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Four Points by Sheraton, Washington DC
Day 1 ~ Monday, 30 Apr 2012
Time
Topic
Speaker
0800-0900
Registration
INTRODUCTIONS
0900-0905
Welcome/Introduction
Sofi Bin-Salamon
AFOSR
0905-0920
Opening Remarks
Dr. E. William Colglazier
S&T Adviser to the Secretary of State
0920-0935
The Hon Kim Beazley, AC
Ambassador of Australia to the US
0935-0950
Dr. Robin Staffin
Director for Basic Research, DoD
0950-1005
Dr. Thomas W. Hussey
Chief Scientist, AFOSR
1005-1020
Prof. Mary O’Kane
Chief Scientist, New South Wales
1020-1035
US Army Research Office
Dr. Stephen J. Lee
Chief Scientist, ARL
1035-1050
BREAK
1050-1105
Overview of Research & Technology at the NASA Glenn Research Center
Dr. Jih-Fen Lei
Director of Research & Technology, NASA GRC
1105-1120
US Naval Research Laboratory
Dr. Richard Colton
Chem. Division Superintendent, NRL
1120-1135
Overview of the Australian National Fabrication Facility
Mrs. Rosie Hicks
Chief Executive Officer, ANFF
1135-1300
LUNCH
HIGHLIGHTS IN SENSORS
1300-1330
Nano-Electronics and Nano-Spintronics for Quantum Information
Prof. Andrew Dzurak
University of New South Wales
1330-1400
Microsystems for Army Applications
Dr. Paul Amirtharaj
Chief, Electrons and RF Division, Sensors & Electron Devices, ARL
1400-1430
Optical MEMS Technologies for Multi-Spectral Infrared Sensors and Imaging Arrays
Prof. Laurie Faraone
University of Western Australia
1430-1500
New Horizons in High-Power in Electromagnetics for Sensing
Dr. John Luginsland
Program Manager, AFOSR
1500-1530
TBA
Prof. Justin Cooper-White
University of Queensland
1530-1600
KEYNOTE LECTURE SERIES
1600-1630
International Engagement Strategy for Australian Universities
Prof. Jim Piper
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Macquarie University
1630-1645
Basic Science International Collaborations with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Dr. Mark S. Maurice
Director, International Office, AFOSR
1645-1700
US Air Force Basic Science Engagement in Asia and Pacific Rim
Dr. Misoon Mah
Director, Asian Office of Aerospace Research & Development
1700
MEETING ADJOURNED FOR THE DAY
1800
RECEPTION AT THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY
Reception at the Australian Embassy
1601 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Day 2 ~ Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Session 1: NANOELECTRONICS
0730-0830
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
0830-0900
Microfluidics in Glass and Quartz: Cell Sorting, Water Treatment and Artificial Photosynthesis
Dr. Thomas Nann
University of South Australia
0900-0930
Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology
Dr. Brett Piekarski
ARL
0930-1000
Antimonide-Based Compound Semiconductors for Low-Power Electronics
Dr. Brian Bennett
NRL
1000-1030
1030-1100
Towards Atomically Precise Silicon Qubit Devices in all Three Dimensions
Prof. Michelle Simmons
1100-1130
A Convergence of Physical Sciences & Nanotechnology to Bridge Biomedical Applications in Cancer
Dr. Larry Nagahara
NIH
1130-1200
Prof. Daniel Reilly
University of Sydney
1200-1330
Electronic Properties of Group-IV and III-V Compound Seminconductor Device Architectures
Laurens Willems Van Beveren
University of Melbourne
Organic Electronics: Sensors and Devices
Prof. Paul Dastoor
University of New Castle
Atom Probe Microscopy and Sensor Materials Design
Dr. Miles Apperley
Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility
Nanoelectronics and Organic Electronics Programs in the Engineering Directorate at NSF
Dr. Anupama B. Kaul
NSF
Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication – An Overview
Dr. Dwayne Kirk
Managing Director, MCN
1630-1700
Nanoscience Research at Naval Research Laboratory
Dr. Eric Snow
Director, Nanoscience Institute, NRL
1700-1730
The Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Dr. Cathy Foley
Chief, Materials & Engineering, CSIRO
1730
Aerospace Materials for High Temperature and Extreme Environments / Low Density Materials
Dr. Ali Sayir
Technologies for Long Endurance Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicles
Dr. Karen Swider-Lyons
Characterization and Control of Nanostructure for Development of Advanced Materials
Prof. Nick Birbilis
Monash University
Arrayed Plasmonics: Enabling Enhanced Optical Sensors, Emitters and Photodetectors
Dr. Joshua Caldwell
Growth and Characterization of Low-Dimensional Carbon Structures
Dr. John Boeckl
AFRL
Nanostructured Electromaterials for Energy and Bionic Application
Prof. David Officer
University of Wollongong
Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline CuTa Alloys
Dr. Kristopher Darling
c-SiC on Si Technology: Applications and Perspectives
Prof. Francesca Lacopi
Griffith University
Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Plasmonic Metal Nanorods
Dr. Jeffery Owrutsky
Day 3 ~ Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Why Surfaces Matter and How You can Tame Them
Prof. Sally McArthur
Swinburne University
Hydrodynamic Focusing for Sensing and Micro/Nano-Fabrication
Fran Ligler
Understanding the Mechanism of Action of Chemotherapy Drugs: Potential for Targeted Cancer Treatments
Prof. Suzanne Cutts
LaTrobe University
Advanced Imaging: Overview of DARPA/MTO Imaging Research & Technology
Dr. Nibir Dhar
DARPA
An Overview of Fiber & Glass Fabrication & Application to Mid Infrared Laser & Sensor Development
Prof. David Lancaster
University of Adelaide
Microphotonics to Nanophotonics: Recent Developments in Integrated Quantum Photonics, Waveguide Lasers and Diamond Nanoscience at the MQ Photonics Research Centre
Prof. Mick Withford
Macquarie University
1121 nm Resonator Properties and Impact on the Design of a 50 W 1178 nm Sodium Guidestar Laser
Dr. Leanne Henry
Pulsed Laser Deposition for Thin film capacitors, Optical Waveguides and Coatings for Field Emission Cathodes
Dr. Steven Fairchild
Interband Cascade Lasers Operating CW at Ambient throughout the Mid-IR
Dr. Jerry Meyer
MidIR Solid-State Laser Development
Dr. Francois Prinsloo
CSIR Group Manager
Surface Analysis: New Approaches to Access, Data and Analyses
Prof. Paul Pigram
Cyberinfrastructure for Data Enabled Science
Dr. Peter McCartney
Panel Discussion
Session 2: ADVANCED MATERIALS AND POWER
III-V Semiconductor Nanowires for Optoelectronics
Prof. Hoe Tan
Australian National University
Large Tapered Crystal (LTC) Growth Method: A New Single Crystal Silicon Carbide Bulk Growth Technique
Dr. Andrew Woodworth
NASA GRC
Development of Autonomous, Multi-Modal 3D Characterization Systems
Dr. Michael Groeber
Biomass Generation & Utilization for Creating op-in Fully Renewable and Sustainable Gas, Diesel & Jet Fuels
Dr. Michael Wright
NAVAIR
BN Nanotubes and Energy Areas
Prof. Ian Chen
Deakin University
Nanostructured Titanium via Controlled Atmosphere Sintering of Hydrides
Mr. Brady Butler
Using Heatable AFM Probes for the Nanolithography of Graphene, Polymers, and Nanoparticles
Dr. Paul Sheehan
Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Novel Solar Cells
Prof. Joe Shapter
Flinders University
High Temperature Polymers for Extreme Environmental Applications
Dr. Teddy Keller
Organic Materials Chemistry at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Dr. Charles Lee
Dealing with Data: New Approaches to Data, Access and Analyses
Army Research Laboratory, MD
Transport Departing Four Points by Sheraton:
0730 to Aberdeen (Materials Group)
0830 to Adelphi (Electronics Group)
0900-1600
Visit to US Army Research Laboratory (No Personal Electronic Devices Allowed, e.g., laptops, tablets, cell phones, etc.)
Keynote Lecture Series at the American Association for the Advancement of Science
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
1800-
Australia is having a Mining Boom – and that Includes Data Mining
Data-To-Decisions
Dr. Robert Bonneau
Dr. Carey Schwartz
Program Manager, ONR
1900
Reception
Day 5 ~ Friday, 4 May 2012
CLOSING DISCUSSIONS AND REMARKS
0900-1030
Discussions on Follow-up Actions
Rosie Hicks
1100-1115
Closing Remarks
Dr. Patrick Carrick
Director, Physics & Electronics Directorate, AFOSR
1115-1130
Prof. Chris Fell
Chair, ANFF
1130-1145
1200
MEETING ADJOURNED