US-North Africa Regional Workshop on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Tunis, Tunisia, October 25-28, 2007

美国-北非纳米结构材料和纳米技术区域研讨会，突尼斯突尼斯，2007 年 10 月 25-28 日

• 批准号: 0724565
• 负责人: Mohamed Samy El-Shall
• 金额: $ 4.46万
• 依托单位: Virginia Commonwealth University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0724565&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; North; Africa; Regional; Workshop

0724565 ElshallDescription: This award is to support a "US-Tunisia North Africa Workshop on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology" to be held in Hammamet, Tunisia during the period of October 25-28, 2007. The U.S. organizer is Dr. M. Samy El-Shall, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. The Tunisian organizer is Dr. Bahouedine Tangour, professor at the El Manar Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies (IPEIEM) in Tunis, Tunisia. They plan to ensure a broad participation from Tunisia, and from other North African Countries including Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Egypt, representing multidisciplinary areas. The workshop is likely to be coupled with the Fifth Arab Congress on Materials Science (ACMS-V) that will be held from October 23-25, 2007 at the same location in Hammamet, Tunisia, and this will provide the opportunity for the ACMS-V participants to attend this workshop. Approximately 16 U.S. participants will interact with the Arab researchers over a four-day period, focusing on mixing fundamental problems with industrial and technological applications of nanoscale materials. The workshop will include participants and speakers from chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering, and biomedical engineering fields. It will attract individuals working on synthesis and characterization plus those working on new chemical and biochemical applications. There will be in-depth discussions on the basic science dealing with nanoscale phenomena and the utilization of the recent research in the synthesis, characterization and on industrial applications of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials in both the US and the North African countries. A major focus of this workshop will be directed toward chemical and biological applications of nanoparticles and nanostructures. The workshop participants will assess the current status of the field and identify future directions for new research on nanoparticles' design, synthesis, engineering aspects and applications. An objective is to stimulate cooperative research in nanotechnology between U.S. and Arab scientists, hopefully to lead to economic developments involving the private sectors in the U.S. and the Arab countries. Intellectual Merit: The proposed workshop will provide for exchange of information in the scientific and technological aspects of nanostructured materials. It will address new opportunities for research, discovery and invention based on the applications of nanoscale materials to fundamental materials and biomedical sciences. This is expected to enhance the scientific knowledge in these and other related fields, and it may lead to new exciting technologies. Broader Impact: The proposed workshop will allow scientists from the U. S. and the Arab countries to exchange their experiences, ideas, and information and to build collaborations to promote nanotechnology for the benefit of the public and private sectors in the two countries. This will help facilitate economic development in North Africa and other regions of the Middle East. The synergism produced by bringing together the two groups in the nanostructured materials areas is expected to enhance the scientific collaboration between the US and Arab countries which will take this field a step closer in realizing its enormous potential for novel nanotechnologies. It is expected that 3 junior scientists and 2 female scientists will be among the US participants.

0724565 ElshallDescription：该奖项是为了在2007年10月25日至28日在突尼斯Hammamet举行的“北非美国 - 北非纳米结构材料和纳米技术的讲习班”。 突尼斯组织者是突尼斯突尼斯的EL Manar预备研究所（IPEIEM）教授Bahouedine Tangour博士。他们计划确保突尼斯以及摩洛哥，阿尔及利亚，利比亚和埃及在内的其他北非国家的广泛参与，代表多学科地区。该研讨会可能会与2007年10月23日至25日在突尼斯哈马特同一地点举行的第五届阿拉伯材料科学大会（ACMS-V）结合使用，这将为ACMS-V参与者提供参加该研讨会的机会。大约16名美国参与者将在为期四天的时间内与阿拉伯研究人员互动，重点是将基本问题与纳米级材料的工业和技术应用相结合。该研讨会将包括化学，物理，材料科学，工程和生物医学工程领域的参与者和演讲者。它将吸引从事合成和表征的人，以及从事新化学和生化应用的人。关于纳米级现象的基础科学，将进行深入的讨论，以及在美国和北非国家的纳米颗粒和纳米结构材料的合成，表征以及纳米结构材料的最新研究的利用。该研讨会的主要重点将针对纳米颗粒和纳米结构的化学和生物应用。研讨会参与者将评估该领域的当前状态，并确定有关纳米颗粒设计，合成，工程方面和应用的新研究的未来方向。一个目标是刺激美国和阿拉伯科学家之间纳米技术方面的合作研究，希望导致涉及美国和阿拉伯国家的私营部门的经济发展。智力优点：拟议的研讨会将在纳米结构材料的科学和技术方面提供信息交换。它将根据纳米级材料在基本材料和生物医学科学中的应用来解决研究，发现和发明的新机会。预计这将增强这些和其他相关领域的科学知识，并可能导致新的令人兴奋的技术。更广泛的影响：拟议的研讨会将允许美国和阿拉伯国家的科学家交换其经验，思想和信息，并建立合作以促进纳米技术，以使两国的公共和私营部门受益。这将有助于促进北非和中东其他地区的经济发展。通过将纳米结构材料领域的两个群体汇集在一起​​而产生的协同作用有望增强美国和阿拉伯国家之间的科学合作，这将使该领域在实现其新型纳米技术的巨大潜力方面迈出一步。 预计3名初级科学家和2名女科学家将成为美国参与者。