Schedule for the Fourth Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology

Last updated: November 16, 1995.
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9:00 - 9:30: Ralph Merkle, Conference Chair; Introduction
9:30 - 10:15: Richard Smalley, Rice University; Nanotechnology at Rice
10:15 - 10:45: Break
10:45 - 11:30: William A. Goddard III, Caltech; Computational Chemistry and Nanotechnology
11:30 - 12:15: J. Fraser Stoddart, University of Birmingham, UK; The Art and Science of Self-assembling Molecular Machines

12:15 - 1:45: Feynman Prize Luncheon
1:45 - 2:30: Eric Drexler, Institute for Molecular Manufacturing; Directions in Nanotechnology
2:30 - 3:15: Aristides Requicha, USC; Molecular Robotics
3:15 - 3:30: Break
3:30 - 4:15: Admiral David Jeremiah, USN (Ret.), Technology Strategies and Alliances; Nanotechnology and Global Security
4:15 - 9:00: Demos, exhibits, posters, sign up for Park Scientific Instruments field trips on Saturday, Nov. 11; Dinner on your own

9:00 - 9:30: Ralph Merkle, Xerox PARC; Design Considerations for an Assembler
9:30 - 10:15: Richard Colton, NRL; Tip Surface Interactions
10:15 - 10:45: Break
10:45 - 11:30: Charles Musgrave, MIT; Chemical Synthesis of Nanomachinery
11:30 - 12:15: Donald Brenner, North Carolina State University; Simulated Engineering of Nanostructures

12:15 - 1:45: Lunch: Elizabeth Enayati, Weil Gotshal & Manges; Intellectual Property Update
1:45 - 2:30: George Whitesides, Harvard; Self Assembly and Nanotechnology
2:30 - 3:15: Tracy Handel, UC Berkeley; Protein Design
3:15 - 3:45: Break
3:45 - 4:15: Bruce Paul Gaber, NRL; Towards the Molecular Machine Shop - Spatially Controlled Enzymatic Modification of Solid Surfaces
4:15 - 4:35: Neil Jacobstein, Teknowledge; Entrepreneuring in Molecular Manufacturing: Lessons from the Computer Industry
4:35 - 5:20: Panel: Paths to Molecular Manufacturing
5:30 - 5:40: Video: UNC Nanomanipulator (1st showing)
5:40 - 7:00: Feynman Video: Tiny Machines (1st showing)
7:00 - 7:15: ORNL Molecular Dynamics Video (1st showing); Dinner on your own

Saturday 10:00 am, 1:45 pm, 4:30 pm, Field Trips to Park Scientific Instruments to see STM demonstration (in parallel with conference)

9:30 - 10:00: Paul E. Sheehan, Harvard; Nanomachining, Manipulation and Fabrication by Force Microscopy
10:00 - 10:30: Geoff Leach, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Advances in Molecular CAD
10:30 - 11:00: Break
11:00 - 11:30: Rod Ruoff, Molecular Physics Lab, SRI; Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of Nanotubes and Nanorods
11:30 - 12:00: Subhash Saini, NASA Ames; High Performance Parallel Computation Nanotechnology

12:00 - 1:30: Lunch on your own
1:30 - 2:00: Tom McKendree, USC; Implications of Molecular Nanotechnology Technical Performance Parameters on Previously Defined Space System Architectures
2:00 - 2:30: Stephen L. Gillett, University of Nevada; Nanotechnology, Pollution Control, and Resources
2:30 - 3:00: David C. Turner, NRL; Patterned Microtubule Assemblies for Kinesin-Based Transport
3:00 - 3:30: Break
3:30 - 4:00: Paul S. Weiss, Penn State University; Nanometer-Scale Features and Properties in Self-Assembled Systems
4:00 - 4:30: Tanya C. Sienko, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Japan; The Track of Japanese Nanotechnology Efforts: Present, Players, and Possibilities
4:30 - 4:45: Chairman's closing remarks
4:45 - 6:00: Optional conference planning meeting for the 1997 Foresight Conference
4:50 - 5:00: Video: UNC Nanomanipulator (2nd showing)
5:00 - 6:30: Feynman Video: Tiny Machines (2nd showing)
6:30 - 6:45: ORNL Molecular Dynamics Video (2nd showing)
5:30 - 7:00: Dinner on your own

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