Senior Director, Application Development and Training
Dr. Peter DeWolff, Director, Worldwide Sales Applications