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NSF PA/M 01-13 - April 3, 2001

NSF Expert Joins Virginia Nanotechnology Panel

Science and technology on the scale of a nanometer--one billionth of a meter--is revolutionary. Nanotechnology refers to the ability to manipulate individual atoms and molecules in order to build machines on the scale of human cells or to create materials and structures from the bottom up, building in desired properties.

Mihail Roco, senior advisor for nanotechnology at the National Science Foundation (NSF), joins Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), other federal officials and researchers from Virginia universities and laboratories to examine the future of nano-scale research, funding prospects and potential impacts. The meeting is sponsored by Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology and the Virginia Space Grant Consortium.

Who:	Mihail Roco, chair, National Science and Technology Council's Interagency Working Group on Nano Science, Engineering and Technology Sen. George Allen, chair, Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
What:	Nanotechnology workshop
When:	8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 4
Where:	Virginia Center for Innovative Technology 2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 600 Herndon, Va.

For more information contact:
Amber Jones (703) 292-8070/aljones@nsf.gov
Kelly Liberty, Center for Innovative Technology, (703) 689-3070

 
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