US-Pakistan Workshop on Applications of Nanotechnology, Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan, January 2010

美国-巴基斯坦纳米技术应用研讨会，巴基斯坦卡拉奇和伊斯兰堡，2010 年 1 月

• 批准号: 0935683
• 负责人: Massimo Bertino
• 金额: $ 5.92万
• 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: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0935683&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Pakistan; Workshop; Applications; Nanotechnology; US; Pakistan; Workshop; Applications; Nanotechnology

0935683 BertinoDescription: This award is to support a ?US- Pakistan Workshop on Applications of Nanotechnology, Karachi, Pakistan January 3-9, 2010. The U.S. organizer is Dr. Massimo Bertino, Physics Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. The foreign organizers are Drs. Sayed Hasanain and Arif Mumtaz, Physics Department at Quaid Azam University, Islamabad, and Dr. Raza Shah, HEJ Chemistry Institute, University of Karachi, Pakistan. The project will support 12 U.S. scientists who will travel to Karachi and Islamabad for two workshops, one in each site, jointly with Pakistani scientists. The workshops will focus on nano-biotechnology and nanomagnetism which are the most developed areas of the Pakistani nanotechnology effort and therefore the most likely areas where collaborations can be developed. To maximize the number of new collaborations US participants are being chosen who have never visited Pakistan or do not have on-going collaborations with Pakistan. The first activity will focus on chemical aspects of nanotechnology and it will be hosted in Karachi. The second activity will focus on physics and materials science aspects of nanotechnology and it will be hosted in Islamabad. This separation has logistic and scientific reasons. Logistic reasons, because the two locations are geographically apart from each other and this will allow US researchers to visit and interact with a larger number of research centers. Karachi is in the South of the country and it hosts several major universities and research centers. Islamabad is in the center/north, is home to several Universities and research centers and it is also within driving distance from two other major cities, Lahore and Peshawar, which also host a number of research centers. Scientific reasons, because Karachi is particularly renowned for its chemical institutes, while in Islamabad more emphasis is placed on magnetism and materials research.Intellectual Merit: The proposed topics are in a good scientific area and the activities are well-arranged. The teams are highly productive, and they will address fundamental and practical areas in nanotechnology, where new technologies may be generated. The PI has identified a very strong team of scientists in Pakistan to work with U.S. researchers in areas including synthetic nanoscale materials, magnetic properties of nanoparticles and bio-nanotechnology. The techniques, physics and chemistry that are learned can be transferred to the US. Each of the participants brings a significant area of expertise. The project has the potential of having a large impact on Pakistani science, by creating collaborations between US and Pakistani scientists that can directly impact US research, and by encouraging Pakistani students and postdoc to study in US universities. Broader Impact: The US researchers will gain a new perspective on the state-of-research in a foreign country that is much different than in the US. By visiting Pakistan, they will learn how to design an effective collaboration between the two countries. Interactions between the US and Pakistani scientists is important in mutual understanding of the two cultures and in bridging the gap in scientific knowledge. Scientists in Pakistan will have access to state-of-the-art facilities in the U.S. and scientists from the U.S. will have access to work with highly skilled and talented researchers from Pakistan. Dissemination of the workshop will be done by posting videos of the lectures on a website and publishing proceedings of the workshop in open access journals. Follow-up activities are planned in form of visits of small teams of US faculty and students following the workshop. The workshop intends also to generate collaborations focusing on characterization. The characterization of materials developed in Pakistan requires highly specialized facilities such as high resolution mass spectrometers and synchrotrons. These facilities are not available in Pakistan and samples are currently being sent mostly to Europe. Thus, the conference will likely increase the user base of US advanced characterization facilities.

0935683 Bertinodescription：该奖项是为了支持巴基斯坦的纳米技术应用研讨会，巴基斯坦卡拉奇，2010年1月3日至9日。 外国组织者是Drs。伊斯兰堡Quaid Azam大学物理系的Sayed Hasanain和Arif Mumtaz和巴基斯坦卡拉奇大学HEJ化学研究所的Raza Shah博士。该项目将支持12位美国科学家，他们将前往卡拉奇和伊斯兰堡进行两个研讨会，每个场地都与巴基斯坦科学家共同。 研讨会将重点放在纳米生物技术和纳米磁性上，这是巴基斯坦纳米技术工作中最发达的领域，因此是可以开发合作的最有可能的领域。为了最大程度地提高从未访问过巴基斯坦或与巴基斯坦进行持续合作的新参与者的新合作人数。第一个活动将集中于纳米技术的化学方面，并将在卡拉奇举行。第二项活动将集中在纳米技术的物理和材料科学方面，并将在伊斯兰堡举行。这种分离有后勤和科学原因。逻辑原因，因为这两个位置在地理上是彼此之间的分开，这将使我们的研究人员能够访问并与更多的研究中心进行互动。卡拉奇位于该国南部，并拥有几所主要的大学和研究中心。伊斯兰堡位于中心/北部，是几所大学和研究中心的所在地，它还距离其他两个主要城市拉合尔和白沙瓦（Lahore）和白沙瓦（Peshawar）驾驶，这些城市也设有许多研究中心。科学原因，因为卡拉奇以其化学机构特别闻名，而在伊斯兰堡，更重点是磁性和材料研究。智能优点：拟议的主题位于一个良好的科学领域，活动良好。 这些团队的生产力很高，它们将解决纳米技术的基本和实用领域，可以在这里生成新技术。 PI已经确定了巴基斯坦一支非常强大的科学家团队，与美国研究人员合作，包括合成纳米级材料，纳米颗粒的磁性和生物纳米技术的领域。所学的技术，物理和化学可以转移到美国。每个参与者都带来了重要的专业知识。该项目具有对巴基斯坦科学产生重大影响的潜力，通过在美国和巴基斯坦科学家之间建立合作，这些科学家可以直接影响美国的研究，并鼓励巴基斯坦学生和博士后在美国大学学习。更广泛的影响：美国的研究人员将对外国的最新研究的新看法，该研究与美国大不相同。 通过访问巴基斯坦，他们将学习如何在两国之间设计有效的合作。 美国与巴基斯坦科学家之间的相互作用对于对两种文化的相互理解以及弥合科学知识的差距很重要。 巴基斯坦的科学家将可以使用美国的最先进的设施，来自美国的科学家将可以与来自巴基斯坦的高技能和才华横溢的研究人员一起工作。 讲习班的传播将通过在网站上发布讲座的视频并在开放访问期刊上发布研讨会的会议记录来完成。 计划以美国教职员工和学生的小组访问的形式进行后续活动。该研讨会还打算生成专注于表征的合作。在巴基斯坦开发的材料的表征需要高度专业化的设施，例如高分辨率质谱仪和同步激素。这些设施在巴基斯坦不可用，目前主要发送给欧洲样品。因此，会议可能会增加美国高级表征设施的用户群。