
Tentatively, the
following distinguished scientists have
agreed to present lectures on these topics:
GENERAL
SCIENCES:
Y.T. Lee (Nobel Laureate,
Taiwan)
Carbon
and Climate Change
G.
Amaratunga (Cambridge University, UK)
Nanocomposite Photovoltaic
Surfaces for Energy
Harvesting
S.
Sinnott (University of Florida, USA)
Computational Investigation
of the Mechanical
Properties of Nanomaterials
CARBON NANOTUBES &
APPLICATIONS:
R.
Baughman (University of
Texas at
Dallas, USA)
Diverse
Carbon Nanotube
Artificial Muscles
Meet an Exciting New Family Member
L.C.
Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Modification of CNTs for
Fuel Cell and
Capacitor Applications
D.
Futaba (AIST, Japan)
“Super
Growth”:
Working to
Supply the World with Catalyst-Free SWNTs
W.K. Hsu (National Tsing Hua University,
Taiwan)
Carbon Nanotube Composites
as MEMS Elements
S.
Iijima (AIST, Japan)
New Progress in Carbon
Nanotubes
K.
Jiang (Tsinghua University, China)
Controlled Growth of
Super-aligned Carbon
Nanotube Arrays and Their Applications
B.
Viswanathan (IIT Madras, India)
CNTs for Energy Applications
DIAMOND
FILMS & BIO:
J. Asmussen (Michigan State
University,
USA)
Microwave
Plasma Assisted
Diamond Synthesis
over Large Areas at 100-300 Torr
J.
E. Butler (Naval Research laboratory, USA)
Research Questions in the
Chemical Vapor
Deposition of Diamond and its Applications
J.
Glass (Duke University, USA)
Diamond for Biosensing
P.
Hess (University of Heidelberg, DE)
Determination of mechanical
properties by
novel laser-ultrasound methods
H.
Kawarada (Waseda University, Japan)
On the mechanism of DNA and
RNA precise
sensing using diamond devices
V.
Konov (Russian Academy of Science, RU)
Laser micro and
nanoprocessing of CVD diamond
and DLC films
S.T.
Lee (City University of Hong Kong, China)
Advances in Diamond and
Cubic Boron Nitride
Nanostructures and their Applications
K.P.
Loh (National University of Singapore,
Singapore)
Suzuki Coupling of Aryl
Organics on Diamond
for Photovoltaic application
H.K.
Mao (Carnegie Institute, USA)
Advances in High Growth Rate
Fabrication of
Single Crystal CVD Diamond
M.
Schreck (University of Augsburg, DE)
Diamond nucleation on
iridium: New experiments
for a comprehensive model
M.
Suzuki (Toshiba, Japan)
Electrical properties of
n-type diamond
Schottky diodes
G.T.
Zou (Jilin University, China)
Diamond Synthesis and
Applications
NANO
DIAMOND, DLC & APPLICATIONS:
O. Auciello
(Argonne
National Laboratory, USA)
UNCD and
Applications
H.C.
Chang (IAMS, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Biological Applications of
Nano Diamond
D.
Gruen (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
New Horizons for Nanocarbon
Materials
R.
Hamers (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Molecular and Biomolecular
Interfaces to
Nanocarbon: From Nanocrystalline Diamond to Carbon
Nanofibers
Y.
Koga (AIST, Japan)
To be announced.
G.
Morell (University of Puerto Rico, USA)
Intrinsic Optical Properties
and Composition
of Ultra Nanocrystalline Diamond Films Grown by DC
Plasma-Assisted
Ar-rich HFCVD
R.
Silva (University of Surrey, UK)
Fast Switching and Resonant
Tunnelling in
Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films: A Route for Future
Electronics
QUANTUM
INFORMATION & GRAPHENE:
D. Awschalom (UC Santa
Barbara, USA)
Diamond for Spintronics and
Quantum
Information Processing
L.
Ley (University of Erlangen, DE)
Graphene on silicon carbide:
preparation and
properties
S.
Louie (UC Berkeley, USA)
Electronic and Optical
Properties of Graphene
and Nanotubes
M.
Chhowalla (Rutgers University, USA)
Solution-processed
transparent and conducting
single walled carbon nanotube and graphene thin
films
S.
Prawer (University of Melbourne, AU)
Diamond
NV Center for
Quantum Information
R.
Ruoff (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Graphane
and Spintronics