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NANOSTRUCTURES
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Aerogels Dr. Winny Dong, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona (USA)
Dr. Lev Gelb, Washington University - St. Louis (USA)
Dr. Toby Herman, University of Alberta (Canada)
Dr. Arlon J. Hunt, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA)
Dr. Nicola Hüsing, Vienna University of Technology (Austria)
Dr. Jon P. Longtin, State University of New York (USA)
Dr. Lorenz Ratke, German Aerospace Center (Germany)
Dr. Micha Tomkiewicz, Brooklyn College (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. S. Brock, Wayne State University (USA)
Prof. S. H. Risbud, University of California Davis (USA)
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Carbon Nanotubes Prof. Andrew Alexander, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Prof. Malcolm Green, Oxford University (UK)
Prof. Peter J.F. Harris, University of Reading (UK)
Prof. Alan Kin-tak Lau, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (China)
Dr. Jie Liu, Duke University (USA)
Prof. Jesper Nygård, University of Copenhague (Denmark)
Prof. David Tomanek, Michigan State University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. S. Q. Shi, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (USA)
Dr. P. Harris, University of Reading (UK)
Dr. D. James, Rice University (UK)
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Dendrimers Prof. Jørn B. Christensen, University of Copenhague (Denmark)
Prof. Wim Dehaen, Catholic University Leuven (Belgium)
Dr. Petar R. Dvornic, Michigan Molecular Institute (USA)
Dr. Stefan Hecht, Max Planck Institute (Germany)
Prof. Raoul Kopelman, University of Michigan (USA)
Prof. Almut Mecke, University of Michigan (USA)
Prof. George R. Newkome, University of Akron (USA)
Dr. Robert M. Nowak, Michigan Molecular Institute (USA)
Prof. Jean-Louis Reymond, University of Bern (Switzerland) ---------------------------------------
Special thanks to:
Prof. G. Van Koten, Utrecht University (Netherlands)
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Magnetic Molecules Prof. Jürgen Schnack, University of Osnabrück (Germany)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. S.J. Blundell, Oxford University (UK)
Prof. W. Linert, Vienna University of Technology (Austria)
Dr. F. Borsa, University of Pavia (Italy)
Prof. Christian Schröder, University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld (Germany)
Prof. P.M. Lahti, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA)
Prof. M. Yamashita, Tohoku University (Japan)
Dr. A. Shastri, Minnesota State University (USA)
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Metallic Nanoparticles Prof. Peter Edwards, Oxford University (UK)
Dr. Naoki Kishimoto, National Institute for Materials Science (Japan)
Prof. Luis M. Liz-Marzán, University of Vigo (Spain)
Prof. Cecilia Noguez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico)
Prof. N. Ravishankar, Indian Institute of Science (India)
Prof. George C. Schatz, Northwestern University (USA)
Prof. Toshiharu Teranishi, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Prof. YuYe Tong, Georgetown University (USA)
Prof. Ronaldo Herrera Urbina, University of Sonora (Mexico)
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Nanoclays Prof. Lawrence T. Drzal, Michigan State University (USA)
Dr. Beyer Frederick, United States Army (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. S. Bourbigot, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie Lille (France)
Dr. B. Chen, Queen Mary University of London (UK)
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Photonic Crystals Prof. Boris Chichkov, Laser Zentrum Hannover (Germany)
Prof. Siegmund Greulich-Weber, University of Paderborn (Germany) ---------------------------------------
Special thanks to:
Prof. H. Everitt, Duke University (USA)
Prof. K. Buch, University of Karlsruhe (Germany)
Dr. M. Cryan, University of Bristol (UK)
Dr. M. Levy, Michigan Technological University (USA)
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Quantum Corrals Prof. Michael F. Crommie, University of California - Berkeley (USA)
Dr. Gregory Fiete, University of California - Santa Barbara (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. C. Girald, CNRS Toulouse (France)
Prof. V. Stepanyuk, Max Planck Institute (Germany)
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Self-Assembled Monolayers Dr. Yu Chen, University of Birmingham (UK)
Prof. Mark R. De Guire, Case Western Reserve University (USA)
Prof. Graham J. Leggett, University of Sheffield (UK)
Prof. Bo Liedberg, Linköping University (Sweden)
Dr. Bruno Michel, IBM Research Center Zurich (Switzerland)
Prof. Mark Reed, University of Yale (USA)
Dr. Volker Stadler, University of Heidelberg (Germany)
Prof. Alexander Wei, Purdue University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. R. LaPierre, McMaster University (Canada)
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Nanowires Prof. Z. Ren, Boston College (USA)
Prof. X. SUn, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. S. Vaddiraju, University of Louisville (USA)
Prof. M. Sunkara, University of Louisville (USA)
Prof. P. Yang, Berkeley University (USA)
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Semiconductor Quantum Dots Prof. L. Kouwenhoven, Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
Prof. V. Stoleru, University of Delaware (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. R.A. Suris, Ioffe Technological Institute (Russia)
Prof. K. Ensslin, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland)
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Fluorescent Semiconductor
Nanocrystals

Scientific contributor:
Dr. F. Chandezon, DRFMC-CEA Grenoble (France)

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Prof. J. Nadeau, McGill University (Canada)
Prof. C. Cao, University of Florida (USA)
Prof. X. Peng, University of Arkansas (USA)
Mr. Y. Chen, from Prof. X. Peng Group at University of Arkansas (USA)
Mr. N. Pradhan, from Prof. X. Peng Group at University of Arkansas (USA)
 
NANOFABRICATION
1
Electron-Beam Lithography Dr. Gyula Eres, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)
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Nanoimprint Lithography Prof. Wilhelm T.S. Huck, University of Cambridge (UK)
Dr. Yoshihiro Ito, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (Japan)
Dr. Eric K. Lin, National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)
Dr. Helmut Schift, Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland)
Prof. Albert F. Yee, University of California - Irvine (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. Y. Chen, Ecole Normale Superieure Paris (France)
Dr. M. Stewart, University of Texas at Austin (USA)
Prof. G. Wilson, University of Texas at Austin (USA)
3
Chemical Vapor Deposition Prof. K. Molloy, University of Bath (UK)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. Y.K. Yap, Michigan Technological University (USA)
4
Focused Ion Beams

Scientific contributor:
Dr. Y. Fu, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

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Prof. P. Munroe, University of New South Wales (Australia)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. M. Blamire, University of Cambridge (UK)
Prof. D.J. Sellmyer, University of Nebraska (USA)

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Pulsed Laser Deposition DR. T. Jackson, University of Birmingham (UK)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. J. Narayan, North Carolina State University (USA)
Dr. D. O'Mahony, Tyndall National Institute (Ireland)
Prof. M. J. Aziz, Harvard University (USA)
Dr. R.S. Katyar, University of Puerto Rico (USA)
Prof. Y.K. Yap, Michigan Technological University (USA)
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Sputtering deposition Prof. J. Bottiger, Aarhus University (Denmark)
Dr. Y. Kusano, Risoe National Laboratory (Denmark)
Dr. P. Brault, Orleans University (France)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. F. Levy, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Dr. A. P. Ehiasarian, Sheffield Hallam University (UK)
Dr. W. Gao, University of Auckland (New Zeeland)
Prof. A. Bogaerts, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
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Molecular Self-Assembly
Scientific contributors:
Prof. G. Stubbs, Vanderbilt University (USA)
Dr. R. Castellano, University of Florida (USA)
Dr. T. Nakanishi, Nippon Kayaku (Japan)

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Prof. A. Lavasanifar, University of Alberta (Canada)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. S. Raghavan, University of Maryland (USA)
Prof. J.M. Lehn, University of Strasbourg (France)
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Hydrothermal Synthesis Prof. B. Lee, Clemson University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. R.K. Roeder, University of Notre-Dame (USA)
Dr. S. Jinawath, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
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Molecular Beam Epitaxy Prof. C. Stanley, University of Glasgow (UK)
Prof. N. Cheng, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. R. LaPierre, McMaster University (Canada)
Dr. M. Henini, University of Nottingham (UK)
Prof. H. Ruda, University of Toronto (Canada)
Prof. O. Schmidt, Max Planck Institute (Germany)
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Electrospinning

Scientific contributor:
Prof. G. Bowlin, Virgina Commonwealth University (USA)

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Prof. M. Frey, Cornell University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. A. Yarin, Technion Institute of Technology (Israel)
Prof. J. Feng, University of British Columbia (Canada)

 
INSTRUMENTS
1
Atomic Force Microscopy Prof. Michael Cortie, University of Technology Sidney (Australia)
Prof. Gerd Kaupp, University of Oldenburg (Germany)
Prof. Gil Lee, Purdue University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. J. H. Hoh, Johns Hopkins University (USA)
Dr. F. Sachs, University of Buffalo (USA)
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Electrostatic Force Microscopy Dr. Piotr Grabiec, Institute of Electron Technology (Poland)
Dr. Levente Klein, University of Wisconsin (USA)
Dr. Yongho Seo, Northwestern University (USA)
Dr. Gajendra Shekhawat, Northwestern University (USA)
Dr. Jianhua Zhou, University of Texas - Austin (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. Y. Rosenwaks, Tel-Aviv University (Israel)
Dr. B. Rolling, Munster University (Germany)
3
Magnetic Force Microscopy Prof. Uwe Hartmann, University of Saarbruecken (Germany)
Dr. Yongho Seo, Northwestern University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. O. Auslaender, Stanford University (USA)
Dr. P. Gutmann, Auckland University (New Zeeland)
Dr. B. O'Handley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Dr. A. Volodin, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
Dr. R.B. Frankel, California Polytechnic Institute (USA)
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Scanning Electron Microscopy Dr. Bernie Breton, Cambridge University (UK)
Dr. Daniel Chiang, Washington State University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. G. Palantzas, University of Groningen (Netherlands)
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Scanning Near-Field
Optical Microscopy
Dr. Sidney Cohen, Weizmann Istitute of Science (Israel)
Prof. Paul Fumagalli, Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany)
Prof. Bennett B. Goldberg, Boston University (USA)
Dr. Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi, CNR (Italy)
Dr. Yanhua Hong, University of Wales (UK)
Prof. Olivier J.F. Martin, EPFL (Switzerland)
Prof. Anatoly Zayats, Queen’s University Belfast (UK)
Prof. Renato Zenobi, Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology - Zurich (Switzerland)
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Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Dr. Teresa D. Golden, University of North Texas (USA)
Prof. K.W. Hipps, Washington State University (USA)
Prof. Robert J. Madix, Stanford University (USA)
Dr. Pierre Mallet, LEPES-CNRS (France)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. T.P. Pearl, North Carolina State University (USA)
Dr. R. Reifenberger, Purdue University (USA)
Dr. D.M. Walba, University of Colorado (USA)
Dr. J. Perez, University of North Texas (USA)
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Transmission Electron Microscopy Dr. Frank Krumeich, Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology - Zurich (Switzerland)
Prof. Günther Zellnig, University of Graz (Austria)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. J. Plitzko, Max Planck Institute (Germany)
Dr. S. Utsunomiya, University of Michigan (USA)
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Infrared Spectroscopy Prof. M. Laborie, Washington University (USA)
Prof. R. Goodacre, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UK)
Prof. A. Barth, Stockholm University (Sweden)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. F. Zaera, University of California, Riverside (USA)
Prof. J. M. Vanderkooi, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Scientific contributor:
Prof. S. Van Bramer, Widener University (USA)

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Prof. P. Stilbs, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Prof. R. Krishna, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Prof. C. Berthier, Universite Joseph FOurier Grenoble, France
Prof. J. Seymour, Montana State University, USA
Prof. N. Nielsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Dr. M. Auger, Laval University, Canada
Prof. M. Keniry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Dr. D. Massiot, CRMHT-CNRS, Orléans, France
Dr. U. Scheler, University of Dresden, Germany
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Special thanks to:
Prof. J.G. Cleland, The University of Hull (UK)
Prof. H. de Groot, Leiden University (Netherlands)
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Optical Tweezers Prof. K. Berg-Sorensen, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Prof. G. Spalding, Illinois Wesleyan University (USA)
Prof. M. Hegner, University of Basel (Switzerland)
Prof. N. Forde, Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Prof. M. Bennink, University of Twente (Netherlands)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. M. Padget, University of Glasgow (UK)
Prof. S. Block, Stanford University (USA)
Prof. A. Hunt, University of Michigan (USA)
Prof. C.T. Lim, National University (Singapore)
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Mass Spectrometry
Scientific contributor:
Prof. J. Silberring, Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Prof. P. Wurz, University of Bern (Switzerland)

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Prof. A. Heck, University of Utrecht (Germany)
Prof. L. Li, University of Alberta (Canada)
Prof. A. Vertes, George Washington University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. M. Duncan, University of Georgia (USA)
12
Ultra Violet and Visible Spectroscopy
Scientific contributor:
Dr. B. Gallas, Institut de Nanosciences de Paris (France)

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Prof. H. Arwin, Linkoping University (Sweden)
Dr. H. Wormeester, University of Twente (Netherlands)
 
APPLICATIONS - NANOELECTRONICS
1
Carbon Nanotube
Field-Emission Display
Prof. David Carey, University of Surrey (UK)
Prof. Wonbong Choi, Florida International University (USA)
Prof. R. Silva, Surrey University (UK)
2
Carbon Nanotube
Field-Emission Transistors
Dr. Houjin Huang, Materials Laboratories,
Sony Corporation (Japan)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. A. Berzryadin, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (USA)
Prof. E. Braun, Technion Institute of Technology (Israel)
Dr. C. Dekker, Delft University of Technolohy (Netherlands)
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Semiconductor Nanolasers  
4
Single Photon Detectors Dr. H. Tsuchida, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan)
Dr. D. S. Bethune, IBM Almaden Research Center (USA)
Dr V. Antonov, Royal Holloway University of London (UK)
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Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes Prof. A. Fiore, Swiss Federal Institute Of Technology (Switzerland)
APPLICATIONS - NANOMATERIALS
1
Textile Applications Prof. Serge Bourbigot, University of Lille (France)
Dr. Philip J. Brow, Clemson University (USA)
Dr. Armin Fischer, EMPA (Switzerland)
Prof. Juan P. Hinestroza, North Carolina State University (USA)
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Automotive Applications Dr. Erika Györváry, Swiss Center of Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)
Dr. Sally W. Ramsey, Ecology Coatings, Inc. (USA)
Prof. S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware (USA)
Dr. S. Langelfeld, Volkswagen AG , Konzern-Forschung Werkstoffe Nanotechnologie (Germany)
Prof. R.A. Pethrick, University of Strathclyde (UK)
3
Cosmetics Prof. Terence Cosgrove, University of Bristol (UK)
4
Filtration Membranes Dr. B. Van der Bruggen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
5
Thermal Insulations Dr. Hans-Peter Ebert, Bavarian Center For Applied Energy Research (Germany)
APPLICATIONS - LIFE SCIENCES
1
Orthopedic Implants
Scientific contributor:
Prof. T. Webster, Purdue University (USA)
2

Bionanotechnology Applications
to the Central Nervous System

Scientific contributor:
Prof. G. Silva, University of California at San Diego (USA)
3
Nanoporous Membranes
in Drug Delivery
Prof. T. Desai, Boston University (USA)
4
Stealth Nanoparticles
Scientific contributor:
Dr. M. Moghimi, University of Brighton (UK)

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Prof. V. Torchilin, Northeastern University (USA)
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Nano drug targeting to tumors Prof. A. Lavasanifar, University of Alberta (Canada)
Dr. M. Bally, B.C. Cancer Agency (Canada)
Dr. T. Allen, University of Alberta (Canada)
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Neural Electrical Interfaces Prof. Y. Hanein, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
Dr. J. Winter, Boston Medical Center (USA)
APPLICATIONS - ENERGY
1
Thermoelectric Conversion Dr. B. Yang, University of Maryland (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. K. Koumoto, Nagoya University (Japan)
2
Dye Sensitizes Solar Cells Prof. J. McHale, Washington State University (USA)
Dr. A. Walker, Bath University (UK)
Dr. J. Schefold, University of Karlsruhe (Germany)
Dr. E. Kymakis, Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I) of Crete (Greece)
Dr. C. Schmuttenmaer, Yale University (USA)
Dr. Pascal Andre for the Organic Semiconductor Centre, University of St. Andrews (UK)
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Special thanks to:
Dr. R. Mosurkal, University of Massachusetts Lowell (USA)
Dr. S. Feick, California Institute of Technology (USA)
Prof. N. Lewis, California Institute of Technology (USA)
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Lithium Ion Batteries

Dr. J. Gole, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Dr. T. Kar, Utah State University (USA)
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Special thanks to:
Prof. A. M. Sastry, University of Michigan (USA)
Prof. Y.K. Yap, Michigan Technological University (USA)

 
 
 
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