Hall 1 (Royal Gallery)

Day 1 (27th April 2010) 8.00-8.30 Registration Inauguration of the Conference and Conferring of the Chair of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology to Prof. C.N.R Rao, FRS 8.30-9.00 (School of Chemical Sciences Auditorium) Inaugural Key note talk by Prof. Dr. C. N. R. Rao FRS 9.00-10.00 Topic : Graphene and beyond School of Chemical Sciences Auditorium, Mahatma Gandhi University 10.00-10.30 Coffee break (School of Environmental Sciences, SEC,) All delegates have to walk to SEC for coffee and for the other sessions

Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3

Synthesis of Nanomaterials - I Polymer Nanocomposites - I Optical Properties/ Applications – I (Chairpersons : Andrzej W. Pacek, UK ( Chairpersons : Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Russia & ( Chairpersons : Vinay Kumar, South Africa & G. Renaud, France) Frank Hubenthal, Germany) & James H. Dickerson, USA) Synthesis, Functional Polymer Characterization and Image Reproduction Maria A. G. Soler, 10.30-10.50 Films Hosting Iron 10.30-10.50 A. K. Meikap, India Electrical Transport of 10.30-10.50 G.A. Mun , Russia Systems on Brazil Oxide Nanoparticles Polyaniline and Carbon Nanotechnology Base Nanotube Composite Conducting Pedot And Synthesis and Its Nanocomposites: Characterization of Three-Dimensional Rashi Mathur Transport & Magnetic 10.50-11.10 Biotinylated 10.30-10.50 Amitabha De, India 10.50-11.10 G. Subramania, USA Photonic Crystals for India Properties, Application Magnetic Nanoscale Light Control As Electrochemical Nanoparticles Capacitor 11.10-11.30 N. Kalaiselvi, India On the synthesis 11.10-11.30 Paolo Ghigna, Italy Interfacial Reactions in 11.10-11.30 Alan Man Ching Ng, ZnO nanomaterials: and characterization the Solid state: How Hong Kong growth and applications

1 of nanometric

LiMnO2 and they work at the Atomic

LiMn0.5Ni0.5O2 Acale cathodes Effect of Carbon Nano- "Nanostructured Platelet Chains and its Materials: Synthesis, Piezoelectric and Concentration on the N.E. Walsöe de Reca, Characterization and 11.30-11.50 S. Berger, Israel pyroelectric ceramic 11.30-11.50 P.A Mahanwar, India 11.30-11.50 Properties of Poly Argentina Applications for IT-SOFC nano-composites (Ether- Ether –Ketone) Fuel Cells and Gas (Peek) Composite Sensors" Synthesis, Thermal and Enhanced Electrical Properties of photoluminescence of

Fe2O3 Mgnetic rare-earth activators in Soft Chemistry for O.M Ntwaeaborwa, 11.50-12.10 P. Pramanik, India 11.50-12.10 Tessy Theres Baby, India nanoparticles dispersed 11.50-12.10 sol-gel derived SiO2 by nano-Materials South Africa on multi-walled carbon energy transfer from ZnO nanotubes based nanoparticles and co- nanofluid activators Growth of Metal Nanoclusters in Dielectric Matrices: Observation of Synthesis by Ion Enhancement in Poly (Methyl Implantation, Photoluminescence P. Mazzoldi, Italy Methacrylate) nano 12.10-12.30 Optical Properties, 12.10-12.30 Niranjan Patra, Italy 12.10-12.30 P. Kumbhakar, India Emission and composites filled with Application in the Threephoton TiO2 Nanocrystals field of Absorption in Doped ZnS Nanophotonics, Nanoparticles Magnetism and Gas Sensing 12.30-12.50 Philip Iam Keong Molecular-Beam- 12.30-12.40 Abhijit Bandyopadhyay, Poly (vinyl alcohol)- 12.30-12.50 Dimple P. Dutta, Rare-earth doped Nano SOU, Kong Hong Epitaxy grown India nanosilica interaction in India Phosphors for White light Iron-Related aqueous gel illustrated emitting deep UV LEDs Nanostructures through room temperature gel-

2 hysteresis study Investigations on the Electron Stimulated Surface Chemical Synthesis and Preparation and characterization of new Behaviour and Characterization of Nanostructured Materials / Devices Shreyas S. Pitale, 12.50-13.10 H. Karami, Iran 12.50-13.10 Cathodoluminescence of Al2O3-ZnO (Chairpersons : Ibrahim S. Ahmed, Egypt & Jin- South Africa Zinc Aluminate Nanocomposite Seong Jung , Korea) Nanophosphors for Field Emission Display Applications Template synthesized nanostructures on solid Stefan Mátéfi-Tempfli, 12.40-12.50 and flexible substrates Belgium for bio-interfaces and sensing applications Controlled synthesis of 12.50-13.00 Hiroki Kondo, Japan carbon nanowalls for new functional devices Structure, electrical piezoelectric properties

Chanramani Singh, of lead-free BaTiO2 13.00-13.10 India nanoceramics synthesized by high- energy ball milling

13.10-14.10 Lunch Break

Characterization - I Thin Films - I Nano for Medicine – I ( Chairpersons : Anna Tampieri, Italy & (Chairpersons: H.-G. Boyen, Belgium & Rolf ( Chairpersons : Shaaker Hajati Denmark & Ajayan Vinu, Japan) Heumann, Germany ) Amaresh Mishra, Germany ) 14.10-14.30 Hirendra N. Ghosh, Ultrafast Charge 14.10-14.30 L A Patil, India Detection of Chemical 14.10-14.30 Sreeram KJ, India Designed Synthesis of India Carrier Dynamics in Warfare Agent Nanoparticles for Quantum Dot Core- simulants using Therapeutic Applications Shell Nanostructure nanostructured

3 semiconducting metal oxide thin films Materials prepared from ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique Fabrication and Application of Carbon Size-Dependent Electro-Assisted Nanotubes Capped with Jae Yong Song, South Physical Properties Generation of Silica- Ewa Borowiak-Palen, Molecular Nanospheres 14.30-14.50 14.30-14.50 Mathieu Etienne, France 14.30-14.50 Korea of Various White-tin Based Hybrid Poland as a Stimuli-Responsive Nanowires Mesoporous Thin films Controlled-Release Delivery System Based Crystal Defects and Cr3+-substitution Nano-structured Effects in Bromine Containing, Ti-based Nanocrystalline Tunable High Refractive Nanobiomaterials for 14.50-15.10 K.B. Modi, India CoCrxFe2-xO4 (x = 0 14.50-15.10 R.R. Deshmukh, India 14.50-15.10 J. Jakubowicz, Poland index films by Hard Tissue Implant - 2.0) studied by Pulsed Plasma Applications Positron Polymerization Annihilation Spectroscopy Membranes – I (Chairpersons : A. M. Badawi, Egypt & Stefan Mátéfi-Tempfli, Belgium) Preparation and Fabrication and Characterization of Characterization LiTaO3 Bone-Mimicking Material: Properties Of Jin-Seong Jung , (LT)/Polyvinylidene Hydroxyapatite/Collagen 15.10-15.30 Metallic 15.10-15.30 Srinibas Satapathy, India 15.10-15.30 M. Kikuchi, Japan Korea Fluoride (PVDF) Nanocomposite Nanostructures In Nanocomposite films Anodic Alumina for Pyroelectric Detector Membrane Application 15.30-15.50 Usha K Aravind, Optical sensing 15.30-15.50 T. A. Vijayan, India Studies on Mg: ZnO 15.30-15.50 Mostafa Khajeh, Iran Silver nanoparticles for India ability of Dilute Magnetic the determination of

4 Ovalbumin Semiconducting Thin Immobilized manganese in biological Films Prepared by polyelectrolyte samples Chemical Methods nanolayers

15.50-16.00 Coffee break

Nanoporous Materials Sensors - I Synthesis of Nanomaterials - II ( Chairpersons : Dragan Mihailovic, ( Chairpersons : Rüdiger Kniep, Germany & ( Chairpersons : S. Berger, Israel & Slovenia & Angel Costela, Spain) Hisashi Kajiura, Japan) Dušan Galusek, Slovakia)

Bimetallic Nanoparticles Modified Electrode for Structural Control of Simple Approach for the the Enzyme Inhibition Ajayan Vinu, Nanoporous Carbon Zaheer Khan Synthesis of MnO2 16.00-16.20 16.00-16.20 Sanjay Upadhyay, India Based Biosensors for the 16.00-16.20 Japan Nitrides and their India Nanostructures and their Detection of Applications Applications as Catalysts Organophosphorous Compounds Micro-and Nanowires: Nanocrystalline Fabrication by Microwave Absorption Dmitri Zagorskiy, Pervoskite type 16.20-16.40 Replication of 16.20-16.40 G.N. Chaudhari, India 16.20-16.40 Jiangong Li, China Properties of Fe/SiO2 Russia La0.6Co0.4Mn0.5Ni0.5O3 Porous polymer Nanocomposite Based H2S Gas Sensor matrixes and some properties Nanofluid & Applications Synthesis of Nanomaterials - III Polymer Nanocomposites - II ( Chairpersons : M.C. Carotta Italy & ( Chairpersons : S. Mall, USA & (Chairpersons : Ning Wang, Hong Kong & V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, Germany) Darja Lisjak, Slovenia) Davide Calestani, ITALY) Processable aqueous Interfacial Interactions in Synthesis and dispersion of Ibetombi Soibama, PP/MMT/PP-g-MA and 16.40-17.00 M. Behera, India 16.40-17.00 Characterization of 16.40-17.00 Zulima Martin, Spain fullerene C60: A India PP/MMT/SEBS Nanoferrites nanofluid Nanocomposites 17.00-17.20 John Philip, India Some Interesting 17.00-17.20 Corinne Chanéac, Design of metal oxide 17.00-17.20 N. G. Shimpi, India Novel and Facile Method Applications of France nanoparticles using soft for Surface Modification

5 of Montomorillonite (MMT) and its Property Nanofluids Investigation on Silicone – Nanocomposites Development of Self-assembly and UV Magnetoelectric Studies Ravi Naik Jarapala, carbon E. Majkova, , Slovakia 17.20-17.40 17.20-17.40 mediated re-assembly of 17.20-17.30 T. Prabhakaran, India on Ni-doped BiFeO3 India micro/nanofibers colloidal nanoparticles Nanocomposite based adsorbents Development of high performance nanocomposites of 17.30-17.40 Seena Joseph, India polyethersulphon (PES) with nanosilica and nanoalumina 17.40-18.40 Brain Storming Discussion on India/EU/ Rest of the World Joint Research Programme (Under FP7 Frame Work)

18.40-19.10 Poster Session

1 Subhasree Banerjee, India Photolumenescent Silica Nanostructures 2 Achamma George, India Doped ZnO Nanocrystals for near-UV converted Solid State Lighting Applications 3 D. S. Schmool, Portugal Static and dynamic properties of exchange – spring systems with perpendicular anisotropy Nayan Roy & Samiran 4 “Green chemical” synthesis of Au and Ag nanoparticles by Indian propolis and its chemical constituents” Mandal, India

5 D. S. Schmool, Portugal Mössbauer effect studies on ferromagnetic nanoparticles of FexOy@SiO2 6 Y. S. Negi1, India Preparation and Characterization of Corn Cob Based Nanoparticles 7 Guoqiang Xie , Japan Characterization of Interface Nanostructure in Ni-based Metallic Glassy Composites Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering 8 Guoqiang Xie, Japan Formation and Characterization of Nanocrystal Structure Induced by Electron or He Ion Irradiation Cu-Zr-Ti Metallic Glass 9 Rashi Mathur, , India Chemical Synthesis of ZnS passivated CdSe quantum dots for Optical Imaging

6 Effects of thickness and heat treatment on the structural, electrical and optical properties of nano structured GZO thin films for optoelectronic 10 T. Prasada Rao, India application Muhammad Naeem Ashiq, 11 Synthesis, magnetic, Electrical and Dielectric Properties of Substituted M-type Strontium Hexaferrite Nanomaterials Pakistan 12 M. Sasani Ghamsari, Iran Green Strategy for Preparation of Semiconductor Nanomaterials 13 Mohan Raja, Saudi Arabia Carbon Nanotubes Based Flexible Transparent Conducting Films for Display Applications

15 Arundhati Sengupta, India Dielectric properties in CrO2 modified c-ZrO2 of ferromagnetic nanocomposite

16 Chandan Ghanty, India Synthesis And Characterisation of 0.25Li2MnO3-0.75Li(Mn0.375Ni0.375Co0.25)O2 as a Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

17 Somenath.Ghatak, India Electrical Transport Properties of Ni1-xBixFe2O3 Nanoparticles Synthesized by simple Wet Chemical Route 18 Mohan Raja, Saudi Arabia Carbon Nanotubes Based Flexible Transparent Conducting Films for Display Applications 19 B.P. Chandra, India Squeezing Light out of Nanoparticles 20 K. Mukherjee, India CO Gas Sensors Based on Semiconducting ZnO Nanostructures 21 G.Chakraborty, India Soft Chemical Synthesis and Electrical Transport Properties Of Cd+2 Doped Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles Nuja J, Suchand Sandeep

22 C.S, Reji Philip and Optical Study On Nanosized Sr0.5ba0.5nb2o6 Ceramics Nandakumar K, India Reduction of short channel effects in Nanoscale 23 Vincent Mathew, India MOSFETs with high–dielectrics 24 Vinayan.B.P, India Hydrogen Storage Studies Of Nitrogen Doped Graphene Nanoplatelets 25 Rongming Wang, China Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Nanomaterials 26 Yingchun Zhu, China Nanodomain-Switched Signal-Responsive Drug Release System 27 Ming Zhang, India Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of Mn-doped ZnS Nanorods from Single-Source Precursors 28 G. W. Yang, India Laser Ablation in Liquid: From Nanocrystals Synthesis to Nanostructures Fabrication 29 Yimin Cui, India Metal Induced Synthesis of Ultrathin Silicon Nanowires 30 M.L. Zheludkevich, Portugal Nanotechnology as a way to self-healing coatings

7 31 Jin-Ming WU, China Photocatalytic Active Titania with Various Nanostructures via Ti-H2O2 Interactions 32 X.H. Xie, China Composite Battery Materials from Explosives 33 A.R. Phani, India Nanostructured materials by cost effective sol-gel technique for various industrial applications

3+ 34 Nandakumar Kalarikkal Structural and optical properties of nanostructured Sm modified Sr2CeO4 blue phosphor Nandakumar Kalarikkal & 35 Magnetic and AC Electrical Conductivity Studies of Nickel-Cobalt Nanoferrites Prepared by Low Temperature Sol-Gel Method Jeevan Job Thomas, India 36 Chinping Chen, China Magnetic properties of Ni nanochains: finite size effect, magnetization reversal, and surface magnetic states 37 T.Thilagavathi, India SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO ZnO PARTICALS BY HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS Eglantina Benavente E. 38 Synthesis and characterization of nanocompositesZnO/ carboxylic acids Chile 39 P. Kannan, India Organophosphorus liquid Crystalline Thermosets Based Natural and Nanocomposites 40 S. K. Sharma, Brazil Tuning the exchange bias field in mixed arrangement of NiO core-shell nanoparticles and pinning Ni micrometric particles 41 Raju Thomas, India Nanoindentation and Morphological studies on Epoxy/CTBN system 42 Marimuthu Nidhin Influence of alginate template on the size, shape and morphology of magnetite nanoparticles 43 Usha K Aravind Riboflavin loaded layer-by-layer nanofilms: Interaction with BSA 44 Usha K Aravind Tunable protein adsorption of CHI/PSS nanolayers 45 P. Kannan, India Organophosphorus liquid Crystalline Thermosets Based Natural and Nanocomposites

46 Jiangong Li, China Microwave Absorption Properties of Fe/SiO2 Nanocomposite 47 Sony George Bifunctional Lanthanides Incorporated Zinc Oxide Nano Composites Shiji Krishnan1 and 48 Synthesis and structural characterization of rod-like YCrO3 nanoparticles Nandakumar Kalarikkal1 49 N.N. Binitha, India A Facile Sol Gel Method of Preparation for N-Doped TiO2 Photocatalyst 50 Poornima Vijayan Synthesi and characterization of Epoxy Nanocomposites Reinforced with Silicon Carbide Nano Fibers 51 Ajesh K.Zachariah Effect of Organically Modified Nanoclay on the Morphological, Rheological and Mechanical Behavior in Chlorobutyl Rubber Nanocomposites

8 19.10-20.00 Cultural Programme (Hotel Windsor Castle, Kottayam) 20.00-22.00 Dinner (Hotel Windsor Castle, Kottayam)

9 Day 2 (28th April 2010)

Nano for Medicine - II Synthesis of Nanomaterials - IV Characterization - II (Chairpersons : Hassan Karami, Iran & (Chairpersons : V.A.Harutyunyan, (Chairpersons: Dmitri Zagorskiy, Russia & M. Behdad Ahmadi, Iran & ) Armenia & E. Majkova, , Slovakia) Kikuchi, Japan)

Biopolymer Spin Glass Behavior in Development of New Mediated Nano Sized Eldho Elias& Sabu N. LAKSHMI, 8.30-8.40 polymer scaffold for 8.30-8.50 Simon R. Hall, UK Syntheses of 8.30-8.50 Cu0.25Co0.25Zn0.25Fe2O4 Thomas, India India tissue engineering Complex Oxide Ferrite: A Magnetic and Nanowires Mössbauer study Cellulose Solution Substrate-Enhanced Eldho & Laly Pothen, nanocomposites for combustion 8.40-8.50 8.50-9.10 S.T. Aruna, India 8.50-9.10 G. Renaud, France Supercooling in AuSi India Biomedical synthesis of Eutectic Droplets Application nanomaterials Structural and Soft Biomorphic Magnetic Properties Sonochemistry transformations to Correlation in Modified Approach for obtain hierarchically A.P. Srivastava FINEMET Alloy 8.50-9.10 Simone Sprio, Italy 9.10-9.30 S.H. Sonawane, India Functional 9.10-9.30 organized bone India Composition Nanolatex scaffolds from native Fe68.5Nb3Si18.5B9Cu1 using Synthesis ligneous structures Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy 9.10-9.30 Anna Tampieri, Italy Functionalised 9.30-9.50 Naznin Ara Begum, In search of “green 9.30-9.50 R. Nithya, India Sol-gel synthesis and biomimetic hybrid India chemical” characterization of Calcium composites for tissue methods for the Pyro Phosphate Ceramics repair synthesis of metal nanoparticles with tailor-made

10 structural properties Design, synthesis, characterisation of novel magnetic 9.30-9.50 Nguyen Tk Thanh, UK nanoparticles for biomedical applications

9.50-10.00 Coffee break

Thin Films - II Membranes - II Modeling and Simulation (Chairpersons : Paolo Ghigna, Italy & Maria A. (Chairpersons : O.M Ntwaeaborwa, South (Chairpersons : J. Jakubowicz, Poland & G. Soler, Brazil) Africa & Naznin Ara Begum, India) Amitabha De, India) Interaction Photoluminescence between like- Computational modeling and Raman Studies of charged Aleš Iglič,, Slovenia and simulation of 10.00-10.20 Sujit Kumar Bera, India nanocrystalline Si thin 10.00-10.20 membrane 10.00-10.20 Pranab Sarkar, India semiconductor films prepared by dc surfaces mediated nanoparticles magnetron sputtering by charged nanoparticles Electrophoretic Nanostructures on Deposition of Si By Androula G. Simulation and modeling 10.20-10.40 James H. Dickerson, USA Nanoparticle Films: 10.20-10.40 Electrochemistry 10.20-10.40 Òscar Iglesias, Spain Nassiopoulou, Greece of magnetic nanoparticles Recent Developments And Their and New Directions Applications

Characterization - III Optical Properties/Application - II Synthesis of Nanomaterials - V (Chairpersons : Philip Iam Keong SOU, Kong (Chairpersons : Pavel Kim, Russia, G. (Chairpersons: Zulima Martin, Spain & G.A. Kong & O. Pagès, France) Kedarnath & India) Mun , Russia)

11 Synthesis of Nickel Synthesis and Hexacyanoferrate Characterization of Silver Characterization of Nanoparticles and Nanoparticles Produced by 10.40-11.00 A. K. Arora, India nanostructures using 10.40-11.00 Shah Raj Ali, India their Application in 10.40-11.00 Dennis .C., India Laser Ablation Technique Raman spectroscopy Voltammetric Determination of in Aqueous Monomer Morphine Drug Solution Real-Time Time- Frequency Two- A Supersonic Thermal Dimensional Imaging Nonlinear Optical Plasma Jet Assisted Reactor of Ultrafast Excited- Characterization of 11.00-11.20 Jun Takeda, Japan 11.00-11.20 Ullas Gurudas , USA 11.00-11.20 M. Kakati, India for Synthesis of High State Dynamics in Materials for Optical Temperature Ceramic Light-Harvesting Applications Nanoparticles Nano- and Biomaterials Nanoscale Zero Morphology and Valent Iron for Size- and Shape-Controlled Rheology of Aqueous Effective TNT M. Samy El-Shall, Nanoparticles and 11.20-11.40 Andrzej W. Pacek, UK 11.20-11.40 A. M. Badawi, Egypt 11.20-11.40 Suspensions of Nano- Explosive USA Nanocatalysis on Novel Particles Wastewater Supports Treatment Nano-scale Synthesis, Structure and characterization of Synthesis and Electrical Properties Study structural and Applications of of Nanocrystalline Young-Uk Kwon, Prasanta Dhak, 11.40-12.00 Haruyuki Inui, Japan functional transition- 11.40-12.00 Mesoporous Thin 11.40-11.50 Ba0.8Cu0.2Ti0.8(AlK)0.2O3 Korea India metal silicides by Films with Ferroelectric Ceramics scanning transmission Ordered Pores Prepared By Chemical electron microscopy Route Preparation of Rubber 11.50-12.00 Meera A.P, India nanocomposites: non-liner visco elastic properties

12 Polymer Nanocomposites - III Hybrid Nanomaterials Magnetic Nanocomposites (Chairpersons : J. A. Reyes-Esqueda, Mexico & D. (Chairpersons : Alexey A. Zezin, Russia & (Chairpersons : Corinne Chanéac, France & L A S. Schmool, Portugal) Ibetombi Soibama, India ) Patil, India) Porphyrin Starch based Derivatives at the Bionanocomposites: Nanomagnetism in Eugenia Fagadar- Interface with Tatiana Makarova, 12.00-12.20 A. N. Jyothi , India Synthesis, property 12.00-12.20 12.00-12.20 Otherwise Nonmagnetic Cosma, Romania Organic/Inorganic Sweden aspects and Materials Hybrid applications Nanomaterials Embryonic states of fluorapatite-gelatine- nanocomposites and their shape Fabrication of Metal Mechanics of Toyoko Imae, 12.20-12.40 Rüdiger Kniep, Germany development to 12.20-12.40 Huiling Duan, China 12.20-12.40 Particles with Unique Corrugated Surfaces Taiwan hierarchical Shapes mesostructures: Experiment and Theory Anomalous change in electrical Growth and resistivity in characterization of martensite to Sophie Neveu, Microfluidic synthesis of 12.40-13.00 Soundeswaran, Japan Core-Multi ShellGaAs 12.40-13.00 A.A. Prasanna, India austenite 12.40-13.00 France magnetic nanoparticles Nanowire array Solar transition in

cell Ni2MnSn nanocrystallites of Heusler alloys

13.00-14.00 Lunch break Nano for Medicine - III Synthesis of Nanomaterials - VI Nano for Electronics and Application ( (Chairpersons: Mostafa Khajeh, Iran & N.E. Walsöe de (Chairpersons: Alan Man Ching Ng, Hong Chairpersons: G. González & Chile, P.J. Reca, Argentina) kong & M.D. Glinchuk, Ukraine) Kervalishvili, Georgia)

13 Effect of Molybdenum Biocompatibility studies Disulfide layer Metal/Molecule and corrosion behavior in Curvature on the Multilayers - A Hamdy Farag, , Japan H.-G. Boyen B.Subramanian, SBF on Magnetron 14.00-14.20 Catalytic Properties 14.00-14.20 New Design Tool 14.00-14.20 Belgium India sputtered Titanium based for for Molecular compounds for Bio Hydrodesulfurization Electronics implants Reaction Nonorobots based Preparation and on Interpolymer Characterization of Novel Gelatin-Hydrogel I.E.Suleimenov, Complexes and N. Subbarami 14.20-14.40 D. Geetha, India Nanoscale Titanium 14.20-14.40 14.20-14.40 Silver Nanocomposites for Kazakstan, Russia their Advance Reddy, India Oxide Under Antimicrobial Applications Applications in Solvothermal Process Nanoelectronics Synthesis and Electroluminescent Characterization of Characteristics of A Potentiometric Based Poly (N- Polymer and M. V. Madhava Rao, T. Prasada Rao, Glucose Detection by Using 14.40-15.00 P.Pazhanisamy, India cyclohexylacrylamide- 14.40-15.00 Quantum Dots 14.40-15.00 Taiwan India 600 nm Thick ZnO thin co- Nanocomposite films 8-Quinolinylacrylate) Light Emitting copolymers Devices 15.00-15.10 Coffee break 15.10-15.20 Conference Group Photo Session at the School of Environmental Sciences Lobby 15.20-18.30 Boating 18.30-21.30 Conference Banquet at Kumarakom Lake Resort (Kottayam Club)

14 Day 3 (29th April 2010)

Nano for Energy & Conversion /Cells - I Nano for Medicine - IV Characterization - IV (Chairpersons: Simone Sprio, Italy & Òscar (Chairpersons : Sophie Neveu, France & Nelcy D. (Chairpersons : Androula G. Nassiopoulou, Iglesias, Spain) S. Mohallem, Brazil Greece & Tatiana Makarova, Sweden) Inorganic Organic Wetting Nanostructured Hybrid Light Cure characteristics of materials for Solar light Dental ZnO nanowire arrays 8.30-8.50 B. B. Kale, India 8.30-8.50 P.P.Lizymol, India 8.30-8.50 R. Ghosh, India induced hydrogen RESTORATIVE prepared by generation Materials; Steps from solvothermal Lab to Patient technique The use of size- defined DNA- functionalized Developments in calcium phosphate X-ray Photoelectron Amaresh Mishra, Thiophene-Based nanoparticles for Shaaker Hajati, Denmark Tomography (XPET); 8.50-9.10 Germany 8.50-9.10 Rolf Heumann, Germany 8.50-9.10 Materials for Solar transfection: New improvements Energy Conversion implications for and Outlook intracellular signalling in health and disease? PCM BASED Application of ELECTROOPTICAL K Karunamurthy, THERMAL ENERGY Bioceramic and V.A.Harutyunyan, TRANSITIONS IN 9.10-9.30 India. STORAGE SYSTEM 9.10-9.30 Samit Kumar Nandi, India bioactive glass in 9.10-9.30 Armenia SEMICONDUCTOR CONTAINING CuO orthopaedic surgical NANOLAYERS NANOPARTICLES challenges

15 Study on magnetization Nanostructures for Quantum Dot for 9.30-9.50 J.K. Dongre, India 9.30-9.50 Debasish Sarkar, India 9.30-9.50 W. L. Pei, Japan Switching Behaviors Solar Cells Drug Delivery of CoPt Nano-Dot on Patterned Film 9.50-10.00 Coffee break Polymer Nanocomposites - IV Synthesis of Nanomaterials - VII Nano for Environment (Chairpersons : I.E.Suleimenov, Kazakstan, (Chairpersons : Toyoko Imae, Taiwan & Anna (Chairpersons : Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma, Russia & H.-G. Boyen Tampieri, Italy) Romania & S. K. Sharma, Brazil) Belgium) Synthesis and Swelling Nitrogen Doped behavior of Poly (N- Nanocomposite Thin TiO2: A Promising cyclohexylacrylamide Nelcy D. S. Mohallem Films of Ag/TiO2 Photocatalyst for 10.00-10.20 P.Pazhanisamy, India -co – 10.00-10.20 10.00-10.20 Binitha N N, India Brazil Deposited onto 316L Pollutant Acrylamide / AMPS Na) Stainless Steel Degradation under Nanocomposite Visible Light Hydrogels Synthesis of antimony and Educational Artificial Muscles on bismuth selenide Anna. A. Zyryanovaa, electronic resource 10.20-10.40 Pavel Kim, Russia 10.20-10.40 G. Kedarnath, India 10.20-10.40 Nanotechnology Base nanostructures using Russia "Nanotechnology single source and Nanoscience" molecular precursors Preparation of Magnetically Scratch resistance Application of Separable improvement of a Semiconductor Fe2O3@TiO2 core-shell Behdad Ahmadi, Iran polyurethane Nanoparticles in 10.40-11.00 10.40-11.00 C. Karunakaran, India and ZnFe2O4@TiO2 10.40-11.00 Tapan Gangly, India transparent coating via Developing Artificial Heterocore-Shell nano filler: An optical light Energy Nanoparticles for and mechanical study Conversion Devices Photocatalytic Remediation

16 Characterization - V Metal Nanoparticles Nanocomposites – I (Chairpersons : Eglantina Benavente E. Chile & (Chairpersons: Ullas Gurudas , USA & M. Samy (Chairpersons: S.H.Sonawane, India & Shah Raj Nguyen Tk Thanh, UK) El-Shall, USA) Ali, India) Comparison of Textural and Morphological Development of Characteristics of Interactions between Nelcy Della Santina Chitosan-PVA films 11.00-11.20 Metallic Oxide 11.00-11.20 Darja Lisjak, Slovenia ferrite nanoparticles 11.00-11.20 K. Mohana Raju, India Mohallem, Brazil with antimicrobial Nanoparticles Produced in liquid silvernanoparticles By Different Synthesis Routes Nonlinear Optical Generation of Metal Response and totally Nanostructures by 1D Nanomaterials: Integrated near Field Ning Wang, Hong Radiation-Induced growth, structure and J. A. Reyes-Esqueda, Enhancement from 11.20-11.40 Kong 11.20-11.40 Alexey A. Zezin, Russia Reduction of Metal 11.20-11.40 property Mexico Ion-Implanted and Ions in characterization Anisotropy- Polyelectrolyte Metal controlled Metallic Complexes Nanocomposites Vibrational Properties Electrically of Alloys : A Unified PVP stabilized silver Conductive Picture at the Manjeet Singha, India 11.40-12.00 O. Pagès, France 11.40-12.00 nanoparticles: LSPR 11.40-12.00 S. Mall, USA Nanocomposites for Mesoscopic Scale within behavior Structural a Simple Percolation Applications Paradigm Organic-Inorganic Inherent Hybrid Nanotechnology of Piezomagnetic, Nanocomposites solid Substances with P.J. Kervalishvili Piezoelectric and Based on Exchanged Controlled Dissorders: 12.00-12.20 Georgia 12.00-12.20 M.D. Glinchuk, Ukraine Linear 12.00-12.20 Vasundhara Singh, India Na-Montmorillonite The Way of Material Magnetoelectric Clay as Recyclable Science and Technology Effects in and Recoverable Development Nanosystems Catalysts in Organic Synthesis

17 Solid-State Scatty Local Oxidation of Zinc Nanowires Amol Muley, Hong Lasers Based on 12.20-12.40 by Atomic force (Chairpersons: Tapan Gangly, India & M. 12.20-12.40 Angel Costela, Spain Kong Nanohybrid POSS Microscopy Kikuchi, Japan) Composites Carbon Nanotubes First steps in self- Spin dynamic studies in from Natural Dragan Mihailovic, assembled molecular 12.40-13.00 D. S. Schmool, Portugal ferromagnetic 12.20-12.40 12.40-13.00 Sunil Bhardwaj, India Precursors and their Slovenia electronics with MoSI nanoparticles Lithium intercalation molecular wires properties Synthesis of 12.40-13.00 Yimin Cui, China Nanowires and Nanoroads 13.00-14.00 Lunch break

Thin Films - III Nanocomposites - II Sensors - II (Chairpersons : N. Subbarami Reddy, India & ( Chairpersons : Jae Yong Song, South Korea & (Chairpersons : M. V. Madhava Rao, Taiwan & Hamdy Farag, , Japan) G.A. Mun , Russia) N.Subbarami Reddy) Effect of Cu /Bi ratio on Structural, Optical and Langmuir-Blodgett Electrical Properties of Nanostructured MOS R H Bari India. Technique: A Useful A.Sen, India 14.00-14.20 Nanostructured Copper 14.00-14.20 G. B. Talapatra, India 14.00-14.20 Sensors: A Paradigm Tool to Study Protein Bismuth Diselenide thin Shift in Gas Sensing Lipid Interaction films from a solution growth technique Influence of Interaction of Surface Synthesis and Nanostructured Atoms of MWNTs Characterization of Cobalt Oxide and V.S.K. and OLC Functional Metal- A.I. Romanenko, Russia Cobalt Titanate Thin 14.20-14.40 Chakravadhanula, 14.20-14.40 Nanoparticles with 14.20-14.40 B.C. Yadav, India Polymer and Metal- Films as an Optical Germany Dielectric matrix in Oxide Nanocomposite Humidity Sensor: A Nanocomposites on Thin films New Approach their Electrophysical Properties

18 Nanometal-Glass Synthesis and Hybrid engineering of noble Nanocomposites: A THE ROLE OF M.C. Carotta, Italy 14.40-15.00 D.K. Avasthi, India metal based 14.40-15.00 Basudeb Karmakar, India Class of Novel 14.40-15.00 NANOSTRUCTURE nanocomposite thin Nanomaterials for IN GAS SENSING film Nanophotonic Applications Preparation and Nanocomposite Thin CO Gas Sensors Characterization of Marcelo Machado Films of Ag/TiO2 Viacheslav M. Prokhorov*, Based on 15.00-15.10 15.00-15.20 Nanostructured 15.00-15.20 G. Neeraja Rani, India Viana, Brazil deposited onto 316L Russia Semiconducting ZnO Aluminium/Fullerite stainless steel Nanostructures Composites (AFC) Studies On Nanomaterial Based 15.10-15.20 B. Rajesh Kumar, India Semiconducting Metal Oxide Thin Films For Gas Sensors - A Review 15.20-15.30 Coffee break Synthesis of Nanostructured materials and their Nanocomposites - III Nano for Medicine - V Nanocomposites (Chairpersons : Aleš Iglič,, Slovenia & Young-Uk ( Chairpersons: Ewa Borowiak-Palen, Poland & (Chairpersons : H.-G. Boyen ,Belgium& Mathieu Kwon, Korea) J. Jakubowicz, Poland ) Etienne, France) Structural and Antimicrobial B. Kalska-Szostko From few Atoms to thermal studies on activity of polymer 15.30-15.50 Poland Magnetic 15.30-15.50 Subashini, India PEO based polymer 15.30-15.50 R. Anitha1*, India caped Ag Nanocomposites nanocomposite nanoclusters structure

19 Synthesis of RGD Room-Temperature conjugated Organosilicon polymers Ferromagnetism in Nanoparticle using Dušan Galusek, as the source of SiC in 15.50-16.10 15.50-16.10 J. Manjanna, Japan Tansition Metal Ion 15.50-16.10 Rashi Mathur, India novel route for Slovakia Al2O3/SiC Doped In2O3 and specifically imaging nanocomposites ZnO Nnoparticles Tumour Endothelium

Hybrid laminar Fabrication of Thin Films - IV Organic-inorganic magnetic polymer 16.10-16.30 G. González, , Chile 16.10-16.30 Sanitha K.H, India (Chairpersons : Haruyuki Inui, Japan & Mathieu Semiconducting nanocomposite Etienne, France) Nanocomposites structures of PVP

Preparation of Nanostructured Tin antimony sulfide Nanocomposite Solid Oxide Based nanocrystallites 16.30-16.50 M. Jaipal Reddy, India Polymer Electrolytes – 16.30-16.50 R. Guinebretière, France Materials Elaborated 16.10-16.20 Jasmine B. Biswal, India using antimony Applications Through Sol-Gel thiosemicarbazone Process precursors Microstructural Studies On Pulsed Laser Deposited 16.20-16.30 C. Sanjeeviraja, India (PLD) SnO2 Nanocrystalline Thin Films Preparation of nickel sulfide nanoparticles and thin films from 16.30-16.40 Ajay. V. Gole, India nickel thiosemicarbazones complexes

20 Nano for Energy & Conversion /Cells - II (Chairpersons: A.P. Srivastava, India & G. Subramania, USA)

Novel Nano Hybrid Electrocatalysts for 16.40-16.50 Hong- Ming Lin, Taiwan Direct Liquid Fuel Cells

Optical Properties /Applications - III Synthesis of Nanomaterials - VIII Characterization - VI (Chairpersons : P. Mazzoldi, Italy & N.E. Walsöe (Chairpersons : Paolo Ghigna, Italy & Simon R. (Chairpersons: : Jun Takeda, Japan & de Reca, Argentina) Hall, UK) P.Pramanik, India )

Growth and Characterization of Dimension Metal Nano-sized Controlled Ultra- Nonlinear Optical Branched Structures narrow Inorganic Guoqiang Xie, 16.50-17.10 Reji Philip, India Properties of 16.50-17.10 Somobrata Acharya, India 16.50-17.10 and the Composites Sheets Comparable Japan Nanomaterials on Insulator to Three Layers of Substrates by Graphene Electron-Beam- induced Deposition Tensile behaviour of The study of growth ultrafine-grained and Carbon Nanomaterials mechanism as a key Hisashi KAJIURA, nanocrystalline 17.10-17.30 Research for 17.10-17.30 Davide Calestani, Italy for large-scale vapor- 17.10-17.30 Ashis Mallick, India Japan Mg-3%Al studied at Applications phase synthesis of elevated ZnO nanostructures temperatures 17.30-17.50 Meera Ramrakhiani, Preparation, 17.30-17.50 R. Chandramohan, Quatar Fabrication of 3D 17.30-17.50 G. Renaud, France Real Time In SITU India Characterization and colloidal crystal from Investigations of the Electroluminescence polystyrene Morphology,

21 Organisation and Internal Structure of Studies of Growing Nanocrystalline and monodispersed Nanoparticles on Nanocomposite Films spheres Surfaces by Grazing for Display Devices Incidence Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering A Simple Route to Synthesis of Synthesize and Nanocrystalline ZnO Characterization Electroluminescence of Powder Via Sol-Gel Meera Ramrakhiani, Nano-Particles 17.50-18.10 cadmium selenide 17.50-18.10 R.M.Mehra, India Route and its 17.50-18.10 Ibrahim S. Ahmed, Egypt India Transition Metal nanocrystals Application to Oxides using Dye Sensitized Solar Ovalbumin and Urea Cells as a Fuels (Part III) Study Of Cation Luminescence and Enteric Coatings on Distribution And Its Vinay Kumar, South Electron Beam Induced Nano/Micron sized Effect On Magnetic 18.10-18.30 Africa Degradation of Alkaline 18.10-18.30 R.R. Deshmukh, India Particles using 18.10-18.20 M. M. Kothawale, India Properties Of Nano-

Earth Sulfide Based Pulsed plasma Size Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 Nanophosphors polymerization Ferrites Prepared Using Novel Method Effect of organic solvents on size and shape of zinc oxide 18.20-18.30 Anand Prakash, India nano particles in solvothermal synthesis Magnetic Nanomaterials/Micro Nanostructured Preparation and characterization of new Carbon Nanotubes Blends Nanostructured Materials / Devices - II (Chairpersons: G.N. Chaudhari, India, Shreyas (Chairpersons: Hirendra N. Ghosh, India & (Chairpersons: Corinne Chanéac, France & S. Pitale, South Africa ) Huiling Duan, China) Debasish Sarkar, India )

22 Role of the support on the activity of the Magnetic Nano- nanopowders: Ekaterina Vasilyeva, catalysts in the 18.30-18.50 E M Mohammed, India materials in the field of 18.30-18.50 Synthesis and 18.30-18.50 Nagaraju, India Russia synthesis of Multiwall Communication applications carbonnaotubes( MCN Ts) by CCVD Synthesis, tailoring, Carbon Nano tube Nanomagnetism In Frank Hubenthal, and applications of from Polyethylene by 18.50-19.10 R. B. Tangasali, India Nanoparticle Mixed 18.50-19.10 18.50-19.10 Pravin Jagdale, India Germany noble metal Chemical Vapour Metal Oxides. nanoparticles Deposition method Micro nanostructured Controlled synthesis Multiwalled carbon Jyothish Kumar & Sabu epoxy ABS blends: of carbon nanowalls Ashish Kumar Mishra, 19.10-19.20 19.10-19.20 Hiroki Kondo, Japan 19.10-19.20 nanotubes for carbon Thomas, India reaction induced phace for new functional India capture separation devices 19.20-19.50 Concluding Session