Welcome

Recent advances in nanotechnology and nanomedicine have brought novel materials and methods to light, which are expected  to result in the development of smart sensors and detection systems for bio-hazards and explosives. The session is expected to attract young researchers embarking on careers in bio-chem sensing who will greatly benefit form this event. 

Bio- and chemosensing need to develop advanced technology for the rapid detection and early warning of threats to national security, whether this is sniffing bombs in airport security stands or monitoring the environment continuously for abnormal levels of chemical/biological agents that are potentially hazardous to human health and welfare. The Department of Homeland Security in the US recently came up with the idea of incorporating microsensors in watches equipped with a GPS system which will be wirelessly linked to a centralized monitoring facility and which will trigger an alarm if there is detection of abnormal levels of a particular chemical by many individuals within a certain location, thus enabling the timely identification of both the source and type of  the potential threat. The general approach that we propose to follow is to invite experts from the various fields related to bio-chemical sensing of threat agents to give seminars attended primarily by younger professionals embarking on careers in defense and security (who will present contributed talks or posters on their current research activities). This EMRS conference will produce a volume of special issue summarizing the current state of the detection technologies and also identifying future trends and suggesting specific directions for the research and development of micro and nanosensors that meet the current global and regional needs.

Programme

Invited speakers

Dr. Elisabetta Comini (University of Brescia, Italy)

Prof. István Bársony (Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Budapest, Hungary)

Prof. Ashok Vaseashta  (Marshall University, USA)                                                    

Dr. Lucie Bacákova  ( Institute of Physiology, AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic)

Dr. Steve Semancik (NIST, USA)

Prof. János Vörös (ETH – Zürich, Switzerland)

Prof. Zbigniew Brzozka ( Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland)

Prof. Alexander Rapoport (Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Riga, Latvia)

Prof. Prabir Dutta    ( Materials Science Department, Ohio State University, USA)

Dr. George Kiriakidis   (Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Crete, GR)

Dr. Eduard Llobet  (Electronic Engineering Dep. at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, ES)

Prof. Albert van den Berg   (University of Twente, AE, Enschede,  NL )

Prof. Yuri Dekhtyar (Riga University, Latvia)

Prof. Jiang Chang (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China)
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Abstracts are solicited in (but not limited to) the following areas:

Chemical and Biochemical Sensing Technologies

( Biosensors, Semiconductor sensors, Chemical sensors,  Optical sensors

Sensing for Health, Safety and Security

 ( Sensors for biomedical applications, Detection of hazardous chemicals and

  bio-agents , Sensors for environmental and energy security, Actuators)

Bio&Chemo sensing Materials

 ( Physics & chemistry of new materials, Nano-structures, Novel biomaterials, 

  Tissue engineering)

             

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Organisers

Principal organizer

Dr. Csaba Balázsi

Ceramics and Nanocomposites Department, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science

Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary

Phone: +36-1-392 2249

Fax: +36-1-392 2226

E-mail address: [email protected]

Co-organizers

Dr. Pelagia-Irene Gouma

Center for Nanomaterials and Sensor Development, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, State University of New York, Stony Brook

NY, 11794-2275, USA

Phone: +1-631-632-4537

Fax: +1-631-632-8052

E-mail address: [email protected]

Dr.  Marie-Isabelle Baraton

University of Limoges

Rue de Corgnac, 29F-87100  Limoges, France

Phone: +33 5 557 73030

E-mail address:  b [email protected]

Dr.  Wojciech Święszkowski

Warsaw University of  Technology

Wołoska 141, Warszawa, 02-507 Poland

Phone: +48-22-6608792

Fax: +48-22-6608750  

E-mail address:  [email protected]

Proceedings

Arrangements for the publication of the Proceedings of the Symposium 

in   SENSOR LETTERS (American Scientific Publishers) will be done.

http://www.aspbs.com/sensorlett/

The Journal has Impact Factor (in 2007): 1.587

Contact

Dr. Csaba Balázsi

Ceramics and Nanocomposites Department, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science

Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary

Phone: +36-1-392 2249

Fax: +36-1-392 2226

E-mail address: [email protected]