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Abstract:
November 13th 2009, St. John's College, University of Cambridge
Subjects included are:• Nanotube synthesis and purification, large-scale production, quality-control
• Graphene and nanoribbons synthesis
• Mechanical properties, composite and hybrid materials
• Electronic and optical properties
• Functionalisation and modification, tailoring of properties
• Devices for electronic, photonic, energy, and sensor applications
• Biomedical impact and applications
• Theory and modelling
List of Invited Speakers* Prof. Manish Chhowalla (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University)
* Dr. Andrea Ferrari (Engineering Department, University of Cambridge)
* Dr. Stephan Hofmann (Engineering Department, University of Cambridge)
* Dr. Ian Kinloch (School of Materials, University of Manchester)
* Dr. Kostya Novoselov (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester)
* Prof. John Robertson (Engineering Department, University of Cambridge)
* Dr. Milo Shaffer (Chemistry Department, Imperial College London)
* Prof. Alan Windle (Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge)
* Prof. Boris Yakobson (Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University)
Invited lectures will be scheduled in three sessions from 10am until 5:30pm with coffee/tea, lunch break and poster presentation in between. Participants are invited to submit an abstract for a poster presentation.
Registration & Abstract SubmissionParticipants must download the registration form access.cambridgecnt.org/register.html and send it by email to no later than
September 30th 2009Registration Fees:
Full delegate rate: 60 GBP
Student rate: 20 GBP
Industrial visitor rate: 150 GBP
Further information, here access.cambridgecnt.org/CambridgeCNT09_first.pdf
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