Symposium A-4: "Surface Nanoassemblies"
Co-organized by Research Project "Biomimetic Materials Processing" (No. JSPS-RFTF 99R13101), Research for the Future (RFTF) Program, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Scope
Fabrication of minute structures down to nanometer scales has attracted much attention, since such nanostructures have been expected to emerge novel functionalities. Nanoassembling technologies play key roles in future nano/microdevices with electronic, photonic, optoelectronic, mechanic, chemical, biological and medical functions. In view of strong interests on these nanotechnological matters, the objective of this symposium is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of recent advances in research, development and applications of the fabrication of nanostructures on solid surfaces. Both "top-down" and "bottom-up" approaches for nanofabricaiton are included. Many contributed papers and several invited papers will be presented for the following topics. This symposium is a good opportunity to get advanced information on all areas of surface nanoassemblies. This symposium will present a unique opportunity for researchers, engineers and managers to acquire new knowledge of surface nanoassemblies.

Topics
Surface Nanostructure, Surface Nanotexture, Thin Film Deposition, Fineparticle and Cluster Assemblies, Biomimetics, Nano- and Micro-Fabrication, Nano- and Micro-Patterning, Nano- and Micromachine, Lithography, Self-Assembling, Self-Organization, Templating, Plasma, Ion and Radical Processes, Electrochemical Processes, Dry Processes, Wet Processes, Surface Modification, Surface Mounting, Surface Measurement, Surface Analysis

Chairpersons (Tentative)
Osamu Takai¹⁾ (takai@plasma.numse.nagoya-u.ac.jp, Nagoya University, Japan)
Hiroyuki Sugimura²⁾ (sugimura@numse.nagoya-u.ac.jp, Nagoya University, Japan)
Hiroaki Misawa (Tokushima University, Japan)
Mehmet Sarikaya (University of Washington, USA)
Arturo Lopez-Quintela (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
Michael Hietschold (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany)