CODATA Materials Task Group, NSF NSDL &TMS Workshop

Data/Tools/Software In Support of

Undergraduate Education and Research Experiences in Nanomaterials

04, October, 2008 Kyiv, Ukraine

To facilitate the afternoon Group Discussion , TG members will give 5 minute talks related to nanomaterials and/or undergraduate education pertinent to their country under their session topic.

Agenda

9:00-9:30 Meeting Opening & Welcome Remark

Task Group Co-Chairs; Toshihiro Ashino (Toyo Univ.) and Laura Bartolo (Kent State Univ.)

CODATA Former President: Shuichi Iwata (Univ. of Tokyo)

9:30-11:10 Session 1: Identify Material Data: Issues, Conventions, and Strategies

The goal of this session is to assess data methods, physical principles to characterize nanomaterials and their interactions that enable broad cross-cutting application, and the critical concepts in both areas to promote firm understanding among undergraduates

9:30-9:55 D. Burgess, NIST

10:00-10:10 T. Ashino

10:15-10:25 Y. Xu

10:30-10:40 Dr. Suh

10:45-11:00 Y. Monma

11:10-12:30 Session 2, Part 1: Domain Experts’ Needs: Software/Tools

The goal of this session is to identify capabilities and requirements of data software and tools that enable scientists and students to access and manipulate data and that are suitable for development from small scale feasibility to full scale implementation.

11:10-11:20 R.K. Dayal

11:25-11:35 Tauno Ojala

11:40-11:50 M. Hron

11:55-12:20 G. Norton, Washington State University

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Session 3: Vision and Possibilities: Innovative Undergraduate Learning Materials and Research Experiences

The goal of this session is to provide different points of view of the opportunities for development of an international pilot related to data driven learning materials and research experiences on nanomaterials.

14:00-14:25 D.Yaron, Carnegie Mellon University

14:30-14:55 D. Steinberg, Princeton University

15:00-15:10 L. Bartolo

15:30-16:30 Next Steps: Group Discussion of feasibility of pilot focused on undergraduate learning & research experiences in nanomaterials

16:30-16:45 Meeting Closing: Plans for next Task Group Meeting

Task Group Co-Chairs: Toshihiro Ashino (Toyo Univ.) and Laura Bartolo (Kent State Univ.)

17:00 – 18:00 Task Group Workshop Reception & Social Hour