• Identification of a set of critical basic research milestones in the near and intermediate future, that would have a catalytic effect in exploring and mastering the entire area of nanoscale processing and manufacturing, and in revolutionizing its utilization for the full spectrum of potential longer-term applications. This must be coupled to respective developments in education and workforce training, and strategies for implementation of the required ethical, legal, economic and societal frameworks.
• Clarification of the role of nanomanufacturing and processing technologies in the promotion of international security, including protection of the public from sabotage activity, chemical and biological threats etc. Potential contributions could be envisioned in nanostructured sensors and bioassay devices, drug delivery, protection materials, alarms and safety devices, information technologies etc.
• Delineation of an immediate support plan of the previous research/education objectives and their required infrastructure, through proper resource allocation by the government agencies. This should provide the basis for a concerted and collaborative action plan for funding by NSF and the European Commission programs, and for expansion of international program initiatives currently in place.
• Exploration of potential collaborations between the American and European nanotechnology communities at all levels, from cooperative research programs and educational exchanges, to sharing of nanomanufacturing facilities and bilateral invitations of expert researchers and seminary lecturers, and to joint programmatic initiatives of the federal/commission agencies in support of such activities.
• Interaction of the nanoscale processing and manufacturing researchers and educators with the broader technical community, as represented in the general NSF Conference following immediately after the Workshop. This is intended to disseminate information and report the recommendations of the Workshop at the Conference, to cross-fertilize interactions across various disciplines, and to attract attention to the developments and opportunities in nanomanufacturing/processing work.

Scope and Themes
The Workshop will focus on fundamental, pre-competitive research and education, in areas of particular strength of the American and European communities, where mutually beneficial collaborations can flourish. Nanomanufacturing and processing places emphasis on up-scaling, synthetic fabrication of functional structures, devices and systems, through use of particles, structures and processes with nanoscale size or control.

The Workshop also will cover themes related to design methodologies such as learning from nature (biomimetics), integration across multiple dimensional scales and integration of functionality across multiple energetic domains (mechanical, electromagnetic, chemical, biological etc). Its interests will include nanoparticles, precursors and materials; processes for fabrication and integration, instrumentation hardware, sensors and actuators; theory, modeling, simulation and control; design of nanostructures and nanodevices; and manufacturing with nanostructured materials and tooling. These will span a variety of applications including structural consolidations, coatings and composite materials; nanodevices, nanosensors, nanoelectronics and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS); and energy, chemical, biological and environmental systems.

Program and Organization
A tentative program for the Workshop is planned as follows:

The program will include keynote lectures by distinguished American and European experts in nanomanufacturing and processing. After these introductory addresses, the participants will form groups in four parallel breakout sessions, with topics in:
1. Instrumentation and Computational Tools for Manufacturing
2. Structural Consolidations, Coatings and Composite Materials
3. Nanodevices, Nanosensors, Nanoelectronics and NEMS/MEMS
4. Energy, Chemical, Biological and Environmental Systems

The breakout sessions will be charged with the task of addressing the Workshop goals and objectives within the framework of their specific technical focus. Their deliberations, conclusions and suggestions will be summarized in resulting statements, that will be discussed in the general assembly at the end of the Workshop, and will be written up in a report on conclusions and proposed action plan. This will be presented at the plenary session of the general NSF Conference (in the morning of Wednesday, January 9) by American and European representatives of the Workshop.

Outcomes and Documentation
The keynote speakers will provide extended abstracts of their presentations before the Workshop. These will be distributed to the Workshop participants at the meeting, together with the final program, reimbursement forms and other information. All participants will be asked to provide a written personal summary addressing the specific goals and objectives of the Workshop, under the viewpoint of their own work, in the form of a questionnaire at the conclusion of the meeting. Their responses will be used to document the full range of views of all participants. These statistics and the conclusion statements of the four breakout sessions will be used for editing the Workshop report to be presented at the Conference. After the Workshop this report, along with the session statements, contact information of the participants, and the abstracts and visuals of the keynote presentations, will be assembled in its Proceedings, that will be posted on the NSF web site and distributed to the participants in electronic (CD) form.

Registration and Logistics
All invited participants and participating NSF-EC staff must confirm their attendance by December 1, 2001, by registering to the Workshop. The expenses of the US participants will be reimbursed to the extent explained below.

Participants are urged to make their own travel reservations well ahead of the Workshop time. Travel reimbursement forms will be provided on site at the Workshop during registration. EC participants must seek subsidy of their transportation and lodging costs by European programs. NSF and EC staff participating to the Workshop must cover their own expenses. Questions should be directed to the contact persons below.

Contact Information
Organizer: Iowa State Univ. Pat E. Patterson, PhD ppatters@iastate.edu (515) 294-8661
Sponsors: NSF Haris Doumanidis cdoumani@nsf.gov (703) 292-7088
Kamlakar Rajurkar krajurka@nsf.gov (703) 292-7079
Robert Wellek rwellek@nsf.gov (703) 292-8370
EC Renzo Tomellini renzo.tomellini@cec.eu.int

Useful Links
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