Outline:

The fusion of differing fields through research linkage between Japan and South Korea, China and the other countries of Asia to create new fields of investigation is extremely important in any consideration of the future development of nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology. In order to accomplish this there is a plan afoot to create a joint program based at the RIKEN Frontier Research System and Hanyang University that will link both domestic and overseas nanoscience-related programs, and much attention is being paid to this cooperative effort. Seoul National University, Pohang University of Science and Technology, KRICT, ETRI and Institute of Pasteur Korea at KIST will be participating in this plan and have signed letters of intent with the RIKEN Wako Institute and a feasibility study is now underway to examine how this cooperative project might best be developed. As a part of this effort, RIKEN and Hanyang University are jointly sponsoring a symposium that represents the initiation of student and researcher exchange. This symposium, however, will involve not just South Korea and Japan, but other countries of Asia including China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. By involving key scientists from the various countries of Asia in this cooperative research effort with RIKEN, it is hoped to create a meaningful exchange of ideas with regard to the future of nanotechnology, the feasibility of joint research efforts and the cultivation of new research talent. Time: Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 9:00-17:00 Location: 3F, Hikari Room, Crown Plaza Hotel METROPOLITAN, Tokyo 6-1, Nishi-Ikebukuro 1-Chome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171 Japan http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/tyomp Language: English Admission fee: None Applications for attendance: Applications may be forwarded in advance to the contact address given below, but also will be accepted at the reception desk on the day of the symposium. Seating in the conference hall is limited to 100, so entrance may be refused at that point, depending on circumstances.

Lecturers:

Masahiko Hara (RIKEN, Japan) Haiwon Lee (HYU, Korea) Maki Kawai (RIKEN, Japan) Jianguo Hou (USTC, China) Young Kuk (SNU, Korea) Masakazu Aono (NIMS, Japan) Roger Horn (University of South Australia, Australia) Young Jun Park (SNU, Korea) Ing-Shouh Hwang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) Natarajan Chandrasekhar (National University of Singapore, Singapore) May On Tjia (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)

Sponsor:

The RIKEN Frontier Research System

Organizers:

Masahiko Hara, Local Spatio-Temporal Functions Lab. Maki Kawai, Surface Chemistry Lab. Frontier Research Promotion Section, DRI/FRS Promotion Division, RIKEN (www.riken.jp)

For more information, contact:

Masahiko HARA, RIKEN Frontier Research System Tel: 048-467-9600; Fax: 048-462-4630

Friday, Feb 3, 2006

(3F, Hikari Room)

9:00	Opening Remarks by Prof. Kaya (Director, Wako Institute, RIKEN, Japan)
Nanoscience and Frontier Materials
9:15	Masahiko Hara (RIKEN, Japan) "Nanomaterials Research in Frontier Research System and Feasibility Study of Asia-Pacific Research Network"
9:45	Haiwon Lee (HYU, Korea) "Research Activities of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Participating Korean Institutes"
10:15	Coffee Break
Nanoscience and Surface-Interface Science
10:30	Maki Kawai (RIKEN, Japan) "Single Molecule Chemistry"
11:00	Jianguo Hou (USTC, China) "Electronic Structures and Transport Properties of Single Molecules and Nanoparticles"
11:30	Young Kuk (SNU, Korea) "What Could Be the Ultimate Functionality of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy ?"
12:00	Masakazu Aono (NIMS, Japan) "Ballistic, Diffusive, and Polaronic Electrical Conduction in Nanowires - Observation by Multiprobe Scanning Tunneling Microscopy -"
12:30	Lunch
Nanoscience and Project Activities
14:00	Roger Horn (University of South Australia, Australia) "Interactions at the Nanometer Scale - and Across Oceans"
14:30	Young June Park (SNU, Korea) "CNTs-Oxide-Silicon System for Biochemical Sensor/Actuator SoC"
15:00	Coffee Break
15:15	Ing-Shouh Hwang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) "Effects of Size, Shape, and Point Defects on Stability of Nanostructures"
15:45	Natarajan Chandrasekhar (National University of Singapore, Singapore) "BEEM and Nanoscience Programs in Singapore"
16:15	May On Tjia (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia) "Researches in Magnetic Oxides and Photonic Science in ITB and Their Prospective Extension to Nanoscience Researches"
16:45	Closing Remarks by Prof. Doi (Executive Director, RIKEN, Japan)

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