Asia Materials Network
One of the key challenges facing materials researchers in the developing world is the lack of access to good instrumentation. The International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) has taken a proactive stance in relation to this problem by launching the Asia Materials Network at a meeting at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) in Singapore, November 14-16, 2005.
The meeting, which comprised a series of lectures and discussions, brought together about 40 scientists from 19 different countries. The goal of the Network is to enhance international collaboration throughout the region by offering access to facilities at over 10 centers. The centers that have agreed to make their facilities available at no cost to visiting researchers from within the region. The list of host institutions is incomplete at this stage and we would welcome participation by additional centers. It is expected, of course, that many institutions will participate as both hosts and users of the Network. |
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Program and Abstracts
Presentations:
Riaz Ahmad, GC University, Pakistan
Surface Modifications of Materials using plasma focus device
Zanuldin Ahmad, Malaysian University of Science and Technology
MUST - Its Role in Malaysia's Research Initiatives
Bambang Ariwahjoedi,Institut Teknologi, Indonesia
Formation of Biomineral Nanofilm Via Adsorbed Surfactant-Directed Precipitation characterized In-Situ by Means of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
Alberto V. Amorsolo, University of the Philippines
Profile of Research in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of the Philippines College of Engineering
Yoshio Bando, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
New Insights of Nanotubes Filled with Solids, Liquids and Gases
Arshad Bhatti, COMSATS, Pakistan
Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Materials and Devices at Micro and Nanoscale
Abu Hashan Bhuiyan, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
An Overview of Materials Research in Bangladesh: Scopes and Limitations of Polymers and Semiconductor Materials Research
Anthony K. Cheetham, UC Santa Barbara
Novel Phosphors for Solid State Lighting
Gautum Desiraju, University of Hyderabad
Research Facilities at the University of Hyderabad for Materials Scientists
Takahiro Fujita, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
International Research Environment at NIMS
Mohan Bikram Gewali, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Status of Science and Technology in Nepal
Soon Hyung Hong, KAIST, Korea
Status of R&D on Materials Science and Nanotechnology in KAIST
Voravee P. Hoven, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Cattleya Petchsing, Thammasat University, Thailand
Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Materials Research In Thailand
J.K.D.S. Jayanetti, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Study of Group IV Elemental Couples at Lower Dimensions
S.B. Krupanidhi, Indian Institute of Science
Functional Materials Activity at M R C, IISc, Bangalore
Hong Van Le and Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam
Facilities for Materials Fabrication and Characterization in the Institute of Materials Science at Hanoi
Wen-Bin Liau, National Taiwan University
Introduction to National Taiwan University
Teik-Cheng Lim, National University of Singapore
Overview of the NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative and its Available Facilities
Nguyen Thanh Loc, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Current Situation of Computational Chemistry in HCM City University of Technology
Alireza Z. Moshfegh, Sharif University of Technology
Materials Research Facilities at Sharif University of Technology
Arif Mumtaz, Quaid-i-Azan University, Pakistan
Synthesis and Characterization of Some Magnetic Nanoparticles
K.S. Narayan, JNCASR, India
Materials Research at JNCASR
C.N.R. Rao, JNCASR, India
Building Open-framework Structures
Nurual Taufiqu Rochman and Masbah R.T. Siregar, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Trend Researches on Materials Science and Technology and Their Facilities in Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Arnel A. Salvador, University of the Philippines
Proposed Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Studies of Quantum Dots and Heterostructures
Terry Turney, CSIRO, Australia
Australian Research Program on Nanostructured Materials
Enge Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Materials Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
For further details, please contact the ICMR Program Coordinator, Jennifer Ybarra, at ybarra@icmr.ucsb.edu
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