Report - Third GNN Development Workshop

Third Workshop to
Develop the GNN

May 26-27, 2005
Saarbrücken, Germany
Organized by:
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation Bühler

Table of Contents
Page
Executive Summary 1
Acknowledgements 2
Introduction 3
Program Overview 4
Information Sessions 5
Working Group Sessions 7
Prototype Projects 8
Conclusion 21
Next Action Steps 25
Appendix: Participant List 26

Executive Summary
The Global Nanotechnology Network (GNN) is an international network of nanotechnology
stakeholders dedicated to: (1) facilitating an effective exchange of scientific, technical and
educational information; (2) enhancing access to critical nano-related resources; and (3)
promoting global collaborations in nanotechnology research and education.
The GNN initiative was established in 2001. The first GNN development workshop in Cancun,
Mexico identified the need for a global infrastructure for enhancing international collaborations
in nano research and education. The second workshop, held in Yokohama, Japan in 2003,
identified common interests and created broad-based international support for the project.
The third GNN workshop was held in Saarbrücken, Germany May 26-27, 2005. Co-organized by
US, Asian, and European partners, the event hosted some 80 participants from 25 countries:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and the United States. The European
Commission was also represented.
Four areas of common global interest constitute the four strands of the GNN:
1. Research
2. Facilities
3. Education
4. Database
During information sessions, nanotechnology leaders from Europe, Asia, and the Americas
presented overviews of nanotechnology development initiatives in their regions. Regional panels
offered a more comprehensive view into each region. These sessions provided an opportunity for
participants to share best practices and offer new ideas for increasing international cooperation
and building research and education capacity worldwide.
During working sessions, participants were assigned to international working groups that cut
across sectors and disciplines. Each group was asked to produce an expandable prototype project
in one of the four strand areas of the GNN. The groups produced five prototype projects which
yielded a number of common goals that can feasibly be implemented in the next few years.
A GNN flagship initiative called Global School for Advanced Studies (GSAS) is now being
established to incorporate these common goals and guide the future development of the GNN.
This cross-cutting initiative will jump-start the development of the GNN strands and lay the
groundwork for future GNN activities. An Executive Committee and an Advisory Board are
currently being established to lead the GSAS. Chang and his colleagues are working to identify
institutions, industrial partners, agencies, researchers, and educators worldwide to support and
participate in this initiative. Funding is being requested from a number of international agencies.
A GNN implementation meeting is planned to launch the GSAS, involve more international
members, appoint GNN leaders, and discuss matters relating to GNN membership and funding.
http://www.globalnanotechnologynetwork.org 1
Acknowledgements
We wish to thank all the organizations and individuals who helped to make this event a success.
Major funding was provided by the United States National Science Foundation, and the Bühler
Group. Additional support was provided by the Northwestern University Materials Research
Institute, the National Institute for Materials Research (NIMS), the INM – Leibniz-Institute for
New Materials, and the CC-NanoChem Network of Excellence.
Outstanding administrative and technical support was provided by the staff of the Leibniz
Institute for New Materials and the CC-NanoChem Network of Excellence, in particular Mario
Quilitz, Marius Koelbel, Diana Loeb, and Franz Frisch. We would also like to thank Martin
Schubert of CC-NanoChem and Jennifer Moncel of the Northwestern Materials Research
Institute for their excellent organization of the event.
We especially thank all of the participants for sharing their valuable experience and leadership to
develop the Global Nanotechnology Network. We look forward to working with all of you in the
near future.
Sincerely,
The International Organizing Committee

Robert P. H. Chang
Materials Research Institute, Northwestern University
Helmut Schmidt
INM – Leibniz-Institute for New Materials and CC-NanoChem Network of Excellence
Masahiro Takemura
National Institute for Materials Science and the Nanotechnology Researchers Network Center of
Japan
Introduction
What is the GNN?
The Global Nanotechnology Network (GNN) is an international network of nanotechnology
stakeholders dedicated to: (1) facilitating an effective exchange of scientific, technical and
educational information; (2) enhancing access to critical nano-related resources; and (3)
promoting global collaborations in nanotechnology research and education.
The guiding principles of the GNN are joint ownership, universal participation, and service to
global society. The GNN has been holding workshops which brought together nanotechnology
leaders from around the world to generate practical plans for building the GNN. This dynamic
development process has been energizing interactions and creating novel synergies among
scientists, educators and government representatives from all parts of the world.
Why Nanotechnology?
By the year 2015, it is estimated that newly derived technologies and products based on
nanoscience and nanoengineering will generate at least $1 trillion/year worldwide in new
business in areas ranging from pharmaceuticals to new materials for electronics, transportation,
and infrastructure.1 Such new technologies promise to improve the quality and sustainability of
agriculture, healthcare, energy usage, global security, and much more. Worldwide, some two
million nanotech workers will be needed to sustain these new businesses. Fifty countries already
have initiatives in nanoscale research, of which Japan, the U.S. and Western Europe have the
largest comparable investments totaling $3 billion/year.
Continued progress in nanotechnology is increasingly dependent on collaborative efforts that

pool resources, share best practices, and reduce costs. Novel partnerships are required to advance
interdisciplinary science literacy worldwide and create new research that will meet global needs
in critical areas such as energy efficiency, environmental protection, and health care.
GNN Development
The GNN initiative was established in 2001. The first GNN development workshop in Cancun,
Mexico identified the need for a global infrastructure for enhancing international collaborations
in nano research and education. The second, held in Yokohama, Japan in 2003, identified
common interests and created broad-based international support for the project.
The 3rd GNN workshop was held in Saarbrücken, Germany May 26-27, 2005. Co-organized by
US, Asian, and European partners, the event hosted more than 80 participants from 25 countries.2
The meeting consisted of information sessions and group planning sessions. Prototype projects
were created in the four strands of the GNN: (1) Research, (2) Facilities, (3) Education, and (4)
Database.
1
Roco, M.C. “National Nanotechnology Initiative to Advance Broad Societal Goals.” MRS Bulletin (June 2003).
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Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,
United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Commission was also represented.
Program Overview
Wednesday, May 25: Welcome Reception
Thursday, May 26: Information Sessions

Opening Remarks
“The Importance of Technology Transfer and Networking for Nanotechnology,” Helmut
Schmidt, Institute for New Materials and CC-NanoChem Network (Germany)
“GNN Vision and Implementation”, R.P.H. Chang, Materials Research Institute, Northwestern
University (US)
Session 1: Nanotechnology in the Asia/Pacific Region

Session Chair: Helmut Schmidt, Institute for New Materials (Germany)
Keynote Lecture: Kazunobu Tanaka, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology (Japan). Panel Facilitator: Ilesanmi Adesida, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign (US) Panelists: C. Jagadish (Australia), Xing Zhu (China), N. Kishimoto (Japan),
Han-Jo Lim (Korea), JoWon Lee (Korea), Allison Downard (New Zealand), M. K. Wu (Taiwan)
Session 2: Nanotechnology in the Americas

Session Chair: Masahiro Takemura, National Institute for Materials Science (Japan)
Keynote Lecture: Mihail Roco, National Nanotechnology Initiative (US). Panel Facilitator:
Elisabeth Csoregi, Lund University (Sweden) Panelists: Oscar Malta (Brazil), Peter Grutter
(Canada), Nils Petersen (Canada), Ahmed Busnaina (US), Gerhard Klimeck (US)
Session 3: Nanotechnology in Europe

Session Chair: Gerd Bachmann, VDI-Technologiezentrum GmbH (Germany)
Keynote Lecture: Raymond Monk representing Ezio Andreta, Director for Industrial
Technologies, European Commission. Panel Facilitator: Dawn Bonnell, University of
Pennsylvania NSEC (US). Panelists: Francoise Roure (France), Harald Fuchs (Germany),
Georgio Rossi (Italy), Dan Dascalu (Romania), Erika Kalman (Hungary); Josep Samitier
(Spain), Sebastian Lourdudoss (Sweden), Ottilia Saxl (U.K.)
Session 4: GNN Development Focus Talks

Session Chair: R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University (US)
Focus Talk 1: Nano Research – J.W. Weener, University of Twente, Frontiers Network
(Netherlands)
Focus Talk 2: Nano Facilities – Derrick Mancini, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne
National Laboratory (US)
Focus Talk 3: Nano Education – Gordana Popovic, Research Training Networks, Research
Directorate General, European Commission
Focus Talk 4: Nano Database - Masahiro Takemura, National Institute for Materials Science
(Japan)
Friday, May 27: Working Group Sessions
Information Sessions
The information sessions opened with keynote talks by
nanotechnology leaders from Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Dr. Mihail Roco of the US National Science Foundation and

the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) presented a talk
entitled “The NNI and an International Perspective” in which
he discussed the current activities and future objectives of the
NNI, societal implications of nanotechnology, and an Speakers from left to right: R. Monk
international perspective of nano-related R&D. (EC) G. Popovic (EC), K. Tanaka
(Japan) and M. Roco (US)
Dr. Kazunobu Tanaka of the National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
presented a talk entitled, “Nanotechnology in the Asia-Pacific Region,” in which he gave an
overview of Japanese Nanotechnology strategy, programs and infrastructures, introduced the
activities and networking capabilities of the Asia Nano Forum (ANF), and offered suggestions
for global collaboration.
Dr. Raymond Monk of the Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Unit of the European
Commission presented a talk entitled “Nanotechnology in Europe” in which he discussed
nanotechnology’s potential for problem-solving and economic development, surveyed the
European R&D landscape and introduced Europe’s “integrated and responsible approach” to
building capacity in nanotechnology research and education.
K. Tanaka of the National Institute of M. Roco of the US National Science R. Monk of the European Commission DG
Advanced Industrial Science and Foundation and the National for Research, Nanotechnology Unit
Technology (AIST) Japan Nanotechnology Initiative
Regional panels followed each keynote talk. Panelists from Asia, Europe, and the Americas
fielded questions relating to nanotechnology funding, human resource and infrastructure
development, and facilities sharing. Participants were also able to share best practices in
collaborative research and nanotechnology education and raise open-ended questions to be
addressed during the Working Group Sessions the following day.
Several panelists prepared presentations describing nanotechnology capacity in their respective

countries and regions. These can be viewed at http://www.globalnanotechnologynetwork.org.
Several European panelists (left to right): Some Asia-Pacific panelists (left to Some Americas panelists (left to right):
F. Roure (France), J. Samitier (Spain), and right): C. Jagadish (Australia), N. M. Roco (US) N. Petersen (Canada), O.
O. Saxl (UK) Kishimoto (Japan), J.W. Lee and H.J. Malta (Brazil). P. Grutter (Canada), and
Lim (Korea), and M.K Wu (Taiwan) A. Busnaina (US)
The final session offered a series of Focus Talks related to the four strands of the GNN.
Dr. J. W. Weener of the University Twente MESA+ Research Institute discussed key issues and
challenges relating to collaborative research. He identified important characteristics of
successful research networks, described several existing research networks operating at the
national and European levels, and offered suggestions for optimizing research collaborations.
Dr. Derrick Mancini, of the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory
introduced issued relating to facilities access. Using the Department of Energy’s Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology User Facilities as an example, Dr. Mancini discussed various means of
enabling user access (i.e. Telepresence, Telecollaborator, Access Grid, etc.) as well as the
GNN’s potential role in coordinating access for research and education purposes.
Dr. Gordana Popovic of the European Commission, Research Directorate General described how
the European Union is addressing key challenges in education and research training such as
increasing the number of qualified researchers, raising the interest of young people for scientific
studies, revisiting the educational and research system, and helping researchers become more
mobile across sectors, disciplines and geographic boundaries.
Dr. Masahiro Takemura of the Nanotechnology Researchers Network Center of Japan (Nanonet)
and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) discussed issues relating to the
development of a global nanotechnology database. Dr. Takemura described the Nanotech Lab
Database currently under development by Nanonet and discussed the possible development of a
global database for promoting interdisciplinary and international research collaborations.
J. Weener, Frontiers Program, D. Mancini, Argonne G. Popovic (European M. Takemura, NIMS and
(Netherlands) National Laboratory (US) Commission) Nanonet (Japan)
Working Group Sessions
On Day 2, participants were assigned to crosscutting working groups. Each group was
challenged to identify a strategic prototype project that might be undertaken by the Global
Nanotechnology Network.
The criteria for the prototype project were as follows:
1. Pertain to one of the four strands of the GNN

□ Research
□ Facilities
□ Education
□ Database
2. Have a global scope
3. Include an implementation plan for year one (immediate feasibility)
4. Expandable
These prototype projects are summarized in the next section. Group recommendations for
developing GNN structure and capacities are also included.
GNN Prototype Projects
Project 1: Database Development
Working Group Members
□ Masahiro Takemura, National Institute for Materials Science (Japan)
□ Elizabeth Csoregi, Lund University and Nano2Life Network (Sweden)
□ Andrew Pike, INEX: Nanotechnology Exploitation (UK)
□ Tsung-Tsan Su, Nanotechnology Research Center, Industrial Technology Research
Institute (Taiwan)
□ Gerd Bachmann, VDI-Technologiezentrum GmbH (Germany)
□ Regine Hedderich, FZ Karlsruhe GmbH and NanoMat Project (Germany)
□ Matthias Mallmann, NanoBioNet Center of Excellence in Nanobiotechnology and
Nano2Life Network of Excellence (Germany)
□ Chang-Tze Hu, National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan(Taiwan/Germany)
Summary
Members agreed on the importance of establishing a
global nanotechnology database. They also agreed that
the mission, design and contents of the database should
be based on user needs. This discussion did not limit or
define all user types but did identify researchers, policy
makers, and registered GNN members as potential user
groups. Database content was assumed to be suitable for
general users seeking basic information about research
institutes and countries.
The database should contain information as follows: research areas, facilities, research
programs, research accomplishments, sponsors, researchers, networks or consortiums,
programs for promoting spin-off or spin-out, education programs, job offers, contact
information, and so on. International collaboration programs should also be included. The
categories of information should be systematically connected with one another, especially in
terms of research, facilities, and education (information on business should be treated
carefully because of their competitive aspects).
There are several difficulties in its maintenance, and establishment of updating systems will
be a key to success. So far, unfortunately there seems to be no appropriately updated national
nanotechnology databases. Furthermore, if it is expanded globally, the language problem will
become inevitable. There is much information that has not yet been translated into English,
especially in Asian countries.
The following actions are proposed:
Action 1: Make a link list of existing databases and network of key persons
The first thing to do is to make the link list of existing representative databases on
nanotechnology and the network of their key persons and the GNN partners.
Action 2: Continue discussion by referring to existing databases
There are several databases at the national level, and they should be utilized as much as
possible. For example, the Nanotech Map under construction by the Nanotechnology
Researchers Network Center of Japan is regarded as a potential prototype of the global
nanotechnology database. We recommended referring to such databases and continuing our
planning discussions.
Action 3: Identify potential funding sources

Funding must be secured before these issues can be effectively addressed. Each partner
should seek funding mainly from government organizations such as:
In Germany, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), the Bundesministerin für Bildung
und Forschung (BMBF), and the EMWA
In the United Kingdom, the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and the Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
In Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Japan Science and Technology
Agency (JST)
Funding proposals submitted to these agencies will be more persuasive if they clearly specify
the positive impact of the database on nano research, facilities sharing and education. Support
of the GNN partners will be helpful because international cooperation is increasingly
important in nanotechnology programs worldwide. For each proposal, their support from the
beginning is recommended.
Project 2: Facilities Linkages

□ Greg Tegart, Australian Network on Advanced Materials (Australia)
□ Frank Menzel, Degussa AG (Germany)
□ Gerhard Klimeck, Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Purdue University (US)
□ Nils Petersen, National Research Council of Canada (Canada)
□ Giorgio Rossi, Instituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia (Italy)
□ Thembela Hillie, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa)
□ Urs Sennhauser, EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Testing and Research
(Switzerland)
□ Derrick Mancini, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory (US)
□ Kazunobu Tanaka, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(Japan)
□ Maw-Kuen Wu, National Science Council (Taiwan)
Summary
The group recognised that the term facility covers both research facilities and commercial
facilities of different sizes and scope.
The support of the commercialization of nanotechnologies is very different in each country in

their measures to ensure the transfer of already developed technologies to commercial scale.
Disseminating information about existing facilities for nanoscience and nanotechnology of

diverse character and size is one of the services that GNN can provide efficiently via a proper
use of the prototype database delivered at this meeting.
Many facilities for nanoscience/nanotechnology have or will soon be available to users. All
of them are learning how best to serve their users community and how to enlarge it, even at
the global level. The GNN can provide a forum for nanotechnology facilities to exchange
information and lessons learned on operational challenges and access issues.
Many facilities are investing in capabilities for advanced computing for nanoscience and
technology. A recommendation is made to optimise the efforts in software development by
using open/public sources or developing within the open source philosophy.
Facilities should cooperate via the GNN on developing common source codes and interfaces.
Today’s network and computing capabilities allow facilities to make access and collaboration
available by electronic means. GNN can help coordinating facilities adopting common tools
and equipment for telepresence, telecollaboratory and teleconferencing.
The group recommends the GNN to initiate a workshop on the issues of operating facilities
for nanoscience/nanotechnology with the aim of broad or global outreach and effective
impact. This includes the access policies as a key item.
The group discussed the issues for access of scientists from less developed countries and
noted their needs for ‘suitcase science’ to gain experience in advanced equipment and
technologies. The group also noted that this could lead to the development of regional
facilities in areas where such facilities are lacking at present (e.g. South Africa). The
exchange of experts for those projects is not yet standardized. GNN could help to define
procedures for the exchange of expertise, as well as providing information about which
regions, among less developed countries, are best prepared to engage in extended visits to
insure that such exchange have the optimum impact.
Another option to share detailed technical information on running facilities is to install

training courses. Some organizations do fund those courses even on international bases.
During the meeting, the possibility of such an exchange between South Africa and Canada
was discussed.
Working Group Tasks
1. Identify an expandable strategic project that is global in scope.

□ Ensure that the Global Nanotechnology Database being developed by the GNN includes
all relevant global facilities
□ Hold a Workshop of the operators of facilities in nanotechnologies and nanoscience.
2. Identify a prototype to show a year from now.

□ Workshop described above to take place early next year
□ Develop a visiting scientist model for less developed countries
3. Identify leaders for this subgroup

□ Dr. Takemura of NIMS is a potential candidate to lead the database component.
□ The following group members have offered to form a pre-organizing group for the
workshop:
o Nils Petersen, National Research Council of Canada (Canada)
o Giorgio Rossi, Instituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia (Italy)
o Urs Sennhauser, EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Testing and
Research (Switzerland)
o Derrick Mancini, Argonne National Laboratory (US)
Project 3: Education
□ Naoki Kishimoto, National Institute for Materials Science
(Japan)
□ Ilesanmi Adesida, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign(US)
□ Peter Grutter, Nano Innovation Platform, Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council (Canada)
□ Marius Koelbel, CC-NanoChem Network of Excellence
(Germany)
□ Sebastian Lourdudoss, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
and Phoremost Network of Excellence (Sweden)
□ Jo-Won Lee, National Program for Terra-level Nanodevices,
Ministry of Science & Technology (Korea)
□ Erika Kalman, Chemical Research Center, Hungarian
Academy of Sciences (Hungary)
□ Teri Odom, Northwestern University (US)
□ Han-Jo Lim, Korean Nanotechnology Researchers Society (Korea)
□ Dan Dascalu, IMT-Bucharest, National Institute for Research and Development in
Microtechnologies (Romania)
□ Mathias Mallman, NanoBioNet Center of Excellence in Nanobiotechnology and
Nano2Life Network of Excellence (Germany)
□ Petri Ahonen, Academy of Finland: Research Council for Natural Sciences and
Engineering (Finland)
□ Daisy Kgosi, Department of Science and Technology (South Africa)
□ M.K. Wu, National Science Council (Taiwan)
□ Oscar Malta, Ministry of Science and Technology and Nanodevices (Brazil)
□ Gerhard Klimeck, Network for Computational Nanotechnology (US)
Agreed-upon areas of common interest (by country)
Korea
Current: Has a committee for nanotech education, which is standardized so there is no need for
international cooperation to develop it. Korean students without a strong background in
nanoscale science have difficulty following the curricula found on U.S. websites.
Would like to see from the GNN: can contribute common program for GNN and less developed
countries (all in Korean).
Canada
Current: Undergrad/graduate University of Toronto, Waterloo, McGill, Quebec, technical
vocational schools, nano/bio, nano/electronics; teaching materials in French and English;
separate courses on nanoscale science, on web, copyrighted by the university/Principal
Investigator; students from developing countries are fully supported; limited number of
fellowships; high school teachers can also receive fellowships.
Would like to see from the GNN: A university-based resource center for nanotechnology
education. The center might serve as a central location for downloading graduate and
undergraduate courses, high-quality nanotechnology presentations, examples, homework. It
would also be a forum for best international practices in nano education.
Public outreach and informal education (explanation of nanotechnology to various audiences,
cooperation with the press; communication of direct impact of nanotechnology on energy,
healthcare, and the environment. Discuss resources for nano experiments. Include nano concepts
in K-12 curricula.
South Africa
Would like to see from GNN: Access to resources and facilities; no developed curriculum yet,
would like to focus on developing a graduate level curriculum; program for training educators;
public education.
Taiwan
Current: Existing program from K-12; intensive course to instruct teachers; professors meet with
high school/grade school teachers to integrate content in classroom, which is a continuous
program; seven regional centers, meet once every two weeks for lecture series; public awareness
(truck traveling around island); activities by regional centers; funds by National Research
Council; has some interdisciplinary curriculum for college; offers nanotech as a specialty degree;
has some scholarships for developing countries from undergrad to grad level.
Sweden
Current: Masters program in nanotechnology (electronics, materials) within disciplines; e.g. need
more interdisciplinary exchange (medicine); can take students from anywhere in world (free for
now); need teachers from other universities (drawback: professors paid for number of students
enrolled)
Would like to see from the GNN: Tutorials and training at the college level; a PhD program.
Japan
Current: Graduate programs – various lectures; human resources development, e.g. open lectures
(e.g. quantum devices) – GNN can put on network; have cartoon books and videos “nano
adventure”, good for attracting attention but not standardized, might be one-sided and other
perspectives important; summer schools, display student information, awards; collaboration
between research institutes and universities very important.
Would like to see from GNN: Standardization of lectures, courses and curriculum for
undergraduate level; international agreement on “nanotech”; graduate course in national
university, GNN can help activity.
Brazil
Current: No specific committee for nanotechnology; in universities, graduate programs in
materials science; scholarships from national agencies (2); synchrotron radiation laboratory –
scholarships for nanotech (not specific for Brazil); trying to produce didactic materials in
Portuguese;
Hungary
Current: Graduate and undergraduate, depends on discipline, not standardized; problems with
accepting other university’s courses, but a good general text could be useful; television for
promoting science, e.g. one hour on nano-chemistry; press communication important re:
advantages/disadvantages of nanotech; can educate students with Marie Curie scholarships;
education is free.
Would like to see from the GNN: Good general text; organize press interactions on one site
Germany
Current: Does not find degree programs in nanoscience to be necessary but has lots of activity –
for example high school and elementary school initiatives “nanotechnology at school”; truck
driving around to promote science, aimed to increase interest in nanotech and other types of
interdisciplinary science.
United States
Current: Purpose of nanotech education: K-12: stimulate students’ interest and offer
demonstrations of what science can bring to the public. Undergrads: still have disciplines, but
developing nanoscience courses. Computational nanotechnology: simulation tools for devices;
run from the website (no need for facilities or installation of software) ex: nanohub.org; use as
learning objects; user input for improvements; already open source; have infrastructure to host,
not to create material. The US has three new education centers: (1) National Center for Learning
and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NCLT); (2) Nanotechnology Informal
Science Education (NISE); and (3) Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS).
Would like to see from the GNN: Contribute material on site since the infrastructure to host
already exists.
Romania
Current: Some money for exchange between continents; databank of courses; exchanging
information in Europe; short courses, professors from other countries, various disciplines; Marie
Curie research; training by research is essential.
Would like to see from GNN: Access to resources, especially facilities.
Other related subjects: ethics, environmental, intellectual property, commercialization
(technology transfer)
Working Group Tasks
1. Identify necessary resources

□ Lots of course materials – best way to take advantage? Mostly at the university level.
□ TV series or programs – especially for general public
□ Some scholarships are available
□ Museum exhibitions and science centers; Nanoworld at Cornell funded by NSF.
□ Joint efforts for funding for future GNN-sponsored activities? IUMRS an option?
2. Identify near and long term objectives

□ Long term: trying to share resources on web; at least it’s available (professor X, subject X);
high school level, best practices for demonstration, modules, materials, animations etc.;
centralized resource for scholarships at foreign institutions, etc.; not just materials like CDs
or texts, expect a program for an exchange of students; collection of info for database; multi-
media based cyber school; local infrastructure (hands-on and facilities); then exchange
programs; short courses for summer – in the future; some type of scholarships; open source
software.
□ Short term: Build on existing courses posted? Other open source sites? Identify and
organize national or regional sites? What is available now – inventory? Existing texts? What
is missing that GNN would add? Listing of visiting scientist exchange programs?
3. Strategic Project in Education in Nanotechnology (expandable and global in scope)

□ Centralized resource for information exchange
o Curriculum
o Learning modules
□ Human resources for student exchange
4. Development of a Phase I prototype to be implemented within one year using existing

resources
□ Gather what each country has available now; same for human resources.
□ Make a list of important fundamental topics for a nanotech curriculum and links to websites
with relevant course and simulation info. Then move toward learning modules.
Regional/national representatives can poll areas/countries for appropriate topics.
□ Create a curriculum prototype for graduate level and advanced undergrads; e.g. merlot.com –
should such a curriculum conform to certain standards that are already in place?
□ Phase I Prototype
o Gather existing resources for curriculum
Responsibility of regional leader
Curriculum posted on web, e.g. merlot.com
Conform to certain standards?
Centralized nano sites
o Propose curriculum prototype in nanoscience and nanotechnology
Advanced undergraduates and graduate students
List of fundamental topics
Links of websites that have lectures, modules related to topics
o Gather current information on scholarships for student exchange
5. Take prototype and outline a joint proposal to obtain funding for its expansion. What
are potential funding sources and institutional support?
• Student exchange and scholarships
• “SEEC” Series in nanoscience and nanotechnology; for example, nanomaterials,
nanoelectronics, nano-bio, nanosystems, nano-x; general (editors, need to be reviewed by
committee) plus classroom examples (hands-on, simulations, etc.); books, hard copy?
Dissemination?
• Short courses (e.g. summer) on topics; with hands-on practice
• Proposal Expansion
o “SEEC” series on nanoscience and nanotechnology
Nanoelectronics, photonics, systems, materials, “x”
Dissemination: books? Central website? Virtual resource?
o Short courses hosted by different countries
Summer intensive course (including hands-on experience)
Similar to NSF Summer Institutes
o Potential funding sources
Taiwanese government, Japanese government, NSF
6. Identify a coordinating leader to oversee the project. Select members from each region
to work on team.
• Coordinating leader: N. Kishimoto
• Asian region: M.K. Wu
• European region: S. Lourdudoss
• North America: G. Klimeck
• South America: O. Malta
• Africa: D. Kgosi
Project 4: Research
□ Gareth Redmond, Tyndall National Institute (Ireland)
□ Lars Montelius, Nanometer Consortium (Sweden)
□ Xing Zhu, National Center for Nanoscience and
Technology (China)
□ Andreas Leson, Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und
Strahltechnik (Germany)
□ Dawn Bonnell, Nano-Bio Interface Center, University of
Pennsylvania (US)
□ Alison Downard, McDiarmid Institute of Advanced
Materials and Technology, University of Canterbury (New
Zealand)
□ Josep Samitier, University of Barcelona and Nano2Life Network of Excellence (Spain)
Use of the GNN

□ Short term: Facilitate web-based information exchange (web-chatting)
□ Longer term: Routine tool for communications and exchange
□ Ultimately: Key tool for influencing local and global policy
Assumptions: Early Stage

□ Limited scale of available human and technical resource infrastructure
□ Nominal membership fees
□ Low level of public funding / private sponsorship
Note: All recommendations were discussed in detail by the group and agreed upon
unanimously. Many other items were discussed and deferred / rejected.
Recommendations
1. Establish a clear unambiguous definition of the role and objectives of the GNN
(emphasize publicity)
2. The GNN should offer opportunities for bottom-up proposals for topics of research
collaboration (exploratory / pre-competitive research)
3. The GNN should function as a forum for:
□ Consultation and debate for exploration of research topics
□ Identification of possible research collaboration formats
o From specific focused activities to grand challenges (c.f. Human Genome)
□ Definition of specific research objectives with identifiable societal benefit
□ Provision of options for a range of value-add collaboration modes
□ Development of realistic region-inclusive programs based on appropriate accessible
infrastructure
□ Facilitation of researcher mobility and training (inside and outside formal research projects)
□ Provision of guidelines on research best practices and Environmental, Safety and Health
(ESH) issues
4. Provide mechanisms for facilitation of new collaborations

□ Noticeboard for collaborative opportunities
□ Database of researchers/activities
o Database of current research funding calls
o Global nanotechnology network report (every 2 years)
5. Define membership types

□ Individual researchers (academic / industrial)
□ Individual centres, institutions, companies
□ Networks - local, regional, national, international (thematic)
6. Focus on early-wins
□ Collaborative research achievements that can be attained now by own funding
7. Address public concerns for safety of nanotech

□ Recognize each nation´s unique cultural views and approaches towards nanotech
□ Recognize that global opinion will affect all nations
□ Provide nano-facts, e.g., database of results of current national projects
□ Prepare a white paper on this topic
Proposed Network Flagship Project: Prevention of infectious diseases

□ Low cost, disposable diagnostic platform
□ Range of target analytes – key life threatening agents for which suitable therapies exist
□ Robust, reliable, reproducible, sensitive, accurate
□ Water, food, bodily fluid environments as relevant
Year 1 Workplan
□ Create consortium:
o Identify and competitively engage researchers from clinical, scientific, and
engineering disciplines (working under own support)
o Nominate a project leader (plus high profile advocate?)
□ Consortium to include researchers from all regions (e.g., training, knowledge transfer from/to
developing regions)
□ Specify disease targets, design diagnostic tool technology with key performance
specifications
o Develop prototype tech solutions
o Initiate optimization process to make demonstrator
o Disseminate information on successes effectively
o Explore routes for test, approval and distribution
o Consortium to jointly own IP in first instance with a view to licensing,
partnership, assignation, etc.
Post-year 1 Project Support

□ Explore sources of sustainable funding for individual groups or sub-networks:
o national public agencies
o trans-national public agencies (e.g. European Union, World Health Organization,
United Nations)
o commercial / industrial support or sponsorship
o private (philanthropic) donation or support
Project 5: Research

□ Walter Muster, EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials
Testing and Research (Switzerland)
□ Chennupati Jagadish, Australian Research Council
Nanotechnology Network (Australia)
□ Elvio Mantovani, Italian Center for Nanotechnology, Nanotec IT
(Italy)
□ Mario Quilitz, Leibniz Institute for New Materials(Germany)
□ Clive Hayter, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
(UK)
□ Cortes Corberan, Institute of Catalysis and Petroleum Chemistry (Spain)
□ Ahmed Busnaina, Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Northeastern University (US)
□ Jo-Won Lee, National Program for Terra-level Nanodevices, Ministry of Science &
Technology (Korea)
□ Udo Bange, Keychain Europe GmbH (Germany)
Recommendations
□ Basic research should be collaborative on a worldwide level, especially within publicly
funded projects
□ Need definition of what is pre-competitive research areas to facilitate the collaboration within
GNN
□ Collaboration in the areas of health and safety aspects and the environment (including global
issues such as climate change, ecology, etc) is encouraged within GNN
□ Preliminary IP agreements such as those used between collaborating companies worked in
US should be established within GNN. (background IP owned by individual parties, jointly
developed IP is jointly owned)
□ Adopted international agreements, including intellectual property, should be written to
comply to national laws
□ Identify the goals and priorities of the network around common research themes e.g.
materials, manufacturing, metrology, occupational health and safety, environment,
computation
□ GNN should specify a five-year strategic plan
□ Identify funding sources for international collaboration for each country, information made
available for GNN researchers
□ Increase current levels of funding to facilitate networks? International collaboration? United
Nations?
□ Enhance interactions through earmarked funding for collaboration between developed and
developing countries
□ Identify collaboration mechanisms between developed and developing countries
□ Enhance nanotechnologies’ role in sustainable development e.g. energy, water, health,
environment – GNN could serve as a catalyst
□ Identify multinational global organizations who would be interested sustainable development
e.g. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), European Union,
and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
□ Public engagement (outreach, informal education and dissemination, social awareness) – is
an important issue for the GNN
□ Concurrent societal impact (environmental, ethical and regulatory) and risk assessment
should be adopted by GNN
□ GNN should advocate concurrent societal assessment for other research and industry groups
□ Increase industrial involvement in GNN
□ Encourage participation of regulatory bodies within GNN activities and vice versa
□ Encourage participation by global standardization bodies in GNN and vice versa
□ Encourage metrology benchmarking to develop and implement common methods
Project Ideas
□ Handling of Nanoparticles and Nanotubes
□ Metrological Benchmarking
□ Manufacturing
Conclusion
Based on these five prototype projects, the following short-term goals seem to hold universal
interest and be feasible over the next few years:
□ Education - Establish a GNN library of advanced undergraduate and graduate level

educational materials in nanoscience and engineering from all parts of the world. The library
would serve as an open source for assembling nano curricula - an urgent step towards
developing human resources in nanoscale science and technology.
□ Database - Create a searchable, up-to-date list of researchers (“Who is doing what?”) and
facilities (facility type, location, accessibility, etc.)
□ Facilities – promote cooperation among facilities and disseminate information about
advanced user facilities worldwide (i.e. unique capabilities, user access, training, etc.)
□ Research - Perform GNN research that responds to global concerns in the areas of energy,
environment, and health.
A common theme that ran through the workshop panels and working sessions was the concept of
a GNN in service to society – i.e. the GNN should use its status as an independent global
network to achieve synergistic benefits for society as a whole.
Since the workshop, co-organizer R.P.H. Chang has been working with his colleagues from the
Saarbrücken workshop and elsewhere to determine how to best accomplish these goals. Based on
these discussions, it is clear that a cross-cutting project is needed to mobilize the four strands and
serve as a focus for GNN development. A GNN flagship initiative called Global School for
Advanced Studies (GSAS) has been designed to meet these needs.
Global School for Advanced Studies (GSAS)

The GSAS will focus on interdisciplinary research issues relating to three critical Global
Challenge Areas: Energy, Environment, and Health. The School will recruit young researchers
from around the world, group them into interdisciplinary Global Research Teams, offer them a
series of focused lectures, provide them with expert mentoring, and challenge them to develop
detailed collaborative research plans. The best research plans will be selected for implementation
and the winning teams will be hosted for extended research visits at GSAS member institutions.
The School will go beyond the short-term exchange of technical information to provide a new
global framework in which collaborative research can be conceived, nurtured, and implemented.
At the same time, young researchers will build strong working partnerships and develop global
leadership skills early in their careers. GSAS Sessions will be held in different parts of the world
and the School will be jointly operated and funded by international partners.
An overview of the School’s curriculum and organizational structure is given below.
GSAS Curriculum and Structure
Mission: (1) Create new international, interdisciplinary, research collaborations in areas of
global concern; and (2) Enable young researchers to develop global leadership skills early in
their careers.
Research Focus: Critical interdisciplinary research issues related to three global challenge
areas- Energy, Environment, and Health. Examples include clean renewable energy, emissions
control, ecomaterials, and diagnostic sensors.
Curriculum: The School will hold annual Sessions, each consisting of: (1) three parallel topical
Workshops in Energy, Environment, and Health respectively; (2) development of collaborative
research projects in these critical areas; and (3) implementation of the best research plans at
leading institutions worldwide.
Session Schedule: The first GSAS Session is tentatively planned for Fall 2006 in Taiwan. This
Session would offer a single Workshop on a research topic related to Renewable Energy, thereby
providing crossover between the Energy and Environmental areas. This Session would officially
launch the GSAS and serve as a prototype for future Sessions.
Beginning in 2007, each annual Session will consist of three parallel Workshops, as described
below. Workshop topics will be jointly determined by the GSAS Executive Committee and the
institutions agreeing to serve as Research Hosts. This Session is tentatively scheduled for Fall
2007 in Japan.
Global 2006 Session 2007 Session 2008 Session 2009 Session

Challenge Area
Energy Renewable Workshop A: Topic Workshop A: Topic Workshop A: Topic

Energy to be announced to be announced to be announced
Workshop:
Topic to be
Environment Workshop B: Topic Workshop B: Topic Workshop B: Topic
announced
to be announced to be announced to be announced
Health Workshop C: Topic Workshop C: Topic Workshop C: Topic

to be announced to be announced to be announced
Potential Taiwan Japan Europe Americas
Location
Participants: Participants will be recruited from world class research institutions worldwide.
□ GSAS Scholars: Advanced graduate students, post-docs and junior researchers. Each
Workshop will involve about thirty Scholars grouped into five Global Research Teams
(GRTs).
□ GSAS Fellows: Senior researchers, industrial planners and policy makers will be selected as
GSAS Fellows. Each Session will involve about 15 Fellows as lecturers and project mentors.
Global Research Teams: Before each Workshop, Scholars will be grouped into Global
Research Teams. Well-balanced teams will optimize fruitful collaborations. Therefore, in
matching students with one another, the School will give careful consideration to individual
research interests and complementary strengths. For example, the following GRT might be
formed to take part in a Workshop on Flexible Solar Cells:
Expertise Role Country Institution Type
Surface Chemist Characterization, AES, XPS, etc France National Laboratory
Physicist Device physics Germany Industry
Solar Cell Theorist Simulation US University
Physicist Band structure calculation Argentina National Laboratory
Materials Scientist Thin film synthesis Taiwan Research Center
Chemical Engineer Organic molecule preparation Japan University
Collaborative Research Project: The Global Research Teams will begin interacting
immediately, under the guidance of their mentors, to identify a compelling research question and
develop a collaborative plan for addressing it. Research plans will include rationale and
intellectual merit for proposed research, division of tasks, facilities sharing, unique team
strengths, challenges inherent in the global project and possible solutions, projected applications
and technology transfer strategies, budget and broader impact.
Workshops: Workshops will last ten days. The Workshop curriculum will provide GSAS
Scholars with a systems approach to project management; activities will integrate
interdisciplinary research theory, experiment techniques, and design with policy, manufacturing,
and technology transfer considerations. Teams will attend a series of focused lectures related to
the Workshop topic. Daily roundtable planning meetings will allow them to continue developing
their projects with guidance from their mentors. Visits to local industry, partner institutions and
local agencies will be organized and participants will have ample free time to interact informally.
On the last day of the Workshop, Teams will present their research plans for evaluation and
constructive feedback.
Implementation of Research: After each Session, the research plans will be evaluated and the
best research plan from each Workshop will be selected for implementation via an extended
research visit, which will last approximately one year. Two possible funding sources exist to
support these visits. First, the members of the winning GRT may be hired as visiting researchers
by a research host institution. Second, the School will help the winning GRTs submit multilateral
funding proposals to appropriate international agencies. Specific arrangements concerning
hosting logistics, equipment usage and intellectual property ownership will be negotiated with
the research host institution.
GSAS Operational Structure

The GSAS will be jointly operated and funded by international partners. It will be managed by
an international Executive Committee and guided by a sixty-member Advisory Board.
Leading international research institutions are invited to become GSAS Members by:
□ Hosting a GSAS Session
□ Contributing and/or helping to recruit GSAS Scholars and Fellows
□ Contributing and/or helping to obtain GSAS operational funds
□ Hosting a winning Global Research Team for an extended research visit
GSAS Benefits
Integration of research and education – The School will simultaneously support advanced
knowledge exchange and produce sustainable international research collaborations in areas of
global concern.
Systems approach to research innovation – Global leadership in interdisciplinary research

requires more than innovation in research, product development, and manufacturing. Leadership
in policy, technology management, and marketing are also crucial. The GSAS will broaden the
perspective of young researchers and teach them how ideas and concepts can be quickly turned
into products and beneficial policies.
Effective mix for training global leaders – The School will build global leadership skills via
hands-on projects and dynamic interactions. Participants will learn to master tasks that are more
challenging at the international level, such as proposal preparation, resource management, team
building, and information sharing. They will learn best international practices and obtain the
skills necessary to build their own global research teams in years to come.
Development focus for the GNN – As the first network-wide initiative, the GSAS will provide a
strong focus for GNN development. It will:
□ integrate many common interests and goals expressed in Saarbrücken

□ mobilize GNN leadership
□ jump-start the development of the four GNN strands by engaging their active participation –
for example, a global database will be needed to recruit participants and optimize team
composition; researchers and educators must serve as organizers and mentors; and research
facilities and partner institutions are required to host the global research teams created by the
School
□ strengthen working relationships among network members
□ provide tangible deliverables to attract funding.
Next Action Steps
An Executive Committee and an Advisory Board are currently being established to lead the
GSAS. Chang and his colleagues are working to identify institutions, industrial partners,
agencies, researchers, and educators worldwide to support and participate in this initiative.
Funding is being requested from a number of international agencies. Interested parties are
encouraged to contact the following address for information:
Materials Research Institute
Northwestern University
2145 N. Sheridan Road, Room K111, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Tel: (1) 847-467-7613
Fax: (1) 847-491-4181
Email: mri@northwestern.edu
URL: http://www.globalnanotechnologynetwork.org
A GNN implementation meeting is tentatively planned for Spring 2006. This meeting will focus
primarily on launching the GSAS. Additional goals will include involving new members,
appointing GNN leaders, and discussing matters relating to GNN membership and funding.
Appendix: Participant List
Australia
□ Chennupati Jagadish
Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network
□ Greg Tegart
Australian Network on Advanced Materials
Belgium
□ Raymond Monk
Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Unit, DG Research, European Commission
□ Gordana Popovic
Research Training Networks Unit, DG Research, European Commission
Brazil
□ Oscar Malta
Ministry of Science and Technology and Nanodevices and Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco (UFPE)
Canada
□ Peter Grutter
Nano Innovation Platform, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
□ Nils Petersen
National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council of Canada
China
□ Xing Zhu
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Finland
□ Petri Ahonen
Academy of Finland: Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
France
□ Francoise Roure
Ministere de l’economie, des finances, et de l’industrie
Germany
□ Gerd Bachmann
VDI-Technologiezentrum GmbH
□ Udo Bange
Keychain Europe GmbH
□ Ingolf Bernhardt
Universität des Saarlandes
□ Michael Farle
Fachbereich Physik, CERFACS, Universität Duisburg-Essen
□ Harald Fuchs
German Center for Competence in Nanoanalytics
□ Gunther Fuhr
Franhofer Institut fur Biomedizinische Technik
□ Eleonore Haltner-Ukomadu
Fraunhofer Institut für Biomedizinische Technik
□ Uwe Hartmann
University of Saarbrücken
□ Regine Hedderich
FZ Karlsruhe GmbH and NanoMat Project
□ Chang-tze Hu
National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan
□ Andreas Jordan
MagForce Nanotechnologies GmbH
□ Marius Koelbel
CC-NanoChem Network of Excellence
□ Andreas Leson
Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik
□ Sanjay Mathur
Leibniz Institute for New Materials
□ Matthias Mallmann
NanoBioNet Center of Excellence in Nanobiotechnology and Nano2Life Network of
Excellence
□ Frank Menzel
Degussa AG
□ Mario Quilitz
Leibniz Institute for New Materials
Germany (continued)
□ Christoph Schild
Bayer Technology Services GmbH
□ Helmut Schmidt
Institute for New Materials and CC-NanoChem Network
□ Andreas Schneider
IBMT - Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering
□ Martin Schubert
CC-NanoChem Network of Excellence
□ Joachim Teller
micromod Partikeltechnologie GmbH
□ Ali Tinazli
J. W. Goethe University Frankfurt
□ Christiane Zeigler
Universtät Kaiserslautern
Hungary
□ Erika Kalman
Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Ireland
□ Gareth Redmond
Nanotechnology Group, Tyndall National Institute
Italy
□ Elvio Mantovani
Italian Center for Nanotechnology, Nanotec IT
□ David Rickerby
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
□ Georgio Rossi
Laboratorio Tecnologie Avanzate e nanoSCienze (TASC), Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica
dell Materia
Japan
□ Naoki Kishimoto
National Institute for Materials Science
□ Shoji Noda
Aichi Science and Technology Foundation
Japan (continued)
□ Masahiro Takemura
National Institute for Materials Science and the Nanotechnology Researchers Network
Center of Japan
□ Kazunobu Tanaka
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Korea
□ Han-Jo Lim
Korean Nanotechnology Researchers Society (KoNRTS)
□ JoWon Lee
National Program for Terra-level Nanodevices, Ministry of Science & Technology
Luxembourg
□ Peter Jonas
IEE, S.A.
□ Thomas Wittkowski
IEE, S.A.
Netherlands
□ J.W. Weener
MESA+ Research Institute, University of Twente and Frontiers Network
New Zealand
□ Allison Downard
McDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Canterbury
Romania
□ Dan Dascalu
IMT-Bucharest, National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies
South Africa
□ Thembela Hillie
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
□ Daisy Kgosi
Department of Science and Technology
Spain
□ Josep Samitier
University of Barcelona and Nano2Life Network of Excellence
□ Vicente Cortes Corberan
Institute of Catalysis and Petroleum Chemistry (CSIC)
Sweden
□ Sebastian Lourdudoss
KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Phoremost Network of Excellence
□ Elisabeth Csoregi
Lund University and Nano2Life Network of Excellence
Switzerland
□ Walter J. Muster
EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research
□ Urs Sennhauser
EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research
Taiwan
□ Tsung-Tsan Su
Nanotechnology Research Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute
□ Maw Kuan Wu
National Science Council
United Kingdom
□ Clive Hayter
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
□ Andrew Pike
INEX: Nanotechnology Exploitation, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
□ Ottilia Saxl
Institute of Nanotechnology
United States
□ Ilesanmi Adesida
Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
□ Dawn Bonnell
Nano-Bio Interface Center, University of Pennsylvania
□ Ahmed Busnaina
Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Northeastern University
United States (continued)
□ R.P.H. Chang
Materials Research Institute, Northwestern University
□ Gerhard Klimeck
Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), Purdue University
□ Derrick Mancini
Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
□ Teri Odom
Northwestern University
□ Mihail Roco
National Science Foundation and National Nanotechnology Initiative

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Third Workshop to

Develop the GNN

National Science Foundation Bühler

Working Group Sessions 7

Next Action Steps 25

Appendix: Participant List 26

The International Organizing Committee

Continued progress in nanotechnology is increasingly dependent on collaborative efforts that

Thursday, May 26: Information Sessions

Session 1: Nanotechnology in the Asia/Pacific Region

Session 2: Nanotechnology in the Americas

Session 3: Nanotechnology in Europe

Session 4: GNN Development Focus Talks

Friday, May 27: Working Group Sessions

Dr. Mihail Roco of the US National Science Foundation and

Several panelists prepared presentations describing nanotechnology capacity in their respective

The criteria for the prototype project were as follows:

1. Pertain to one of the four strands of the GNN

2. Have a global scope

3. Include an implementation plan for year one (immediate feasibility)

The following actions are proposed:

Action 3: Identify potential funding sources

Project 2: Facilities Linkages

Working Group Members

The support of the commercialization of nanotechnologies is very different in each country in

Disseminating information about existing facilities for nanoscience and nanotechnology of

Another option to share detailed technical information on running facilities is to install

1. Identify an expandable strategic project that is global in scope.

2. Identify a prototype to show a year from now.

3. Identify leaders for this subgroup

Agreed-upon areas of common interest (by country)

Working Group Tasks

1. Identify necessary resources

2. Identify near and long term objectives

3. Strategic Project in Education in Nanotechnology (expandable and global in scope)

4. Development of a Phase I prototype to be implemented within one year using existing

Use of the GNN

Assumptions: Early Stage

4. Provide mechanisms for facilitation of new collaborations

5. Define membership types

7. Address public concerns for safety of nanotech

Proposed Network Flagship Project: Prevention of infectious diseases

Post-year 1 Project Support

Working Group Members

□ Education - Establish a GNN library of advanced undergraduate and graduate level

Global School for Advanced Studies (GSAS)

An overview of the School’s curriculum and organizational structure is given below.

Global 2006 Session 2007 Session 2008 Session 2009 Session

Energy Renewable Workshop A: Topic Workshop A: Topic Workshop A: Topic

Health Workshop C: Topic Workshop C: Topic Workshop C: Topic

Expertise Role Country Institution Type

Surface Chemist Characterization, AES, XPS, etc France National Laboratory

Physicist Device physics Germany Industry

Solar Cell Theorist Simulation US University

Physicist Band structure calculation Argentina National Laboratory

Materials Scientist Thin film synthesis Taiwan Research Center

Chemical Engineer Organic molecule preparation Japan University

GSAS Operational Structure

Systems approach to research innovation – Global leadership in interdisciplinary research

□ integrate many common interests and goals expressed in Saarbrücken

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