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*All sessions will be in the conference room located on the 3rd floor of the main building of Sera Hotel. An LCD projector will be available.

August 31
Arrival
12:00-21:00 Registration

DAY 1 – September 1
9:00-18:00 Registration, submission of manuscripts for review

A.M.
Arrival

P.M.
Introductory Session. Chair: Yury Gogotsi

18:00-18:20 Selçuk Güçeri, Drexel University, U.S.A. and Vladimir Kuznetsov, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russia
Welcome remarks
18:20-18:40 Orest Ivasyshyn, Institute of Metal Physics, Ukraine
NATO Science Program
18:40-19:00 Vladimir Kuznetsov, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russia
Nanofiber/Nanotube Research in Eastern Europe
19:00-19:30 Salim Çiraci, Bilkent University, Turkey
Theoretical Models for Nanodevices and Nanomagnets Based on Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

20:00 Welcome Reception

DAY 2 – September 2
A.M.
8:00-9:00 Registration and Breakfast

Session 1. Nanomaterials and Nanostructures. Chair: Vladimir Kuznetsov

9:00-10:00 Rostislav Andrievski, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russia
Stability of Nanosized Materials
10:00-11:00 David Luzzi, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
TBA (Carbon Peapods?)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30 Victor Prinz, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Russia
Precise Semiconductor, Metal and Hybrid Nanotubes, Nanobelts and Nanofibers

12:30-13:30 Lunch

P.M.

Session 2. Electrospinning of Nanofibers. Chair: David Luzzi
18:00-19:00 Frank Ko, Drexel University, U.S.A.
Nanofiber Technology: Bridging the Gap between the Nano and Macro World

19:00-19:30 Hoa Lam, Drexel University, U.S.A.
Super Carbon Fiber by Electrospinning of Composite Nanofibers

19:30-20:00 Yusef Menceloglu, Sabanci University, Turkey
Electrospinning of Surface Active Polymers

20:00-21:00 Dinner

DAY 3 – September 3
A.M.

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

Session 3. Modeling of Nanostructures. Chair: Taner Yildirim
8:30-9:30 Tahir Çagin, California Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
Computational Approaches to Rational Design of Crossbar SWNT Arrays for Molecular Electronic Devices

9:30-10:30 Salim Çiraci, Bilkent University, Turkey
Quantum Effects in Electrical and Thermal Transport through Nanowires


10:30-11:00 Coffee break

Session 4. Nanotube-Based Devices. Chair: Tahir Çagin

11:30-12:00 Ashok Vaseashta, Marshall University, U.S.A.
On the Calculation of the Figure of Merit for Carbon Nanotubes Based Devices

12:00-12:30 Bahram Nabet, Drexel University, U.S.A
Contact-induced Properties of Semiconducting Nanowires and Their Local Gating

12:30-13:00 David C. Cox, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Bespoke Carbon Nanotube Devices and Structures

13:00-14:00 Lunch

P.M.
Poster Session I. Nanotubes and Nanofibers. Chair: Frank Ko
The authors of posters are requested to make a 2-3- min presentation illustrated by no more than three slides

18:00 - 19:00 Presentations

19:00 - 20:00 Posters on display. Authors must be available for discussion.

20:00-21:00 Dinner

1. Sofiya N. Bokova, E.D. Obraztsova, A.V. Osadchy, H. Kuzmany, U. Dettlaff-Veglikowska, S.Roth; General Physics Institute, Russia
Selective Oxidation of HipCO Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes

2. Kazim Açatay; E. Simsek, M. Akel and Y. Z. Menceloglu; Sabanci University, Turkey
Electrospinning of Low Surface Energy-Quaternary Ammonium Salt Containing Polymers & their Antifungal Activity

3. Aydin Dogan, Ender Suvaci, Göktug Günkaya, Erman Uzgür; Anadolu University, Turkey
Electrophoretic Deposition of ZnO Nano-particles for Sensor Applications

4. Anna N. Usoltseva*, V. L. Kuznetsov*, A. L. Chuvilin*, N. A. Rudina*, M. Yu. Alekseev**, L. V. Lutsev**; * Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russia **-Research Institute "Ferrite-Domen", St. Petersburg, Russia.
Self-Processes in Carbon Filament and Nanotube Formation

5. Alexander Osadchy, E. D. Obraztsova; General Physics Institute, Russia
Geometry Effect on One-Electron Density of States of Boron Nitride Nanotubes

6. Luminita Stamatin, I. Stamatin; University of Bucharest, Romania
Bionanocomposites Based on Nanocarbon Materials for Culture Cells Media

7. Pia Rossi, Yury Gogotsi; Drexel University, U.S.A.
Studies on Wetting Behavior of CNT with ESEM

8. Svetlana Dimovski, John. A, Jaszczak, Yury Gogotsi, George W. Robinson,
Drexel University, U.S.A.
Naturally Occurring Nano- and Micro-Scale Graphite Cones

9. Türkan Kopaç, Sefa Kocaba, Jülide Yener; Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey
Adsorption Properties of Gases on Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes

10. Lyubov G. Bulusheva, A.V. Okotrub, T.A. Duda, A.L. Chuvilin, E.D.Obraztsova, Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS, Russia
Electronic structure of fluorinated carbon nanotubes

11. H. Erdem Çamurlu, A. Aydogdu, Y. Topkaya, N. Sevinç; Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Production of Boron Nitride by Carbothermal and Mechanochemical Methods and Nanotube Formation

12. Sefa Dag, S. Çiraci, O. Gülseren, T. Yildirim; Bilkent University, Turkey
Oxygenation of Carbon Nanotubes

13. Baris O. Malcioglu, S. Erkoç, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Stability of Carbon Nanocapsules

14. Ales Mrzel, Vincenc Nemanic, Marco Zumer, Maja Remskar, Dragan Mihailovich; Institute Josef Stefan, Slovenia
Field Emission Properties of MoS2 Nanotubes

15. Hüseyin Oymak, S. Erkoç, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Titanium Coverage on Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

16. Emre Tasçi, O.B. Malcioglu, S. Erkoç; Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Simulation of Carbon Nanotube Junction Formations

17. Efe Yazgan, E. Tasçi, O.B. Malcioglu, S. Erkoç; Middle East Technical University, Turkey,
Stability of Carbon Nanotori

18. Osman Inal; New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, U.S.A.
Role of Accelerating Voltage and Substrate Temperature in Coating Grain (Particle) Size in Plasma Assisted Chemical/Physical Vapor Depositions

19. Kateryna Vyshnyakova; Institute for Problems of Materials Science, Ukraine
Structure and Properties of Silicon Carbide Fibers Depending on Their Synthesis Conditions

20. Brad Layton; Drexel University, U.S.A.
Implications of Hexagonal Close-packing in a Finite Domain on Self-assembly of Nanofibrous Materials

DAY 4 – September 4

A.M.

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

Session 5. Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Chair: Ross Rinaldi

8:30-9:30 Sergey Mikhalovsky; University of Brighton, UK
Use of High-surface Nanofibrous Materials in Medicine

9:30-10:30 V. Prasad Shastri; University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Functionalized Nanoparticles as Versatile Tools for the Introduction of Biomimetics

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:30 Galina Kovalenko; Institute of Catalysis, Russia
Catalytic Filamentous Carbons and CFC-Coated Ceramics for Immobilization of Biologically Active Substances

11:30- 12:30 Round Table Discussion. Moderators: Sergey Mikhalovsky and V. Prasad Shastri
Topics:
1. What do we know about toxicity of nanotubes and nanofibers?
2. How to make biocompatible nanofibers?

12:30-13:30 Lunch

P.M.
Session 6. Synthesis of Nanofibers and Nanotubes. Chair: Alexander Obraztsov

18:00-19:00 Masahiro Yoshimura; Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Which, How & Why Ceramic Nanofibers & Nano Particles have been Fabricated by Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Processing

19:00-19:30 G. Bhimarasetti; University of Louisville, U.S.A.
Controlled Growth and Networking of Tapered Carbon Tube Morphologies

19:30-20:00 Leonid Chernozatonskii; Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russia
Carbon Nanotube Multi-Terminal Junctions: Structures, Properties, Synthesis and Applications

20:00-21:00 Dinner

DAY 5 - September 5
A.M.
8:00-8:30 Breakfast

Session 7. Synthesis of Nanofibers and Nanotubes. Chair: Masahiro Yoshimura

8:30-9:30 Vladimir Kuznetsov, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russia
Mechanism of Carbon Filaments and Nanotubes Formation

9:30-10:30 Emmanuel Flahaut, CIRIMAT-CNRS UMR, France
CCVD Synthesis of Single- and Double-walled Carbon Nanotubes

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:30 Emilia Cappellil, Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche - Instituto Metodologie Inorganiche e Plasmi, Italy
Influence of PLD and CVD Experimental Growth Conditions on Carbon Film Nanostructure Evolution

11:30-12:00 Anatoliy Krestinin, Institute of Chemical Physics, Russia
On the Mechanism of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Nucleation in the Arc and Laser Processes: Why Bimetallic Catalysts Have High Efficiency?

12:00-13:00 Lunch

P.M.

Session 8. Nanofiber-Based Composites. Chair: Alex Neimark

18:00-19:00 Sanjay Mathur, Institut für Neue Materialien, Germany
Molecule Derived Nanomaterials: Chemical Concepts for Composition, Morphology and Particle Size Control

19:00-19:30 Ali Osman Kurt, Sakarya University, Turkey
Nanosized Fine Particles and Fibers as Reinforcing Materials Synthesized from Sepiolite

19:30-20:00 Emmanuel Flahaut, CIRIMAT-CNRS UMR, France
Ceramic-based Carbon Nanotube-containing Nanocomposites

20:00-21:00 Dinner

DAY 6 – September 6
BREAK (TOURS TO BE ANNOUNCED)


DAY 7 – September 7
A.M.

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

Session 9. Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers for Nanofluidic Applications.
Chair: Selçuk Güçeri


8:30-9:30 Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, U.S.A.
Use of Nanotubes for Drug Delivery and Other Nanofluidic Applications

9:30-10:30 Constantine M. Megaridis, University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S.A.
Aqueous Fluids in Carbon Nanotubes: Assisting the Understanding of Fluid Behavior at the Nanoscale

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:00 Alex Neimark, TRI/Princeton, U.S.A.

Wetting of Nanofibers
12:00-12:30 Nevin Naguib, Drexel University, U.S.A.
Filling and Chemical Modification of Carbon Nanotubes

12:30-13:00 Mike Reigelman, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Dielectrophoretic Assembly and Integration of Nanofluidic Devices

13:00-14:00 Lunch

P.M.
Poster Session II. Nanomaterials, Nanofabrication and Characterization. Chair: Sanjay Mathur


The authors of posters are requested to make a 2-3- min presentation illustrated by no more than three slides

18:00 - 19:00 Presentations

19:00 - 20:00 Posters on display. Authors must be available for discussion.

20:00-21:00 Dinner

1. Melih Adali, N, Jaksic, Colorado State University, U.S.A.
An Inexpensive Low Voltage Scanning Tunneling Microscope for Undergraduate Laboratories

2. George Gallios, N. Chubar, I. Zhuravlev, V. Strelko, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Nickel Removal from Model Solutions by Sorption on Synthetically Produced Nanoporous Zeolite

3. Ali Çoruh, Mehmet Tomak, Middle Eastern Technical University, Sakarya
University, Turkey
The New Parametrization of Sutton-Chen and Quantum Corrected Sutton-Chen Potentials for Liquid Aluminum Metal

4. H. Hasan Kart, M. Uludoðan, Tahir Çaðýn*, and M. Tomak, Middle East Technical University, Turkey; *California Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
Comparison of a Structural and Dynamical Properties of Liquid Pd, Ag and the Binary Alloys Modeled by Sutton-Chen

5. Özdemir S. Kart, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Solid and Liquid Properties of Pd-Ni Metal Alloys

6. Özdemir Nalan, Emir B. Denkbas; Hacettepe University, Turkey
Preparation and Characterization Chitosan Coated PlA-c-PGA Nanoparticles for Gene Therapy

7. Ender Suvaci, M. Ozan Ozer and Aydin Dogan; Anadolu University, Turkey
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanosized Electroceramic Powders

8. Lauren Shor, Drexel University, U.S.A.
Fabrication and Characterization of Porous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Using Solid Freeform Fabrication Techniques

9. Dimitris Petridis, D. Gournis, V. Georgakilas, M.A. Karakassides;
NCSR Demokritos, Greece
Catalytic Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes on Clay Minerals

10. George Gogotsi, Islam Zakiev, Institute for Problems of Strength, Ukraine
Nano- and Microindentation Testing of Ceramics for Biomedical Applications

11. Oleg O. Udovyk, ITTP, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
Carbon Nanotubes and their Emission Properties

12. Ülgen Dogutan, Erhan Piþkin, Cengiz Koçum; Hacettepe University, Turkey
Use of Atomic Force Microscope for Nucleic Acids Sensor

13. Eugene Ya. Glushko, V.N. Evteev, N.A. Slusarenko, A.A. Zakhidov, Kiev Slavonic University, Ukraine
Theoretical Grounds of Phonon Engineering on Nanoscale Level: Dynamics, Kinetics, and Statistics of Heat Spreading and Nanosound Propagation

14. Hamide Kavak, Çukurova University, Turkey, J.G. Goodberlet, MIT, U.S.A.
Patterning Sub-100 nm Features for Sub-Micron Devices

15. Mykola Kharytonov, Tatyana L. Vassilieva, State Agrarian University, Ukraine
The Approbation of Pectin-Vitamin Tablets in Rehabilitation of Children with Ecological Desadaptation Syndrome

16. Miroslava Vaclavikova, Stefan Jakabsky, Slavomir Hredzak, Institute of Geotechnics, Slovakia
Magnetic Nanoscale Particles as Sorbents for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions

17. D.N. Bakoyannakis, E.A. Deliyanni, Konstantine A. Matis, L. Nalbandian, V.T. Zaspalis, Aristotle University, Greece
Hydrothermally Synthesized Nanocrystalline Mn-Zn Ferrites: Synthesis and Characterization

18. Ismail H. Tavman, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Thermal Conductivity of Particle Reinforced Polymer Composites

19. Hongxia Wang, Tong Lin and Akif Kaynak, Deakin University, Australia
Nano particles and Nano Cavities from Conjugated Polymers

20. M.S. Kuchkarov, R.Dzabbarganov, B.G.Atabaev, M.M.Kuchkarov; Arifov Institute of Electronics, Russia
Investigation of Neutral & Negative Ion Cluster Emission During Sputtering of Solid States by Alkali Ions



DAY 8 – September 8
A.M.
8:00-8:30 Breakfast

Session 10. Characterization of Nanofibers. Chair: Victor Prinz

8:30-9:30 Elena Obraztsova, Institute of General Physics, Russia
Synthesis and Optical Spectroscopy of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

9:30-10:30 Alexander Okotrub, Nikolaev, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Russia
X-ray Spectroscopy Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

Session 11. Physics and Chemistry of Nanofibers. Chair: Elena Obraztsova

11:00-11:30 Jichen Li, UMIST, Department of Physics, U.K.
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of Supercritical Water in Confined Media

11:30-12:30 Oguz Gülseren, Department of Physics, Bilkent University, Turkey
Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes: Deformation, Coating, Contacts and Device Applications

12:30-13:30 Lunch

P.M.
Session 12. Nanotechnology Education. Chair: Cato Laurencin

18:00-18:40 Selçuk Güçeri, Drexel University, U.S.A.

Nanotechnology Research and Education in the U.S.A: Example of Drexel University
18:40-19:00 Katrin Cowan, Drexel University, U.S.A.

Creating a New Model for Education in Nanotechnology
19:00-20:00 Round Table Discussion.
Moderators: Yury Gogotsi, Roberto Cingolani, Alexander Obraztsov
Topics:
1. Are we going to grant a degree in nanotechnology?|
2. Should it be a graduate, undergraduate or both?
3. How to organize international student exchange in nano area?

20:00-21:00 Dinner

DAY 9 – September 9

A.M.

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

Session 13. Fibrous Materials. Chair: Leonid Chernozatonskii

9:00-9:30 Radhika Mani, University of Louisville, U.S.A.
Carbon Nanopipettes: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties

9:30-10:00 Vladimir Lavrenko, Institute for Problems of Materials Science, Ukraine
Formation of Fine-Dispersion Fibrous Multilayer Oxide Coatings of Nano-Dimension Thickness On the Surface of Electroconductive Si3N4-TiN and Si3N4-TiB2 Ceramics Under Their Electrochemical Polarization

10:30-11:00 Alla Panasyuk, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science, Ukraine
Formation of High Temperature Nanofibrous Coating Structure under Magnetron Sputtering of Al-TiCrB2

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:00 Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, U.S.A.
Carbide-Derived Carbon: From Diamond to Nanotubes

12:00-13:00 Lunch

P.M.
Session 14. Nanowires. Chair: Oguz Gülseren

18:30-19:00 Salim Çiraci, Bilkent University, Turkey
Nanowires: Structure and Quantum Transport

19:00-19:30 Biswajit Das, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, U.S.A.
Template Based Nanowire Fabrication and their Applications

19:30-20:00 Nicholae Sulitanu, University of Iasi, Romania
Nanofibrous Functional Magnetic Structures by Electrochemical Routes

20:00-21:00 Dinner

DAY 10 – September 10
A.M.

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

Session 15. Biomedical Applications of Nanofibers. Chair: Sergey Mikhalovsky

8:30-9:30 Ross Rinaldi, University of Lecce, Italy
Hybrid three terminal devices based on modified DNA bases and metalloprotein

9:30-10:30 Cato Laurencin, University of Virginia, U.S.A.
Nanofiber Scaffolds

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

Session 16. Simulation of Nanotubes. Chair: Salim Çiraci

11:00-12:00 Taner Yildirim, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S.A.
Intimate Relationship between Structural Deformation and Properties of Singe-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and its Hydrogenated Derivatives

12:00-12:30 Alexey Bolesta, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Russia
Molecular dynamics simulation of InGaAs/GaAs Nanotubes

12:30-13:30 Lunch

P.M.

Session 17. Electronic Applications of Nanotubes and Nanofibers. Chair: Alexander Okotrub

18:00-19:00 Alexander Obraztsov, Moscow State University, Russia
Vacuum Electronic Applications of Nano-Carbon Materials

19:00-19:30 George Vinogradov, Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russia
Non-linear Dynamics of Carbon Nanotubes: A Path from Soliton to NEMS?

19:30-20:00 Engin Durgun, Bilkent University, Turkey
Effect of Single Atom Adsorption on Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

20:00-21:00 Dinner

DAY 11 – September 11

A.M.

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

Session 18. Novel Nanomaterials and Nanostructures. Chair: Ross Rinaldi

9:00-10:00 Roberto Cingolani, University of Lecce, Italy
Nanomaterials for Photonic Applications

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

10:30-12:00 Round Table Discussion on the Future of Nanofibrous Materials. Moderators: Selçuk Güçeri and Salim Çiraci

Topics:
1. Where is the limit for size shrinking?
2. Where is the limit for length increase? Can we develop a continuous nanotube synthesis process?
3. Can nanofibers protect us from biohazards?
4. Potential applications – Is there a market for nanofibers?

12:00-12:30 Closing remarks by the ASI co-directors (Selçuk Güçeri and Vladimir Kuznetsov)

12:30-13:30 Lunch

P.M.
20:00 CONFERENCE DINNER – Belly dancing performed by the organizing committee

DAY 12 – September 12
A.M.
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
Project Meetings (small group activities):
Discussion of current projects supported by NATO (Linkage grants) and EC (INTAS)
Discussion of new international collaborations
Planning of the future meetings
Final meeting of the organizing committee

P.M.

Departure