Oak Ridge National Laboratory is planning a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences to address the national need for facilities to support state-of-the-art research on the synthesis, fabrication, characterization, and understanding of nanoscale structures, materials, and phenomena. The Center will include a Nanofabrication Research Laboratory, a Nanomaterials Theory Institute, and extensive facilities for materials synthesis and characterization. Additionally, the location of the Center at ORNL will facilitate use of the intense neutron beams at the upgraded High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) for fundamental studies of the structure and dynamics of nanomaterials. The Center will be broadly accessible to the scientific community through a peer review process.

The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate community involvement in the planning for the Center. In particular, input is sought on equipment needs, candidate research areas, and user operations. The workshop will begin with a plenary session surveying nanophase materials research in universities and industry. The Center concept of creating a synergistic research environment to advance knowledge, and ultimately applications, of nanoscale materials and phenomena will be described. Breakout working sessions will follow on the Center's scientific program and organization. Recommendations from the workshop will be incorporated in Center planning, including the eventual formation of collaborative research focus areas.

• Preliminary Program Agenda
• NEW! Breakout Sessions (PDF)
• Registration Fee/Hotel Information
• Registration Form (PDF)
• Electronic Journals on Nanotechnology (courtesy of the ORNL Research Library)

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| Program Agenda | Registration Form (PDF) |

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