ABOUT SPEAKERS PROGRAM MEDIA CONTACT
NanoDay Program
AARON DAVIS HALL: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
WELCOMING REMARKS
Prof. Daniel L. Akins, Director of CCNY’s CASI Research Center
Prof. James T. Yardley, Director of the Columbia University Nanocenter
Dr. Gregory H. Williams, President, The City College of New York
Prof. George Flynn, Chemistry Department, Columbia University
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
Prof. Horst Stormer, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Columbia University
Prof. Vicki Colvin, Rice University
Bill Nye the Science Guy
NORTH ACADEMIC CENTER: 12:00 noon - 12:45 pm
LUNCH
THE GREAT HALL: 12:45 pm - 3:00 pm
NANOSCALE SCIENCE EXPO
Nanoscale Science and Engineering exhibits and demonstrations featuring top science programs, museums, laboratories, and industry collaborators.
Featured participants include:
Brookhaven National Laboratory
From DNA Nanosculptures and Nanobots to Superconductors and Beyond: Nanotechnology at Brookhaven National Laboratory
City College of New York CASI Program
Cornell University with the New York Hall of Science
Too Small To See
Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center
Columbia University's Chemistry Department
Museum of Science, Boston
The Wonderful World of Nanotubes
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Atomic Force Microscopy Emulator
Rice University Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
At 2:15 pm, The Museum of Science, Boston will present “The
Wonderful World of Nanotubes” on the Main Stage in the Great Hall.
At 2:45 pm, NanoDay will hold the ‘Nano-Raffle’ for prizes including
graphing calculators, iPod Nanos, and lab tours.