Department of Engineering

International, student-run conference about the latest topics in Carbon Nanoscience

12 October 2009

Students from the Engineering, Physics, Chemistry and Materials Science Departments have teamed up and are organising an international, one-day symposium about Carbon Nanoscience. The scope of the "Cambridge CNT Symposium 2009" covers the fabrication and use of nano-scale, rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms (Carbon Nanotubes) for applications in electronics, structural materials and biotechnology as well as the current hot topic in solid state physics: graphene, single atomic layers of carbon atoms. The non-profit, student-run conference is running for the third year, with over 100 participants in 2008. The symposium will feature lectures from high-profile speakers as well as the opportunity for students and researchers to present their latest work.

Subjects included are:

• Nanotube synthesis and purification
• Large-scale production, quality-control
• Graphene and nanoribbons synthesis
• Mechanical properties, composite and hybrid materials
• Electronic and optical properties
• Functionalisation and modification, tailoring of properties
• Devices for electronic, photonic, energy, and sensor applications
• Biomedical impact and applications
• Theory and modelling

The symposium will be held on the 13th November at St. John's College. Registration deadline: 23rd Oct 2009. Further information about featured topics, sponsors and registration can be found at: www.cambridgecnt.org

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