This workshop will be an exploration of the world of nanotechnology.  Participants will learn about the growing applications of nanotechnology in many industries including the biotechnology, MEMS, optoelectronics, chemical, and nanoelectronics industries.  The basics of nanofabrication processes and tools will be covered and emphasized through processing labs held in the class 10 cleanrooms of the Penn State Nanofabrication Facility.  This three-day workshop is broken down into daily morning lectures by nationally recognized Penn State researchers and engineering staff and into afternoon lab sessions in nanofabrication.  The agenda is attached.

Workshop Fee Includes:

• Workshop registration
• Workshop materials/lab manuals (distributed at the workshop)
• Lunch as a group function

Hotel as well as travel from your institution to the workshop and the return are NOT covered.

How does it work?

• Complete and return the workshop registration form to the Penn State Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization

Attn: Lisa Daub, 101 Innovation Blvd., Suite 112, University Park PA 16802-7003.
Registration closes April 30, 2008.  Please register as soon as possible; spaces fill up quickly.

• Please see the supplementary document:
  Frequently Asked Questions [MS Word Version] [Adobe PDF Version]

• A block of rooms is being held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel until 4/12/08.  The room rates are $105.00/night single and $115/night double.

• Please contact the Penn State Hospitality Services Reservation Department directly prior to 4/12/08 to reserve your room.  The number to call is: 1-800-233-7505. Attendees should reference the reservation identification # CNE0512. 

• You will be responsible for your transportation to and from the workshop each day.
• Additional details will be mailed/faxed to you as a confirmation.
• If you have any registration questions, contact Lisa Daub at (814) 865-9635 or ldaub@engr.psu.edu
• If you have any workshop questions, contact Amy Brunner at  (814) 865-8977 or abrunner@engr.psu.edu

This workshop is co-sponsored by the State of Pennsylvania under grant # C000029471 and by the National Science Foundation under grant no. 0532646.

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AGENDA
Day One

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.             Continental Breakfast/Registration  

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.              Welcome and Overview of the Workshop and the CNEU

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.             Keynote:  The World of Nanotechnology

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.           Break 

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.           Historical Perspective of Nanotechnology

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.          Video Presentation

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.           Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.            Nanoscale Characterization and Metrology

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.              Rotating Activity Sessions:  See Lab Agenda for Details     

• Nanotechnology Products, Applications, Careers, and Education
• Tour of Clean Room / Lab

AGENDA
Day Two

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.           Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.            Lithography and Deposition Techniques

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.             Break

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.           Etch Techniques

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.         Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.        Nanoparticle Synthesis

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.        Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.         Lab Orientation / Safety Reminders

12:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.            Rotating Lab Activity Experiments:  See Lab Agenda for Details

• Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) 
  
• Lithography and Etching
  
• Deposition and Characterization
  
• Optical Metrology and Scanning Electron Microscopy.

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.              General Discussion / Q & A Session

AGENDA
Day Three

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.              Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.              Micro-Electrical-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) and NEMS

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.              Break

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.            Bottom-Up Nanofabrication/Nano-Bio

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.          Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.         Nanoelectronics

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.         Lunch/Workshop Evaluation/Wrap-Up

12:45 p.m. – 3:15  p.m.           Rotating Lab Activity Experiments:  See Lab Agenda for Details

• Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
  
• Lithography and Etching
  
• Deposition and Characterization
  
• Optical Metrology and Scanning Electron Microscopy

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.              Final Workshop Q & A / Workshop Evaluations / Wrap-up