ISNM 2008 · 5th International Symposium on Nanomanufacturing

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam

Chairman
National Research Foundation, Singapore

Wilhelm KRULL

Secretary-General
Volkswagen Foundation, Germany

Title: Fostering Creativity and the Future of Research in our Universities (abstract)

The Volkswagen Foundation is one of the largest foundations in Germany promoting the development of higher education and research. In allocating its funds, the Foundation prioritises interdisciplinary fields of research and new scientific methods. Particular efforts go into structural initiatives, for example in the field of international cooperation, or of German higher education reform. The Foundation avoids long-term financial commitments, preferring to provide funds for the support of genuine innovation. Before joining the Volkswagen Foundation, Dr. Krull worked at the headquarters of the Max Planck Society in Munich (1993-1995) and the Science Council in Cologne (1985-1993). From 1980 to 1984 Dr. Krull was a DAAD lecturer at the University of Oxford. He has published extensively both in English and German on research policy matters such as priority setting, evaluation, and foresight. He is a member of various national and international committees, advisory panels and boards, and chaired the EU Expert Group on Benchmarking of Scientific and Technological Productivity in 2001-2002.

George BARBASTATHIS

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
MIT, USA

Title: 3-D Nanomanufacturing

George Barbastathis is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He received the Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 1993, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 1994 and '97, respectively. Between 1997-99 he was a Post-doctoral Research Associate with the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has been the recipient of the Nikolaos Kritikos award in Mathematics, the 3M Innovation Award, the NSF Young Investigator Award, and the Esther & Harold E. Edgerton junior chair at MIT. His research is centered on the physics and engineering of 3D optical systems, in particular volume holographic spectral microscopes, mechanically reconfigurable photonic crystals, and non-periodic subwavelength photonic structures with high index contrast.

Placid M FERREIRA

Professor
Director, Center for Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS)
an NSF-sponsored Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Title: Heterogeneous Integration and Manufacturing at the Nanoscale (abstract)

Dr Placid M Ferreira is the Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Illinois. He is also the director of the Center for Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS), an NSF-sponsored Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center. He graduated with a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University in 1987, M Tech (Mechanical) from IIT Bombay, 1982 and B E (Mechanical) for University of Bombay in 1980. He has been on the mechanical and industrial faculty at Illinois since 1987, serving as the associate head for graduate programs and research from 1999 to 2002.

Professor Ferreira's research and teaching interests are in the area of industrial automation and include computer-controlled machine-tools, nanopositioning and sensing, computational geometry and solid modeling with applications to automated process planning, and the discrete-event control of large-scale flexibly automated systems.

Pofessor Ferreira received NSF's Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1990, SME's Outstanding Young Investigator Award in 1991 and the University of Illinois's University Scholar Award in 1994. He has served as an associate editor for IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing and is currently an editor for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering and is on the editorial board for the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing.

L James LEE

Professor
NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymer Biomedical Devices
Ohio State University, USA

Title: Polymer Micro/Nanoengineering for Biomedical Applications (abstract)

Professor Lee's research interests include the fundamental aspects of processing polymers and polymeric composites via melt and reactive resins and the exploration of micro and nano fabrication for BioMEMS applications. The key concerns are interactions among materials, processing conditions and product properties.

He is interested in both thermoset resins and thermoplastic polymers including bio-degradable plastics. For composite processing, his research extends from continuous fiber reinforcement to nanoparticle reinforced polymers. He is also interested in the development of cost-effective and environmentally friendly manufacturing technologies.

Abraham LEE

Professor, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (courtesy appointment)
Professor, Interdisciplinary Materials Science and Concentration
Director, Micro/Nano Fluidics Fundamentals Focus (MF3) Center
University of California, Irvine, USA

Title: Medicine on a Chip - Digital Microfluidics for Synthesis and Analysis of Biomolecules and Cells (abstract)

Professor Lee's current research interest is focused on the development of integrated "digital" micro/nano fluidic chips for the following applications: point-of-care diagnostics, "smart" nanomedicine for early detection and treatment, automated cell sorting based on electrical signatures, tissue engineering and stem cells, the synthesis of ultra-pure materials, and biosensors to detect environmental and terrorism threats. Two major "lab on a chip" platforms that his lab (BioMiNT Lab) is developing are 1. Droplet emulsions for drug delivery particles and picoliter biochemical reactors, 2. On-chip field-based microfluidic manipulation by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD), dielectrophoresis, electrokinetic forces combined with in situ electrical sensors.

Professor Lee joined UCI from the National Cancer Institute, where he served as Senior Technology Advisor in the Office of Technology and Industry Relations (OTIR) (4/2001-12/2001). Specifically, Dr Lee was responsible for identifying new opportunities in interagency collaborations, new strategies to promote technology maturation, and provide expert advice on promoting technology development within NIH.

Before joining NCI, Dr Lee was a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (1999-2001) in the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO). At DARPA, he started the $59M BioFlips (Bio-Fluidic Chips) Program and was one of three founding program managers managing the "Fundamental Research at the Bio:Info:Micro Intersection" program. During this tenure, he gave invited talks extensively and was instrumental in shaping the nation's technical directions in micro-fluidics and BioMEMS.

Before DARPA, Dr Lee was group leader for Microstructures in the Electronics Engineering Technologies Division (EETD) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). He was also part of the Center for Microtechnology and a founding investigator in the Medical Technology Program at LLNL. Dr Lee received a second Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) award in 1999 for excellence in Technology Transfer for his work on the development of a micro-mechanical release mechanism for the deployment of embolic coils into brain aneurysms. This technology has been licensed to two biomedical device companies. In the area of micro-fluidics, Dr Lee and his student demonstrated the first AC magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) micropump for micro total analysis systems and the technology has also been licensed by a company. Since his first publication on this technology, several prominent micro-fluidics researchers have been initiating projects in this area.

David SOANE

Chief Executive Officer
Nanopaper, USA

Title: Nanotechnology-Enabled Solutions for Problems in a Number of Mature Industries (abstract)

David Soane obtained his PhD (1978) in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. From 1979 to 1994, he was a full-time member of the faculty at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, where he published approximately 200 papers and two books (Polymers in Microelectronics and Polymer Applications for Biotechnology).

His academic research spanned a wide range of topics, including structure-property relations of polymers, membrane fabrication and characterization, polymerization reaction engineering, photolithography and interlayer dielectrics, gel and capillary electrophoresis, non-linear optical materials, and novel MEMS devices. Since his departure from academia, Soane has focused his energy on several high-technology start-ups. These ventures share a common theme: applying leading scientific discoveries to mature industries with established mass markets.

Among his start-ups are Soane Technologies (sold to Rodenstock), ACLARA BioSciences (NASDAQ: ACLA), Alnis BioSciences, Cosmetica, DuraFizz, Innovative Construction and Building Materials, and ZMS (acquired by a Fortune 500 company). Soane is also Founder of the nanotechnology-inspired textile company, Nano-Tex, (named best Small Tech company of 2003 by nanotechnology industry journal Small Times Magazine and featured in Time Magazine's 2002 Coolest Inventions of the Year).

Hua Chun ZENG

Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Title: Chemical Methods for Self-Assembly of Complex Nanomaterials (abstract)

Zeng Hua Chun obtained a BSc in Chemistry from Xiamen University, China, in 1982, and a PhD in Physical Chemistry (Surface Science) from the University of British Columbia, Canada (where he worked with Prof Keith AR Mitchell), in 1989. Following postdoctoral work in Surface Photochemistry at the University of Toronto, Canada (where he worked with Professor John C Polanyi, the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry), he joined the faculty at the National University of Singapore (NUS), in 1991. Professor Zeng worked as a visiting scientist in the research centre of Asahi Glass for a Japan-Singapore joint development in 1992, and visited Kyoto University in Japan, in 1995, under the JSPS scientist exchange scheme. Professor Zeng’s research interests are, at present, focused on the exploration of synthetic architecture for inorganic nanostructures. His research group recently synthesised a range of functional nanomaterials with architectural designs. To make the organised nanomaterials usable in real reaction environments, new organising schemes for complex nanostructures with permanent engagement among primary building units, have been developed.

Professor Zeng is the author of more than 135 research papers and a number of invited reviews, in prime chemical and materials journals. He is a member of advisory boards for several international organisations, centres, and peer-reviewed journals, in nanoscience and nanotechnology research.

Xiang ZHANG

Chancellor's Professor
Director, NSF Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC)
University of California, Berkeley (USA)

Title: Plasmonic Nano Manufacturing (abstract)

Professor Xiang Zhang is Chancellor's Professor at UC Berkeley and the Director of NSF Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) which includes Berkeley-Stanford-UCLA-UCSD-UNCC. He also serves as Director of Department of Defense MURI Center on Metamaterials and Devices that includes Berkeley-MIT-UCLA-UCSD Duke-Imperial College (UK).

He has published more than 80 technical papers including publications in Science and Nature Materials. He has given over 80 invited or keynote talks at international conferences and institutions. Professor Zhang is on editorial boards of three journals. He is a co-chair of NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Annual Grantee Conference in 2004-2005, Chair of Technical Program of IEEE 2nd International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineered and Molecular Systems in 2007.

Professor Zhang's research has been selected to be one of Top Ten Nanotechnology Breakthroughs in 2005, and Fast Breaking Papers, as one of the most cited recent papers in Physics in 2006, and R&D Magazine's top 25 the Most Innovative Products of 2006. He was selected as a Finalist for the 2005 Small Times Magazine 2005 Small Tech Best Researcher Award. His research was frequently featured by media such as MRS Bulletin (Materials Research Society), Laser Focus World, Photonics Spectra, Materials Today, Physics Web, San Jose Business Journal, R&D Magazine, as well as international media including BBC News, UK, Better Humans, Canada, The Hindu, India. Professor Zhang is a recipient of NSF CAREER Award (1997); Engineering Foundation Award (1997); SME Dell K Allen Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (1998) and ONR Young Investigator Award (1999). He was nominated in 2004 for the Millennium Technology Prize, the world's largest technology award. He was selected as a Distinguished Lecturer at University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and SEMETECH in 2005.