SCIENCE AT THE SHINE DOME canberra 30 April – 2 May 2003

Symposium: Nanoscience – where physics, chemistry and biology collide

Friday 2 May
Symposium: Nanoscience – where physics, chemistry and biology collide
Why science at 10-9 metres is fascinating
Dr Michael Barber (Symposium convenor)
Executive Director, Science Planning, CSIRO
Viruses put to work to make high-tech materials
Dr Angela Belcher
John Chipman Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Bioengineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nanoengineered smart particles
Professor Frank Caruso
Federation Fellow
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne
Thermodynamic limits to nanomachines
Professor Denis Evans
Dean, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University
Nanocrystals – controlling the shape and colour of the future
Dr Paul Mulvaney
School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
Inspirations from nature – biomimetic engineering
Dr Vijoleta Braach-Maksvytis
General Manager, CSIRO Global Aid
Co-Director, CSIRO Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials for emerging energy and environmental technologies – current research and perspectives
Professor Max Lu
Director, Nanomaterials Centre, University of Queensland
Pushing nanoscience to the limit – a solid state quantum processor
Professor Robert Clark
Federation Fellow, University of New South Wales
Director, Centre for Quantum Computer Technology
Turning nanoscience into nanotechnology – issues for Australia
Dr Robin Batterham
Chief Scientist, Commonwealth of Australia