NASA Scientist Will Discuss Nanotechnology Dec. 7 at the U of M's FedEx Institute
For release: November 19, 2004
For press information, contact Marcy Sanford, 901/678-5581

The University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology will present an interactive webcast presentation on nanotechnology and business by Dr. Meyya Meyyappan at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7.

Mayyappan's presentation will outline the impact nanotechnology is expected to have on the world, including an assessment of the opportunities it will present and the challenges to its commercialization.

Widely believed to be thus far the most important technology of the 21st century, experts expect nanotechnology's impact will be felt across many economic sectors including electronics and data storage, materials and manufacturing, health and medicine, and energy and transportation.

Meyyappan is director of the Center for Nanotechnology and a senior scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Cal. He is a founding member of the Interagency Working Group on Nanotechnlogy (IWGN) established by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The IWGN is responsible for putting together the National Nanotechnology Initiative.

Among many honors that Dr. Meyyappan holds, in 2004 he was awarded the President's Meritorious Award for his contributions to nanotechnology.

The event is sponsored by the Riverbend Technology Institute, the Girvan Institute of Technology, and NASA Ames Center for Nanotechnology and the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology.
For more information, call 901-678-5105.

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