Bio-conjugated Materials and Molecular Devices
Members of the MEXT delegation
The Kavli Institute at Cornell and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology (MEXT) co-sponsored a conference, "Bio-conjugated Materials and Molecular Devices,"
December 6-8, 2004, in Ithaca, New York. Conference co-organizers were Dr. Takashi Higara, Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) and Dr. Héctor D. Abruña, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University.
The Japanese delegation, selected by MEXT, met with U.S. and European colleagues over a two-day period, which included time for exploration of the newly dedicated Duffield Hall and an evening program at the Museum of the Earth.
Schedule
Monday, December 6
Registration
Lunch with Welcoming Remarks
Robert C. Richardson, Senior Vice Provost for Research and Director, Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science
Opening Session
Dr. Takashi Hiraga and Dr. Hector D. Abruna
Session I
Dr. Takashi Hiraga, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Bio-conjugate Photosensitive Nanomaterial
Dr. Makoto Minakata, Shizuoka University
Bio-conjugate FET Photonic Sensor Using Modified PSI
Dr. Hiroshi Nishihara, The University of Tokyo
Photonic and Electronic Functions of Azo-conjugated Metal Complexes
Dr. Robert A. Buhrman, Cornell University
New Nanoscale Approaches to Future Information Technology Systems
Dr. Harold G. Craighead, Cornell University
Single Biomolecule Analysis
Poster Session and Reception
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Session II
Dr. Arianna Filoramo, Laboratoire d'Electronique Moléculaire, CEA Saclay
Engineering Molecule-Surface Interactions for Molecular Electronics
Dr. Daniel C. Ralph, Cornell University
Tools for Molecular Electronics
Dr. Michael A. Roukes, California Institute of Technology
Nanomechanical Systems for Single-Molecule and Single-Cell Measurements
Dr. David Cliffel, Vanderbilt University
Photosystem I Patterning and Direct Electrochemistry for Biomimetic Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion
Dr. Katsuhiko Nishiyama, Kumamoto University
Photo-triggered Chemical Reduction of NADP+ by Zn-Reconstituted Heme Proteins
Session III
Dr. Tomiki Ikeda/Dr. Motoi Kinoshita, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Deformation of Polymer Films by Light
Dr. Yoshihisa Inoue, ICORP Entropy Control Project (JST) and Osaka University
Bio-conjugated Supremolecular Photochirogenesis
Dr. Kimihisa Yamamoto, Keio University
Fine Control of Metal Assembling in Novel Phenylazomethine Dendrimers for Advanced Metal-organic Hybrid Nanomaterials
Dr. Angel E. Kaifer, University of Miami
Dendrimer Frameworks for Electron Transfer Reactions and Host-Guest Recognition Processes
Dr. Héctor D. Abruña, Cornell University
Redox and Photoactive Building Blocks for Molecular Electronics
Tour, Reception, and Dinner, Museum of the Earth
Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Session IV
Dr. Virgil Percec, University of Pennsylvania
Porous Protein Mimics
Dr. Melissa A. Hines, Cornell University
Surface Chemistry and Nanomechanics: Improving Performance with One Monolayer of Wax
Dr. Yasunori Inoue, Tokyo University of Science
Photocontrol of Developmental Events in the Hidden Half of Plant Named Root
Dr. Masaaki Fujii, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Picosecond Time-resolved Infrared Spectra of Photocemically Reactive Clusters
Dr. Yasuro Niidome, Kyushu University
Monoparticle Films of Gold Nanorods Formed at a Liquid-Liquid Interface
Dr. Seiichiro Nakabayashi, Saitama University
Towards Iron Brain? Ensemble Functions of the Non-linear Electrochemical Oscillators
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