The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will hold its 2006 User Meeting on June 14-16, 2006, Wednesday Noon through Friday Noon, at the Pollard Technology Conference Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The CNMS began operation on October 1, 2005 as the first of five new DOE-sponsored Nanoscale Science Research Centers. With the opening of its new building, the CNMS offers users access to research facilities and staff expertise in all seven of its Scientific Themes.

The 2006 User Meeting provides a timely opportunity for current and prospective CNMS users to learn about the newest capabilities that are becoming available during 2006, and to meet directly with CNMS scientists to discuss and plan their user research and/or proposals. The next proposal submission period will follow the User Meeting in late summer of 2006.

The 2006 User Meeting Agenda features:

• Detailed presentations by CNMS scientific leaders describing the new capabilities available to users.
• Invited plenary talks by international leaders presenting their vision of nanoscience research challenges and opportunities in selected CNMS Scientific Theme areas:
  Prof. Joseph M. DeSimone (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
  "Adapting Fabrication Techniques from the Microelectronics Industry for making Versatile Carriers for Nanomedicine Applications"
  Prof. Collin L. Broholm (Johns Hopkins University)
  "Ferroelectricity in Frustrated Magnets"
  Prof. Dawn Bonnell (University of Pennsylvania)
  "Defect Mediated Transport at the Nanometer Scale"
  Prof. Douglas Scalapino (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  "The 2D Hubbard Model and the High-T_c Cuprate Problem"
  Prof. Alexis T. Bell (University of California, Berkeley)
  "Combining Information from Experimental and Theoretical Methods to Understand the Origins of Catalyst Selectivity and Activity"
• The CNMS poster EXPO on Wednesday evening will provide discussion opportunities with CNMS staff and a detailed guide to state-of-the-art and unique capabilities available to users, including some that exploit synergies with other ORNL User Facilities and CNMS-affiliated research areas, e.g., neutron scattering at the Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor, and high-resolution electron microscopy.
• Proposal-planning Breakout Sessions with CNMS Staff—A highlight of the program is the provision of ample time on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning for prospective users to schedule individual discussions with CNMS staff in order to plan their research proposals and/or discuss current research.
• User Research Talks and Posters—Current CNMS users will present results of their research and share their experiences. The first CNMS User Poster Session on Thursday evening will provide a great opportunity for grad students and postdocs to present and discuss their research with CNMS staff and other users.
• As a highlight of this meeting, the CNMS will sponsor the first RIDGEDANCE NANOSCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL following the buffet banquet dinner on Thursday evening June 15th. Participants are invited to submit film clip of their work.
• Complete information on how to become a CNMS User and modes of access.
• Walking tours of the new CNMS building and related ORNL User Facilities (please see Registration Form).

 This User Meeting is open to the public. The CNMS is a highly collaborative national user research facility dedicated to the synthesis, characterization, theory/modeling/simulation, and design of nanoscale materials and their integration into functional systems.