Presentations/Invited Talks (2001)
S. Washburn, "How Does it Feel to Roll a Molecule?", 9th Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology, Santa Clara, CA, November 9-11, 2001.
Denis Areshkin, Olga Shenderova and Donald Brenner, "Self-Consistent Tight Binding Adapted for Large Metallic Hydrocarbon Systems. Case Study of Field Emission Related Properties for Nano-Diamond Clusters Coatings", North Carolina Section of the Materials Research Society, Research Triangle Park, November 9, 2001.
Olga Shenderova and Donald W Brenner, "Geometrical Compatibility and
Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Based Systems", Foresight Conference
on Molecular Nanotechnology, Santa Clara, CA, November 8-11, 2001.
P.A. Williams, N. Snider, H. Deniz, M. Falvo, S. Washburn, R. M. Taylor II and R. Superfine, "Progress on Field Emission Studies of Individual, Cantilevered Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes", Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Charlottesville, VA, November 4-6, 2002.
P.A. Williams, A. Patel, G. Hunter, H. Deniz, M. Falvo, R. M. Taylor II, S. Washburn and R. Superfine, "NEMS Paddle Oscillators", SESAPS, Charlottesville, VA, November 4-6, 2001.
P.A. Williams, H. Deniz, G. Hunter, M. Falvo, R. Superfine and S. Washburn, "The Synthesis of Nanoelectromechanical Devices Using Crossed-Carbon Nanotube Geometry", SESAPS, Charlottesville, VA, November 4-6, 2001.
P.A. Williams, A. Patel, M. Falvo, R. M. Taylor II, S. Washburn and R. Superfine, "Manipulation of CNT on MEMS Actuation Device", SESAPS, Charlottesville, VA, 2001.
M. Staderman, J. Boland, M. Falvo, R. Superfine and S. Washburn, "Current Measurement with Noncontact Mode AFM to Determine the Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes", SESAPS, Charlottesville, VA, November 4-6, 2001.
A. Hall, G. Matthews, M. Falvo and R. Superfine, "High Yield Carbon Nanotube AFM Tip Fabrication Using Flow Effects and Magnetic Field Induction", SESAPS, Charlottesville, VA, November 4-6, 2001.
R. Holliday, M. Falvo, S. Washburn and R. Superfine, "Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Nitride and Molybdenum Nitride Multi-walled Nanotubes Using Liquid Plasma Arc Discharge", SESAPS, Charlottesville, VA, November 4-6, 2001.
L. Tolliver, A. Negishi, M. Falvo, S. Washburn and R. Superfine, "Thermal CVD Synthesis of Pre-Patterned Well-Aligned CNT Carpets", SESAPS, Charlottesville, VA, November 4-6, 2001.
Sean Washburn, "How does it feel to roll a molecule?", Princeton University Physics Dept., October 15,2001.
J. Liu, "CVD Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Aerogel Supported Catalyst", Nanotube 2001, Potsdam, Germany. July 22-25, 2001.
Denis Areshkin, Donald Brenner, Olga Shenderova, "Self-Consistent Tight Binding Adapted for Large Metallic Hydrocarbon Systems. Case Study of Field Emission Related Properties for Nano-Diamond Cluster Coatings", 2nd International School on Quantum Devices and Nanostructures, Erice, Italy, July 20, 2001.
J. Bernholc, M. Buongiorno Nardelli, J.-L. Fattebert, V. Meunier, C. Roland, and Q. Zhao, "Theoretical studies of quantum transport, pyro- and piezo-electric effects and lithium intercalation", International Workshop on theScience and Application of Nanotubes 'Nanotubes 01', Potsdam, Germany, July 2001.
O. Zhou, Asia Materials Research Society Meeting, Singapore, July 2001.
S. Washburn, "How does it feel to roll a molecule?" Gordon Conference on Condensed Matter Physics. 9 June 2001.
V. Meunier, C. Roland, J. Bernholc, "Large scale ab initio investigation of Lithium diffusion in carbon nanotubes", Thirteenth Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Algorithms, Princeton, New Jersey, June 2001.
M. Buongiorno Nardelli, J. Bernholc, J.-L. Fattebert, "An O(N) real-space method for ab initio quantum transport calculations: application to carbon nanotube-metal contacts", Thirteenth Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Algorithms, Princeton, New Jersey, June 2001.
Q. Zhao, M. Buongiorno Nardelli and J. Bernholc, "Ultimate strength of carbon nanotubes: an ab initio study", Thirteenth Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Algorithms, Princeton, New Jersey, June 2001.
J. Bernholc, E. Briggs, M. Buongiorno Nardelli, J.-L. Fattebert, W. Lu, V. Meunier, C. Roland, W. G. Schmidt and Q. Zhao, "Large-Scale Simulations of Novel Materials and Devices", DoD User Group Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi, June 2001.
S. Washburn, "How does it feel to roll a molecule?" Conf Electron, Ion and Proton Beams, Washington, DC. 30 May 2001.
D. Brenner, "Atomic and Mesoscale Modeling of the Mechanical, Electronic and Chemical Properties of Carbon Structures", Organization: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, May 4, 2001.
R. Taylor, "Collaborative Nanoscale Science," Carolina Center for Genome Sciences Training Program in Medical Informatics, May 2001.
R. Taylor, "VRPN: A Device-Independent, Network-Transparent VR Peripheral System," Virtual Environment Research Talk series, Virginia Tech. University, May 2001.
R. Taylor, "The UNC nanoManipulator: Computer Scientists and Physicists building tools for science and education," Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, April 2001.
R. Taylor, "Computer Science Serving Nanoscale Science: The nanoManipulator Project," IBM Zurich research laboratory, April 2001.
R. Taylor, "Supporting remote Probe and Electron Microscopy using the TeleNanoManipulator," Nanotechnology and the Internet Workshop, Lausanne, Switzerland. April 2001.
O. Zhou, ''Alloys of Lithium and Nanostructured Si for Battery Electrodes'', Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April, 2001.
O. Zhou, First Annual U.S.-Japan-Korea Workshop on Nanotechnology, Seoul, April, 2001.
F. Tsui, "Self-organization of carbide nanostructures on transition metal surfaces", March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Seattle, WA, March 2001.
M. Buongiorno Nardelli and J. Bernholc, "Pyro- and piezo-electric nanotubes", APS March Meeting, Seattle, March 2001.
Q. Zhao, M. Buongiorno Nardelli and J. Bernholc, "Ultimate strength of carbon nanotubes: an ab initio study", APS March Meeting, Seattle, March 2001.
D. Brenner, "Atomic and Mesoscale Modeling of Carbon Structures", Organization: Engineering Division, Brown University, Providence, RI, March 12, 2001.
J. Bernholc, M. Buongiorno Nardelli, J.-L. Fattebert, V. Meunier, D. Orlikowski, C. Roland, and Q. Zhao, "Theoretical Studies of Carbon Nanotubes: Atomic Deformations and Quantum Transport", APS March Meeting, Seattle, March 2001
O. Zhou, ''Fabrication and Materials Properties of Carbon Nanotube Films'', American Physical Society March Meeting, March, 2001.
R. Taylor, "The nanoManipulator: Computer scientists and physicists building tools for science and education," Sigma Xi Lunch Speaker Program, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. March 2001.
M. Buongiorno Nardelli, J.-L. Fattebert, V. Meunier, and J. Bernholc, "Quantum Transport in Nanotube-Based Structures", Mardi Gras Conference on Multiscale Simulation, Theoretical, and Experimental Approaches to Deformation, Friction, Fatigue, and Fracture, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 2001.
O. Zhou, "Materials Science of Carbon Nanotubes", RPI, MSE Dept., Troy, Feb. 2001.
O. Zhou, ''Science and Application of Carbon Nanotubes'', NTT Research Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2001.
D. Brenner, "Atomistic Modeling of the Inorganic and Organic Carbon World", Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, January 26, 2001.
S. Washburn, "How does it feel to roll a molecule?" JRCAT International
workshop on Single Molecule Technology, Tsukuba, Japan. January 12, 2001.