Past Plenary Speakers

2008

One Dimensional Nanomaterials and Their Applications M. Meyyappan (Forum Award Seminar) The Design of Nanoscale Polyvalent Therapeutics Ravi S. Kane (Young Investigator Award Seminar)

Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery
Samir Mitragotri
Colloidal Nanoparticles:  Synthesis and Applications Darrell Velegol Nanoporous Membranes:  Fabrication, Analysis, and Applications Sankar Nair Microplasma Techniques for Nanoparticle Synthesis R. Mohan Sankaran

2007

Enabling Novel Technologies through Nano- and Meso-Scale Designed Materials Joerg Lahann (Young Investigator Award Seminar) Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience – Emerging Tools for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Peter T. Cummings (Forum Award Seminar)

Simulation-Based Design of Nanoscale Building Blocks for Self- Assembly: The Shapes of Things to Come Sharon C. Glotzer Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy for Nanoscience and Technology: What Can We Learn from Pulling on Single Macromolecules?
Stefan Zauscher
Nanoparticles and Proteins: How Similar Are They?
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nanolayer Assembly Routes to Functional Thin Films, Hybrid Nanomaterials and Devices Paula T. Hammond

2006

Ronald Andres (Forum Award Seminar)
Michael Wong (Young Investigator Award Seminar) Theory and Simulation for the Advancement of Nanoscience and Technology Juan J. De Pablo Nanoporous Thin Film Technology Michael Tsapatsis Nanostructured Materials for Solar-to-Electric Energy Conversion Eray S. Aydil The Chemistry of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Michael S. Strano

2005

Mihail Roco (Forum Award Seminar)

Michael Strano (Young Investigator Award Seminar) Engineering Materials and Processes for Manufacturing at the Nanoscale Paul F. Nealey Deposition and Templating Techniques for Nanostructured Devices James J. Watkins Molecular Engineering of Layered Nanoparticle Composites Nicholas A. Kotov Using Biology for the Synthesis and Assembly of Commercially Important Materials Michael A. Spaid