Conference 2009
MANA-URTV Joint Workshop at University of Rome Tor Vergata
On October 13, 2009, the MANA-URTV Joint Workshop on Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Development was held at Villa Mondragone, University of Rome Tor Vergata (URTV).
The workshop has been organized by Professor Silvia Licoccia, NAST Centre for Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Advanced Instrumentation, and Professor Enrico Traversa, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), NIMS.
The workshop has been organized by Professor Silvia Licoccia, NAST Centre for Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Advanced Instrumentation, and Professor Enrico Traversa, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), NIMS.
MANA-URTV joint workshop at University of Rome Tor Vergata
| Program | |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 9:30–9:50 | Opening Remarks Tetsuji Noda, Vice President, NIMS Vittorio Rocco, President of the Faculty of Engineering |
| 9:50–10:05 | Presentation of NAST Rodolfo Del Sole, Director, NAST |
| 10:05–10:20 | Presentation of MANA Enrico Traversa, PI, MANA, NIMS |
| 10:20-10:40 | Hand-operating nanotechnology: Supramolecular tricks Katsuhiko Ariga, PI, MANA, NIMS |
| 10:40-11:00 | Strategies to increase the operating temperature of PEMFCs: from nanocomposites to hybrids Silvia Licoccia, University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30-11:50 | Conformationally-constrained peptides as new materials for transport of energy and electrons Mariano Venanzi, University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| 11:50-12:10 | Detection of biomolecular recognition using bio-transistors Yuji Miyahara, PI, MANA, NIMS |
| 12:10-12:30 | Nanoceria antagonizes apoptosis via ROS scavenging Lina Ghibelli, University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| 12:30–13:00 | Welcome Addresses and MOU Signature Renato Lauro, Rector, University of Rome Tor Vergata Tetsuji Noda, President, NIMS |
| 13:00–14:30 | Lunch break |
| 14:30-14:50 | Exploration of new functional materials under high-pressure conditions Eiji Takayama-Muromachi, PI, MANA, NIMS |
| 14:50-15:10 | Layer-by-layer pulsed laser deposition: a new tool for materials engineering Giuseppe Balestrino, University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| 15:10-15:30 | Novel nanoporous materials and their multiple functions Ajayan Vinu, Independent Scientist, MANA, NIMS |
| 15:30-15:50 | The nanofactory project Pietro Morales, ENEA |
| 15:50-16:10 | Materials and processing for dye solar cell technology Thomas Brown, University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| 16:10-16:30 | Exploring solvent-free citrate-nitrate auto-combustion for the synthesis of SOFC electrocatalysts Francesca Deganello, Italian National Research Council |
| 16:30-16:50 | Fabrication of innovative ceramics through advanced fine particle processing Yoshio Sakka, PI, MANA, NIMS |
| 16:50-17:10 | YSZ–based gas sensors for high temperature applications Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo, University of Rome Tor Vergata |
| 17:10-17:30 | Closing Remarks |
On this occasion, a comprehensive collaborative agreement has been signed by the Rector of URTV, Professor Renato Lauro, in the presence of the NIMS Vice President, Professor Tetsuji Noda.