Event

CARISCIENCE, through the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology hosts the International Symposium and Workshop on Nanoscience/Nanotechnology, from July 15 – 17, 2014. The opening ceremony and public lecture take place on July 15, at 5pm, at the Daaga Auditorium, and the scientific sessions on July 16 – 17, from 8.30am-5pm, at Lecture theatre A1, Teaching and Learning Complex.   

The symposium will gather leading experts from world-class institutes in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India and the Caribbean working at the cutting-edge across these various fields to deliver lectures and lead discussions related to the latest/future developments and important problems being addressed, globally. Accordingly, the symposium attempts to fulfil its main aim of providing a stronger focus on the impact and implications of developments in nanoscience/nanotechnology for stakeholders within the Caribbean region including researchers, university students, government and policy makers, industry partners and the wider public.  

The Public Lecture will be delivered by Professor Anthony K. Cheetham FRS, University of Cambridge, Vice President and Treasurer of The Royal Society.

Other notable speakers include Professor Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (Scientific Advisor to the President of the Republic of Cuba and Vice President of the Academy of Science, Cuba), Professor Masami Okamoto (Toyota Technology Institute, Japan), Professor Chris Backhouse (former Director of the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Canada).

Registration information

All attendees (to the scientific sessions) must complete and send the registration form to the email address janicejoseph63@hotmail.com by SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2014.

The following registration fee must be paid in cash at the registration desk on Wednesday July 16, 2014, Day 2, at the start of the scientific session.

• - Academic and non-academic = TT$ 600
• - Graduate student = TT$ 150
• - Undergraduate student = no cost 

Please note: the Public Lecture is free to the public, and registration fees cover conference material and coffee breaks only. 

Click here to read more about the symposium.  

For the registration form, click here.  

For the symposium programme, click here. 

To download the symposium flyer, click here.  

Contact: Dr. Richard Taylor (Department of Chemistry), at richard.taylor@sta.uwi.edu, or 662-2002 ext. 82272, or Ms. Janice Joseph (CARISCIENCE), at janicejoseph63@hotmail.com or 662-2002 ext. 82529