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Award Abstract #0331745
NSF Workshop on Nanoscale Mechanical Engineering: June 15-16, 2003
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CMMI
Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
June 27, 2003 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
June 27, 2003 |
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| Award Number: |
0331745 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Kevin Lyons
CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
ENG Directorate for Engineering
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| Start Date: |
July 1, 2003 |
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| Expires: |
June 30, 2004 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$41078 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Steven Girshick slg@umn.edu (Principal Investigator)
Arunava Majumdar (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
200 OAK ST SE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 612/624-5599
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| NSF Program(s): |
NANOMANUFACTURING
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| Field Application(s): |
0308000 Industrial Technology
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
MANU, 9146
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1788
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ABSTRACT
A workshop titled "NSF Workshop on Nanoscale Mechanical Engineering" to be held at NSF on June 15-16, 2003 is being proposed. The goals of the workshop are to foster the continued emergence of nanotechnology as a major focus area within the mechanical engineering community; to identify the critical sub-areas within nanotechnology to which mechanical engineers will make key contributions; to address to what extent the emergence of nanotechnology will require a paradigm shift in mechanical engineering education; and to recommend to NSF the steps it can take to nurture this transformation.
The workshop will consist of approximately 30 invited talks, a poster session, and a panel session/open forum. The invited talks will give highlights of research in areas including nanofabrication, nanomechanics, nanoscale transport, nanoscale imaging, and nanoparticles and nanostructured materials. Speakers will be drawn from both academia and industry. The panel session/open forum will have as its object the development of specific recommendations regarding what the mechanical engineering community can do, and what NSF can do, to foster the continued development of nanoscale mechanical engineering. Following the meeting a report will be prepared summarizing the Workshop and detailing the recommendations that emerge. This report will be provided to NSF and posted on the NSF web site.
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