Energy, Environment and Resources Center

A Nanotechnology Workshop in East Tennessee

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville will host a laboratory dedication and a day-long symposium on October 26, 2004 devoted to the exploration of nanoscience and nanotechnology in its many forms. The session will be devoted to four major topics:
• Nanotechnology’s potential
• Creating a larger profile for research/development in E. TN
• Environmental concerns and their study
• Anticipating public concerns

The purpose of the event is to assist in the development of a community of scholars and researchers with interests and activities in the field of nanotechnology and to explore further opportunities for institutional development and collaboration.

The workshop is open to all, including interested UT staff, faculty and students and ORNL staff and economic development officials. The event will be held in the Science and Engineering Research Building on the UTK campus.

Agenda

Morning

• 8:00-8:30 Registration and continental breakfast
• 8:30-8:45 Welcome: Loren Crabtree, Chancellor, UTK
• 8:45-9:30 The National Nanotechnology Initiative and the Role of the National Institutes of Health, Jeffery Schloss: National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
• 9:30-10:15 Research Priorities in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Jim Roberto, Associate ORNL Director for Physical Sciences and Doug Lowndes, Director, ORNL Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences

• 10:15-10:30 Break

• 10:30-11:15 Economic Development Prospects for Nanotechnology in East Tennessee: Ron Nutt, President and CEO of CTI Molecular Imaging; Bill Johns, East Tennessee Economic Development Agency, Clark Taylor, the Benet Group, John Hopkins, UTK Research Foundation.

• 11:15-11:45 Frontiers of Science on the Nanoscale: the UT-ORNL Connection: Ward Plummer, Distinguished Professor, UTK Physics.

• 11:45-12:15 UT Laboratory Dedication, Loren Crabtree: David Joy, Distinguished Professor, UTK Biochemical/Cell and Molecular Biology: Mike Simpson, Senior Scientist, ORNL and Professor of Material Sciences and Engineering, UTK

• 12:15-1:15 Lunch (a box lunch will be provided)

Afternoon

• 1:30-2:15 Establishing Local Nanotech Start-Ups, Panel: Gary Sayler, Director, UTK Center for Environmental Biotechnology: Siqun Wang, DuPont; Joe Matteo, President, NanoTek; Charlie Barnett, Nano Detection Technology

• 2:15-3:00 Environmental Concerns and their Study: Kevin Dreher, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Environmental Protection Agency

• 3:00-3:15 Break

• 3:15-4:00 Anticipating Public Concerns, Panel: Jack Barkenbus, Director, UTK Energy, Environment and Resources Center; Bruce Tonn, Professor, UTK Political Science Department; David Bjornstad, Senior Researcher, ORNL Environmental Sciences Division

• 4:00-4:30 Discussion of follow-up activities, including the creation of a “Nanocafe.”

• 4:30 Adjourn