NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS: First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications

First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications

Y. I. Salamin, American University of Sharjah, Physics Department, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ; N. M. Hamdan, American University of Sharjah, Physics Department, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ; H. Al-Awadhi, University of Sharjah, Physics Department, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ; N. M. Jisrawi, University of Sharjah, Physics Department, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ; N. Tabet, KFUPM, Physics Department, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Conference Location and Date: Sharjah, United Arab Amirates, 10-12 April 2007

Subseries: Materials Physics and Applications

Published October 2007; ISBN 978-0-7354-0439-7, One Volume, Print; 272 pages; 6 3/8 X 9 1/4 inches; Hardcover; $115.00

Readership: Researchers at Universities (professors and graduate students); research centers and industry R&D in nanotechnology who are usually from diverse backgrounds such as physics, chemistry, material science, engineering, and mathematics.

All papers have been peer-reviewed. The scope of this conference was to cover nanotechnology and its applications in the following areas: 1. Environmental applications: sensors of pollutants, pollution remediation and green nanotechnology. 2. Petrochemical applications: petroleum refinement and production of gasoline from methanol. 3. Material properties and basic science aspects of nanotechnology such as synthesis, characterization, assembly and processing of nanostructures. 4. Theory, modeling and simulation. Among the topics discussed were nanoscience and nanotechnology including synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, environmental applications, computational, theory, and simulation of nanostructures.

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