On Sept 23, NANOTEC and AIT  organized the public Nanotechnology Forum @ AIT. The forum attracted over 120  participants from research institutes, academia, and private sector group. The  aims of the forum are to promote awareness to research activities being  undertaken in world renowned institutions, build research networks, and share  experiences.
Invited speakers  included:
“CNT based Nanotechnology : Development of Practical  Systems and Applications” by Dr. Meyya Meyyappan, Chief Scientist for  Exploration Technology NASA Ames  Research Center, USA
“Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles : The universal Tool for Diagnosis and Therapy” by Prof. Heinrich Hofmann, Director The ERU Surface, Coating and Particle Engineering (SPERU) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
Both Dr. Meyyappan and Prof. Hofmann are members of the NANOTEC International Advisory Board (IAB) who were in town to attend the Annual NANOTEC IAB Meeting from Sept 21-22.
For information on NASA Ames Research Center, please log on: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html
For information on Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland, please log on: http://lslwww.epfl.ch/
 
								 
								 
        	        
       
        	        
      