2002 May 3
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Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology at the Border:
Economic and Intellectual Impact of the Small World

Presented by the University of Texas at Brownsville and the University of Texas at Dallas

Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
9:00am	Dr. W. F. Strong	Vice-President of Research and Sponsored Programs, UTB	Welcome
9:10am	Dr. Mario C. Diaz	Chair Physics Interim Chair Engineering Technology, UTB	Opening Remarks: The Future of Scientific Research at the Border
9:30am	Dr. Ray Baughman	Director of UTD NanoTech Institute Robert A Welch Professor of Chemistry	Carbon Nanotube for Fun and Profit: Tiny Muscles, Noses, Capacitors, and Power Generators
10:20am	Dr. Anvar Zakhidov	Deputy Director of UTD NanoTech Institute Professor of Physics	Functional Photonic Crystal Nanostructures and Left Handed Meta-materials
11:10am	Coffee Break
11:30am	Dr. Theresa Maldonado,	Associate Dean for Research Graduate Studies Professor of Electrical Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington	Ionic Self-Assembled Monolayer Technology: From Material Functionality to Devices
12:20pm	Lunch and reception
1:30pm	Dr. Arnold Vainrub	Department of Chemistry, University of Houston	Gene BioChips: From Macro through Micro to Nano
2:20pm	Dr. Paul Barbara,	Director of Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology Richard J V Johnson-Welch Regents Chair Professor, UT Austin	Single Molecule Spectroscopy of Organic Nanoparticles
3:15pm	closing

Last Modified: 2002 October 21