The Fourth U.S.-Korea Forum on Nanotechnology:
Sustainable Energy


Honolulu, HI, U.S.A., April 26-27, 2007


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Organizers

M.S. Jhon (U.S.A.)
Carnegie Mellon University
mj3a@andrew.cmu.edu

J.W. Lee (Korea)
The National Program for Tera-level Nanodevices
jwlee@nanotech.re.kr

April 26, 2007 (Thursday) : Sustainable Nanotechnology - Energy

Opening Session & Keynote Speech

Chair:
Prof. M.S. Jhon

8:00-8:25

Registration

8:25-8:30

Opening Remark : Myung S. Jhon (Forum Chairman of USA)

8:30-8:35

Congratulatory Address : Dae-Hyun Kang (Consul General at Honolulu)

8:35-8:55

Keynote 1 : T. James Rudd (USA/ NSF)
The U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative and Progress in Commercializing Nanotechnology through U.S Small Business Innovation Research programs.

8:55-9:15

Keynote 2 : Jong Won Kim (Korea/ Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Application of Nanotechnogy on Hydrogen Production and Storage in Korea

Technical
Session 1

Chair:
Byung Woo Park

9:15-9:30

Mowafak Al-Jassim / National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Intermediate band quantum dot solar cells

9:30-9:45

Donghwan Kim / Korea University
Nanostructure for Solar Cells

9:45-10:00

Eray S. Aydil / University of Minnesota
ZnO Nanowire Based Solar Cells

10:00-10:15

Heon Min Lee / LG Electronics Institute of Technology
Recent Development of Thin Film Si Solar Cell Technologies for Commercialization

10:15-10:30

Bor Yann Liaw / University of Hawaii at Manoa
Realizing enzymatic biofuel cells though nano-engineering

 

10:30-10:45

Coffee Break

Technical
Session 2

Chair:
Larry Dalton

10:45-11:00

Arthur Nozik / University of Colorado
Multiple Exciton Generation in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Applications to Third Generation Solar Photon Conversion

11:00-11:15

Nam Gyu Park / Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Material and Structural Design for High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

11:15-11:30

Gang Chen / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Energy Nanotechnologies

11:30-11:45

Sung-Hwan Han / Hanyang University
Hybrid solar cells with water-soluble polymer photosensitizers

11:45-12:00

Paul E. Burrows / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Solid State Lighting: A Bright Opportunity for Nanotechnology to Impact Energy Efficiency

 

12:00-13:30

Luncheon

Technical
Session 3

Chair:
Sung-Hwan Han

13:30-13:45

Byung Woo Park / Seoul National University
Nanoscale Interface Control of High-Quality Electrode Materials for Li-ion Battery And Fuel Cell

13:45-14:00

Larry Dalton / University of Washington
First Principles Nano-engineering of Organic Electro-Optic Materials and Devices

14:00-14:15

Seung Mo Oh / Seoul National University
Nano-Structured Binary Intermetallics as Negative Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries

14:15-14:30

Se-Hee Lee / National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Improved Electrochromic and Lithium-Ion Battery Technologies

 

14:30-14:45

Coffee Break

Technical
Session 4

Chair:
Arthur Nozik

14:45-15:00

Jungbae Kim / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nanobiocatalysis for Biofuel Cells

15:00-15:15

YongGun Shul / Yonsei University
Nano Material Applications in Fuel Cell

15:15-15:30

Subhash C. Singhal / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nanoscale Effects in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

15:30-15:45

Jae Sung Lee / Pohang University of Science & Technolology
Nanocomposite Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen Production

15:45-16:00

Sunita Satyapal / Department of Energy
The U.S Department of Energy's National Hydrogen Storage Project: Goal, Progress and Future Plans

 

16:00-16:15

Coffee Break

Poster Session

Chair:
Jo-Won Lee

16:15-17:15

Chris Dames / University of California, Riverside
Thermoelectric Properties of Nanowires & Nanotubes Used for Energy Conversion

Sangseok Yu / Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials
A system model of proton exchange membrane electrolyte fuel cell for the study of the water/thermal management

David S. Ginger / University of Washington
Understanding Organic Solar Cell Performance with Electrical Scanning Probes

Hyun Suk Jung / Kookmin University
Enhancing Photovoltaic Performance by Surface Modification of Semiconductor Nanoparticles

Michael J. Janik / Penn State University
Electrocatalysis: Mechanistic Insight and Electrode Design using Quantum-Chemical Methods

Mi-Jai Lee / Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering
Effect of Starting Materials on the Characteristics of (La1-xSrx) Mn1+yO3- Powder Synthesized by GNP

Michael Hyun-Chul Jin / University of Texas at Arlington
Conjugated Polymer Coating for Nano-Structures: Chemical Vapor Deposition Polymerization for Excitonic Solar Cells

Soo-Hyoung Lee / Chonbuk National University
Hybrid Nanocomposite Films of Cds and Conjugated Polymer Multilayer for Effective Photocurrent Generations

Xiao-Dong Zhou / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Size Dependence of Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties in Oxides

Joung Ho Lee/ NEW POWER PLASMA, Ltd.
Characteristics of Core ICP Source for Solar Cell Deposition Equipment

Guest Poster

 

Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information

Korea Nanotechnology Research Society

Closing Remark & Photograph

17:15-17:30

Jo-Won Lee (Forum Chairman of Korea)

Reception

18:00-20:00

Congratulatory Address : Paul M. Kang (Executive Director, KUSCO)

April 27, 2007 (Friday) : Discussion & Recommendations

Discussion & Recommendations

9:30-12:00

Group-based discussion workshop

12:00-13:30

Luncheon

13:30-14:30

Workshop Report

14:30-16:00

To draw up recommendations to the governments

16:00-16:30

Signature of overall summary and recommendations