Seminars, Conferences & Workshop @ AIT

Seminars, Conferences & Workshop @ AIT

Friday, June 28, 2002 at 1.30-2.30 p.m., Room IE-106, Chalerm
Prakiat (ISE) Building: The Microelectronics Program of the School
of Advanced Technologies is organizing a seminar entitled ‘Nanomaterials:
Past, Present and Future’

The seminar will be conducted by Dr. J. Dutta,
School of Engineering Sciences and Techniques, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
Lausanne 1015 Ecublens, Switzerland

Abstract:

The emerging fields of nanoscience and nano-engineering are
leading to unprecedented understanding and control over the fundamental
building blocks of all physical matter. Today nanophase engineering expands
in a rapidly growing number of structural and functional materials, both
inorganic and organic, allowing to manipulate mechanical, catalytic,
electric, magnetic, optical and electronic functions. The production of
nanophase or cluster-assembled materials, is usually based upon the
creation of separated small clusters which then are fused into a bulk-like
material or on their embedding into compact liquid or solid matrix
materials. e.g. nanophase silicon, which differs from normal silicon in
physical and electronic properties, could be applied to macroscopic
semiconductor processes to create new electronic devices. For instance,
when ordinary glass is doped with quantized semiconductor ”colloids,” it
becomes a high-performance optical medium with potential applications in
optical computing.

There is a spurt of recent interest in nanotechnology with US R&D;
spending of more than 400 Mil US$ while the rest of the world has a
commitment of nearly 1 Bil US$, this year. In a recent report on
nanotechnology, nanomaterials are considered to directly influence about
80% of the total industrial output in 2002.ii In this talk we will
introduce some of the technical reasons for the worldwide interest in
nanomaterials, and its current and potential future applications in
opto-electronic devices, sensors, among others.

August 7-9, 2002 at the Shangri-La Hotel:
MAP ASIA 2002 Conference

MAP ASIA 2002 Conference
is the 1st Asian International conference and exhibition organized
in the field of mapping technologies like Geographic Information Systems, Global
Positioning System, Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing. This conference will provide
a congenial platform for the Asian regional cooperation of geoinformatics education besides,
spatial database generation, collation and dissemination. Regional cooperation is the need
of the hour and this conference will provide the stage wherefrom every country in this region
can work and grow together in the field of geoinformatics.

MAP ASIA 2002 Conference
provides an opportunity to various researchers and technology
developers to share their experiences for the benefit of all in the field. It also provides an
opportunity to learn and know about the latest developments in the field with regard to
technology and its applications.

Application Oriented Sessions

• Digital Photogrammetry
• Utility and Tourism
• Coastal Zone Management
• GPS & Mapping
• Natural Resource Management
• Digital Image Analysis
• Land Information System
• Disaster Management
• Agriculture & Forestry
• Business Geographics
• Earth Observation Systems

Registration Fee

Special Rates for AIT:

Student 1000 Baht only
Faculty& Staff 2000 Baht only

Interested persons may submit their paper before 30 June 2002

For further information please contact:

Assoc. Prof. Nitin Tripathi
Editor-in-Chief, Asian Journal of Geoinformatics
Space Technology Applications Research Program
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box #4, Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND
Tel: 66-2-524-6392 Fax: 66-2-524-5597
Emails: [email protected]
[email protected]
Websites: http://www.mapasia.org/
http://www.csdms.org