Award Abstract # 1560843
SKAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for a Sustainable Future March 2016 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

NSF Org: ECCS
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
Recipient: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Initial Amendment Date: November 3, 2015
Latest Amendment Date: November 3, 2015
Award Number: 1560843
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Jenshan Lin
jenlin@nsf.gov
 (703)292-7360
ECCS
 Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
ENG
 Directorate for Engineering
Start Date: January 15, 2016
End Date: December 31, 2017 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $12,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $12,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2016 = $12,000.00
History of Investigator:
  • Santosh Kurinec (Principal Investigator)
    skkemc@rit.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: Rochester Institute of Tech
1 LOMB MEMORIAL DR
ROCHESTER
NY  US  14623-5603
(585)475-7987
Sponsor Congressional District: 25
Primary Place of Performance: Rochester Institute of Tech
1 LOMB MEMORIAL DRIVE
Rochester
NY  US  14623-5603
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
25
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): J6TWTRKC1X14
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): CCSS-Comms Circuits & Sens Sys
Primary Program Source: 01001617DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 7542
Program Element Code(s): 756400
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.041

ABSTRACT

KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for
a Sustainable Future

Abstract

Electronics has played a big role in shaping our lives around the globe in the areas of communications, healthcare, safety, energy and transportation. At present times, one of the biggest priorities should be in refocusing our scientific research on a sustainable future, finding technological fixes to environment degradation, reduction of poverty, access to clean water, healthcare and energy for all. Electronic materials and devices are finding increasing applications in systems that pertain to a sustainable and interconnected world making a difference in the world and improving people's everyday lives. It is important for scientists and engineers all across the globe to share their research, discovery and dissemination of practices and strategies in these areas and promote involvement of young bright minds. This proposal intends to achieve these goals by organizing a conference at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia on March 14-16, 2016. The invited speakers will constitute an international body of luminaries in these fields. The outcomes envisioned are: a) Establishing a culture of sustainability-focused high-tech research; b) Attracting bright young minds from all over the world for exchange of ideas; c) Promoting science-engineering education and research through collaboration; d) Encouraging participation and contribution of women in science and engineering; e) Promoting science, technology, engineering and math among the K-12 students.

This proposal requests funds to support the participation of six excellent junior faculty members, researchers, postdocs and graduating students to the KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for A Sustainable Future to be held in March 2016 at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. The proposed symposium will gather world leading researchers, mid-career and rising stars, and the KAUST research community to exchange ideas and to foster a collaborative platform to pursue fundamental and applied research in the area of electronic devices, materials and systems focusing on sustainable future. The objective and goal of this conference is to highlight and to bridge the gap between the complementary growth of electronics and information technology and to explore what more can be done to use such pervasive technologies for a sustainable future. Disciplines like (i) Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering; (ii) Environmental Science and Engineering; (iii) Marine Science; (iv) Electrical and Computer Engineering; and (v) Material Science and Engineering will be covered. Sensors, smart devices, energy harvesting, storage, and cyber-physical systems will be some of the important topics that are planned to be discussed in the conference.

PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT

Disclaimer

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KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for a Sustainable Future, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia March 14-16, 2016

 

Global Research Forum on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for Sustainable Future

Electronics has played a big role in shaping our lives around the globe in the areas of communications, healthcare, safety, energy and transportation.  At present times, one of the biggest priorities should be in refocusing our scientific research on sustainable future, finding technological fixes to environment degradation, reduction of poverty, access to clean water, healthcare and energy for all.  Electronic materials and devices are finding increasing applications in systems that pertain to sustainable and interconnected world making a difference in the world and improve people’s everyday lives. It is important for scientists and engineers all across the globe to share their research, discovery and dissemination of practices and strategies in these areas and promote involvement of young bright minds.  

This proposal achieved these goals by organizing a conference at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia on March 14-16, 2016.  The invited speakers constituted an international body of luminaries in these fields.  The US National Science Foundation funded the participation of five excellent “Bright Minds” junior faculty members, and researchers, to this conference.  The talks presented by them ranged from nanomaterials for flexible electronics, artificial retina, energy harvesting for low power electronics to information theory for data overload.   The Principle Investigator, Professor Santosh Kurinec from Rochester Institute of Technology presented a keynote talk on how novel materials are engineered to create dense memory arrays for storing big data and how new devices are being developed that mimic human brain for brain inspired computing.

The conference was attended by 218 attendees that included 42 women participants.  Special sessions for promoting science and engineering among women (WISE session) and K-12 students (NISE session) were conducted. WISE session offered excellent opportunity to promote women in science and engineering.  Nearly 25% of the speakers were Saudi nationals and KAUST students.  There was a special poster session for post docs to present their research. KAUST also offered visits to their core labs that included micro/nano fabrication facility, flexible electronic lab and 3D printing. 

The conference provided huge platform of cross-cultural multi-disciplinary dialogs and ideas to build a long-lasting bridge of collaboration between US researchers and KAUST faculty through exchange of post docs and students between KAUST and US universities.  Several collaborations have resulted from this event.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Report are those of the PI and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation; NSF has not approved or endorsed its content.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Last Modified: 01/10/2018
Modified by: Santosh K Kurinec

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