ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP
Priority Area: High Technology
Title: Nanomaterials
Location: Lisbon, Portugal,
Dates: July 1-6, 2007
Number of working days: 5
Objective
This Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) will provide a critical, up-to-date review on science and technology of the fabrication of nanostructured Materials (≥ 100 nm thick). Focuses will be placed on the synthesis and processing; characterization and properties (mechanical, biological, medical, chemical, electronic and magnetic); nanoscale modeling ; and applications. This ISOPE workshop on Nanomaterials aims to assess the status of this important high technology area and to identify future directions of R&D and applications of nanostructured materials. Particular emphasis is placed on developing close interactions and fostering future collaborations among scientists and engineers from USA and other countries.
The 17th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Corinthia Lisboa Hotel, Portugal, July 1-6, 2007
Introduction
Nanotechnology has the potential to significantly amplify the functional roles of currently known repertoire of materials and coatings. While the search for new bulk nanomaterials with improved function continues, the exposure of established Nanostructured Coatings in Naval and Offshore Applications has become already a reality with great implications. For example Nanostructured Ceramic Coatings deposited on metallic surfaces of engineering components have exhibited unprecedented durability for several years of operations in terms functionalilty and protective applications .About a decade of research has shown that nanostructured materials and technologies have the potential to significantly impact growth at every level of the world economy in the 21st century. This new class of materials is now being introduced in structural applications, such as wear resistance, pipe engineering, naval and offshore structures, plastic forming, and other load bearing applications. Progress in a wide range of structural applications for nanomaterials crucially depends on the development of new fabrication and processing technologies, along with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between the structure and properties. The focus of this Symposium is to present current multidisciplinary research on nanostructured materials and nanotechnologies for structural, functional and biomedical applications with the primary focus of reinforcing the relationship between basic science and engineering at the nanoscale level. The Symposium aims to cover all aspects of synthesis, properties and applications of nanomaterials. Particular emphasis is placed on work on processing, fabrication and applications of nanomaterials.
Nanostructured materials can be engineered by the controlled assembly of several suitable nano-objects as the building blocks. While, materials properties are determined by their atomic and molecular constituents and structure, their functionalities emerge when the microstructure of these early ensembles is in the nanometer regime. The properties and functionalities of these ensembles may be different as their size grows from the nano-regime to the micron regime and bulk structures. Nanotechnology, offers a unique possibility to manipulate the properties through the fabrication of materials using the nano-objects as building blocks. Nanotechnology is therefore considered an enabling technology by which existing materials, virtually all man-made materials, can acquire novel properties and functionalities making them suitable for numerous novel applications varying from structural and functional to advanced biomedical in-vivo and in-vitro applications.
Scope
While general principles of nanotechnology are clear, systematic and comprehensive studies of the effects of processing and the resultant evolution of structure on the overall functional properties, performance and thermal stability, under complex loading conditions, have thus far not been performed in sufficient depth. This situation is further compounded by the fact that standardized procedures, essential for the design, modelling, and life assessment of nanomaterials for novel applications, do not exist for the testing and analyses of size-dependent mechanical and functional properties at the nanoscale. This Workshope will emphasize the “on development” of useful implementations and applications of nanotechnology. One key issue in nanotechnology is how to access, from the macroscopic world, the extremely high information density of nanostructured systems. One way to address this question is by using bio-inspiration – techniques, where we apply lessons learned from living systems, to design new materials with localized feedback mechanisms. This approach leads naturally to the development of multifunctional nanomaterials for use in applications through basic research of bio-inspired nanostructural materials. Ultimately, this will include embedded or natural sensing, information processing, and actuation of responses to the physical environment. The potential to fit these candidate systems to a wide range of societal applications is not only intriguing but very challenging. Nanotechnology encompasses such similar diverse areas with different degrees of maturity. Specifically, the workshop will evaluate the potential applications as components of advanced technological systems and as materials tailored for a great variety of special applications.
This Workshop will finally provide the state of the art Synthesis and processing methods include recent advances in preparation and consolidation of nanostructured powders by rapid condensation and quenching of ceramic melt to form metastable powders. One of the main areas for synthesis of nanocomposite materials is to develop ways to effectively incorporate the nanomaterials in polymer based nanocomposites.
Technical Topics:
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Symposium Organizing Committee: Prof. Thomas Tsakalakos Rutgers University tsakalak@rci.rutgers.edu +1 732 445 2888 Dr. H. Jin ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company h.w.jin@exxonmobil.com +1 908 730 2882 Dr. Lawrence Kabacoff Office of Naval Research kabacol@onr.navy.mil |
ISOPE E-mail www.isope.org.
Rationale: It is intended that a key speaker, who is a recognized expert in a particular area, will prepare a review or overview paper on a special category and present the lecture at the meeting. The lecture notes will be disseminated before the meeting to all participants. The key speakers should do a very broad review of the field and should not discuss only their own work.
Participants: All participants will be invited to attend the ARW by the organizing committee. Each participant is an expert in a special area within a given topical area. They will participate in a topical group discussion to address the status of the field and recommend the future direction of research. The organizing committee will appoint rapporteurs and session chairmen for each discussion group. At the conclusion of the meeting, rapporteurs will present the summary of discussion to all participants.
4. Key Words:
Synthesis and Processing of nanostructured materials, nanocoatings
Hybrid materials,nanocomposites, nanobiomaterials, nanobiotechnology.
Characterization of nanostructures, and interfaces
Modeling of nanomaterials
Properties and Applications: examples including wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and heat-resistant applications; sensors; catalysis; electronics; and biotechnology, medical and biological, sensors.
5. List of Invited Speakers
1. Nanomaterials I: Applications 1
Invited Speaker Country
Horst Hahn Germany
Stergios Logothetidis Greece
Mark Croft USA
Jeff Th.M. De Hosson Netherlands
2. Nanomaterials II: Applications 2
Invited Speaker Country
Mamoun Muhammed Sweden
John Morris USA
Bernard Kear USA
Nick Kanellopoulos Greece
Nikolas Simos USA
Raghavan Ayer USA
3. Nanomaterials III: Synthesis & Processing 1
Invited Speaker Country
Manish Chhowalla USA
Chow Gan Moog Singapore
Baolong Shen Japan
4. Nanomaterials IV: Applications 3, Nanobiotechnology
Invited Speaker Country
Rutledge Ellis-Behnke USA
Thomas Tsakalakos USA
Richard E Palmer UK
Thomas Webster USA
Lynn K. Kurihara USA
Do Kyung Kim UK
5. Nanomaterials V: Synthesis & Processing 2
Invited Speaker Country
Adrian Mann USA
Elias Aifantis Greece
Yinmin (Morris) Wang USA
Alan Jankowski USA
6. Nanomaterials VI: Synthesis & Processing 3
Invited Speaker Country
Ruslan Valiev Russia
Michel Trudeau Canada
Rostislav Andrievskiy Russia
Kei Ameyama Japan
7. Nanomaterials VII: Synthesis & Processing 4
Invited Speaker Country
Frank Meyer Germany
John Berget Norway
Sergio Baragetti Italy
Virgil Provenzano USA
George Kim Canada
Jackie Ying Singapore
Vijay Shukla USA
8. HPM VIII: Synthesis & Processing 5
Invited Speaker Country
Takafumi Kusunose Japan
Rajendra Sadangi USA
Albano Cavaleiro Portugal
Alexandra Irina Kleps Romania
Hani Nassif USA
9. Nanomaterials IX: Characterization & Modeling
Invited Speaker Country
Masao Doyama Japan
Igor Suzdalev Russia
Jung-Goo Lee Korea
George Kiriakidis Greece
Nicoleta Lupu Romania
Flavien Fremy France
The ISOPE Nanomaterials Symposium and Workshop acknowledges the support and sponsorship of Office of Naval Research (ONR).