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Nanoscale Measurement Challenges for Energy Applications Global Workshop

The demands for increased energy efficiency, low cost energy production, and use of renewable energy have never been greater. Nanotechnology holds the key to addressing these needs. Acceleration of nanoscale solutions for energy applications requires new or improved means of measuring physical phenomena.

The objective of this workshop is to identify the "grand challenges" for measurement of properties at the nanoscale.

This highly interactive workshop will culminate in the development of a report of challenges facing the energy industry. We want to hear from you!

Invited speakers from NIST, NREL, and CNSE and other organizations at the forefront of nanotechnology will make presentations followed by open discussion to explore the following topics:

• Current properties measured at the nanoscale for energy applications
• Current measurement techniques and improvements that may be valuable
• Desired measurements that cannot be made today and anticipated value to the scientific community

Keynote Speaker Mark M. Little, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Director of GE Global Research Presentation Title: Overview of Technology & Business Climate

Presentations will be made from speakers representing the following companies and institutions:

Applied Materials Ballard Power Systems College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering Colorado School of Mines FEI Company First Solar GE Global Research Center General Motors

Los Alamos National Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory NTCNA - Fuel Cell Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Stanford University UC Berkeley University of Notre Dame University of Toledo