GITAM UNIVERSITY, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam Invited Speakers ...

Invited Speakers
Prof. Annie K. Powell
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Prof. Alberto Tagliaferro
Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
Prof. B.S. Murty
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Prof. B.V.R. Chowdari
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. B. Sreedhar, IICT, Hyderabad, India
Prof. C. Suryanarayana
University of Central Florida, USA
Prof. D. D. Sarma
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Prof. Eleanor E.B. Campbell
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Dr. G. Sundararajan
ARCI, Hyderabad, India
Prof. J. A. Sekhar
University of Cincinnati, USA
Dr. John Philip
IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India
Prof. Kwang-Hwa Lii
National Central University, Taiwan
Prof. K.L. Murthy
North Carolina State University, USA
Prof. Mukul Kumar, Meijo University, Japan
Dr. M. Eswara Murthy
JNCASR, Bangalore, India
Prof. Mats Jonson
Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
Dr. N. Madhusudhana Rao
CCMB, Hyderabad, India
Prof. Peter Hackett
National Institute of Nanotechnology, Canada
Dr. Partha S. Mukharji,IISc., Bangalore, India
Prof. Sue-Lein Wang
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Dr. Sunita P Ho,University of California, USA
Prof. Shihe YANG, HKUS&T, Hong Kong
Dr Sri Bandyopadhyay
University of New South Wales, Australia
Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
About GITAM University
GITAM University is a premier educational Institution in Andhra Pradesh
dedicated to the cause of teaching and research of global standards
and offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research
programmes in diverse disciplines such as engineering, science,
management, international business and pharmacy. The university is
located on the sea-shore of Bay of Bengal providing a pristine, calm
and serene atmosphere with excellent infrastructural facilities most ideal
for academic and research pursuits. The university also has a proud
campus at Hyderabad amidst a commercially vibrant industrial hub. The
ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India has rated GITAM
University very high and included it in “A category” among the Deemed
Universities in the country.
Department of Chemistry established in 1996 offers two postgraduate
programs apart from doctoral programmes in various pure and applied
field of chemistry. The department has dedicated and qualified faculty
having expertise in diverse fields of chemistry. The department has a
good number of research projects funded by UGC, DST, CSIR and
Industries like HPCL, Steel Plant, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas etc.
About Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, popularly known as Vizag, is a
booming industrial city on the east coast of India. It is located on the
eastern shore of India nestled among the hill ranges of Eastern Ghats
and facing the Bay of Bengal. This beautiful city forms harmonious
blends of majestic hills, valleys and golden beaches along the coastline.
Visakhapatnam has many natural sites of beauty and sight-seeing
places: Kailasgiri, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Dolphin’s Nose,
Rushikonda Beach, Gangavaram Beach, Yarada Beach, etc.,
Simhachalam, one of the most popular places of pilgrimage, is situated
in a range of hills, 16 Kms from Visakhapatnam. In addition, there are
many historical places near Visakhapatnam which are a delight to the
tourists: Araku Valley, Borra Caves, Buddhist Excavations, Bojjana
Konda etc.
for further deatails
Conference Convener
Prof. Dr. M. Saratchandra Babu
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Laboratary
GITAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
GITAM UNIVERSITY, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam
Ph : +91 891 2840468 Mobile: +91 9618611122,
Fax: +91 891 2790032
E-mail: nanos2010@gitam.in
mscbabu@yahoo.com
www.gitam.edu / www.nanos2010.in

Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials
BACKGROUND:
Nanoscience and nanotechnology research is steadily growing
around the world as both academics and industry professionals
are investigating path breaking research. Nanoscience and
nanotechnology has emerged as a strategic branch of science
and engineering, fundamentally restructuring technologies, used
for manufacturing medicine, defense, energy production,
environmental management, transportation, communication,
computation, and education. The incessant research in the field
encompasses redefining the methods used, exploring the unique
properties of materials and manipulation at molecular level for
developing new materials. There is still ample of room for novel
ideas to be explored, exchanged and shared among the scientific community, academia and industry. The
conference “NANOS2010” is a move to catalyse the impetious for the rapidly growing field.
SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE:
The scope of this conference is to capitalize on immensely growing field of nanoscience and nanotechnology
drawing in experts from across international and national academic community as well as industry to bridge
the gap between industry and academia. The evolution of chemical nanotechnology has brought chemists
working in close collaboration with other scientific and engineering disciplines as well as with materials scientists
and industrialists. This conference is an effort in order to bring together such diverse specialists and to understand
the requirements of multidisciplinary field and work together efficiently.
VENUE: GITAM University, Rushikonda campus, Visakhapatnam
THEME OF THE CONFERENCE
• Synthesis & characterisation of Nanomaterials • Nanomaterials for Energy & Environment
• Spintronics • Nano-biotechnology and Biomedical applications
• Nanocomposites for defence applications • Nanomaterials for Industrial applications viz.,
• Advanced materials (Biomaterials, Composite Pharmaceutical, Steel, Petroleum etc.
materials, Magnetic materials, Porous materials,
Molecular nanostructures)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Papers on any of the above mentioned themes are invited from experts, faculty, scientists and research scholars.
Those interested are requested to submit abstract (not exceeding 500 words on A4 size with 12 font in Times
New Roman) to the conference convener, in both hard and soft copy (in a CD) latest by 1st November 2010.
Full length paper can be submittted (not exceeding 10 pages on A4 size with 12 font in Times New Roman)
after the intimation of the acceptance of the abstract . Soft copy of abstract / full paper must be mailed to
nanos2010@gitam.in
Important Dates
Selected articles will be published in special issue of
“International Journal of Nanoscience”
• Last date for submission of the abstract : November 01, 2010
• Notification of abstract acceptance : November 15, 2010
• Last date for submission of full paper : November 25, 2010
Registration
Category Indian delegates Foreign delegates
Industries Rs. 5000.00 USD 150
Universities & National Institutes Rs. 2500.00 USD 100
Students & Young Scientists Rs.1500.00 USD 75
Accompanying person Rs.1500.00 USD 75
The delegate fee includes conference proceedings, registration kit and working lunch. Delegate fee can be
wire transfered / sent by demand draft drawn in favour of Convener, NANOS2010, GITAM University payable
at Visakhapatnam to Prof. M. Saratchandra Babu,Convener, NANOS2010, Department of Chemistry, GITAM
Institute of Science, GITAM University, Rushikonda Campus, Visakhapatnam – 530045. A city tour will be
arranged as a part of the hospitality by conference organizers. Registration fee once paid will not be refunded.
Accommodation
Accommodation will be arranged for all registered participants in nearby hotels on request. The expenses
towards accommodation have to be borne by the participants. Delegates interested
in booking accommodation may send their request along with an advance payment
of Rs. 1000/- per person. This is to ensure confirmed accommodation. Information
about the hotels in the Visakhapatnam will be made available on request. Local
transportation will be arranged from the place of stay to the conference venue. Please
visit our website for more details.
International Scientific Advisory
Committee
Prof. Jim DeYoreo, USA
Prof. B.V.R. Chowdari, Singapore
Prof. P. Ajayan, USA
Prof. Annie K. Powell, Germany
Prof. Sue-Lein Wang, Taiwan
Prof. Kwang-Hwa Lii, Taiwan
Prof. K. L. Murthy, USA
Dr. R. Rao Koganti, Canada
Dr. Sharali Malik, Germany
Dr. K. Sethuramu, Perrigo Company, USA
National Scientific Advisory Committee
Dr. G. Sundararajan, Director, ARCI, Hyd.
Dr. V. Bhujanga Rao, Director, NSTL, Vizag
Prof. D. D. Sarma, IISc., Banglaore
Prof. B. S. Murthy, IIT, Madras
Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan, UoH, Hyd.
Prof. A. K. Ganguley, IIT, Delhi
Prof. P. Selvam, IIT, Madras
Prof. G. Venkataratnam, IIT, Madras
Dr. John Philip, IGCAR, Kalpakkam