Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute
on
Physics and Technology at the Nanometer Scale

     Supported by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy 

and supplemented by CONACYT (Mexico), the US Office of Naval Research,
and the CYTED Iberoamerican Program 

| TOPICS | MISSION |  SPEAKERS |  POSTERS | FEES | SUPPORT APPLICATION | SCHEDULE | CLACSA | COSTA RICA | ADVISORY |  ORGANIZERS |  INFO |

Post PASI page: click here
(info on proceedings , lecture files , conf. photos , etc)


 

DATES   Monday 25 June to Tuesday 3 July, 2001

LOCATION   San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
                                Convention Center of the Hotel La Herradura and
                                Columbus Hall of Punta Leona

TOPICS   Nanoscience and nanotechnology  in condensed matter systems:  quantum dots, molecular electronics, carbon nanotubes, spintronics, buckyballs, scanning probe techniques, etc.
 

MISSION
The Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute (PASI ) is designed to facilitate the interaction of participants from all countries in the Americas at advanced graduate and postgraduate levels. In addition to a series of lectures by prominent international speakers, the PASI will include poster sessions for the presentation of research results by junior and senior participants alike, in order to foster content-specific interactions.

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to participate:  the PASI will support an estimated fifty junior researchers interested in participating in these exchanges with prominent scientists doing state-of-the-art research.  See application details below .
 

INVITED SPEAKERS
Prominent scientists in different areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology will give tutorial lectures in their field at the graduate student and postdoctoral level. The list of speakers is still evolving, but the current version can be found here.
FULL SPEAKER LIST HERE           Full schedule of lectures: here .

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POSTERS
Participants are encouraged to present posters on their current research results.  Sufficient time will be allowed for poster presentations and exchanges during the period of the PASI.  Submit abstracts by  May 15, 2001.  Please check here for abstract web submission page .
 

REGISTRATION
The PASI will support  fully the local expenses of approximately fifty students, postdoctoral students and junior researchers from the panamerican countries.  Support for air travel is also available but on a supplementary basis (i.e., matching support from other sources).  Application for support link is found below.

In addition to those supported by the PASI grant, we have made arrangements to welcome other researchers and their students to attend the lectures.  Cost/fee information for different activities, as PASI participant or companion  can be found through  here .

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APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT
Students, postdoctoral fellows and junior scientists are welcome to apply for support to participate in the PASI.  NSF and DOE funds will help support attendance of approximately fifty students.  Additional support is being sought from other sources.

Please submit the electronic application that follows here . Preference will be given to those presenting posters with  recent research results, and to those working in related areas.  Deadline for applications:  April 15, 2001. Announcements of support will be made by April 30 and will continue until funds are exhausted.  (Abstract deadline is May 15, to allow for later submissions.)

Link to application form.
 

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Participants should plan to arrive in San Jose on Sunday, June 24.   PASI registration and a dinner reception is planned for Sunday evening.  The lectures start on Monday at 8:30am and continue until lunch time.  A general schedule for the PASI is found here . Full schedule (5/29/01): here .

You can also obtain information about tours and logistic details here: PASI-Horizontes .

INTERESTING LINKS
CLACSA-10 X Latin American Congress on Surface Science and Applications, San Jose, July 3-7, 2001

Lonely Planet General travel information about Costa Rica. For visa information, visit here . Or the CR Embassy here .

NSF Nano site General information on the Presidential National Nanotechnology Initiative

DOE report on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Research Directions (1999)

Horizontes Travel Agency   Information on Costa Rica, sightseeing tours, meeting venues, etc.

PASI specific information is in the following link: PASI-Horizontes .

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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
           Jose Araya , Universidad de Costa Rica
           Fernando Ponce , Arizona State University, USA
           Sergio E. Ulloa , Ohio University, USA
 

INFORMATION
      Sergio E. Ulloa
      Ohio University
        E-mail: pasi@helios.phy.ohiou.edu
        Ph: 740-593-1729
        Fax: 740-593-0433