Second International Symposium on Nanotechnology, Energy and Space August 3-5, 2011 , Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia Nanotechnology is being applied today in a multitude of environments for the solution of many world challenges. None are more important than the need for more and cleaner energy, for the utilization of outer space by mankind, and for the overlap of those two areas. The Second International Symposium on Nanotechnology, Energy and Space (NES-2011) addresses research and development in the intersection of nanotechnology, energy and space. The symposium will be devoted to the 50th anniversary of the space flight of Yuri Gagarin. Specific topics for presentation and discussion will focus on the application of nanotechnology to the solution of materials challenges in the areas of energy harvesting, energy transmission and energy utilization, both in the terrestrial and space environments. Topics will include: Nanotechnology impacts on the utilization of space Vacuum Gas Dynamics, Molecular Beams and Molecular Collisions Space Vehicles Aerodynamics Generation of ultra-high vacuum in low earth orbit space Development of vacuum solutions for the solar industry (wafer-based and thin film technology) Nanostructured solar cells Solar Cell for Space Application Nano-fuel cell concepts Thermophotovoltaics Nanostructured energy transmission Energy storage with nanostructures Space applications of nanostructured energy concepts Progress in III-V and GeSi Quantum Dot Solar Cell The Second International Symposium NES-2011 will be held August 3-5, 2011 in the town of Chernogolovka near Moscow, Russia on the base of the Institute of Microelectronics Technology of the, Russian Academy of Sciences - one of the leading institutes in the field of microelectronics in Russia. The Symposium is the continuation of the first highly successful First Symposium held in Houston, Texas on October 25-28, 2009 jointly sponsored by the Institute of Semiconductor Physics, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISP SB RAS), and the Center for Advanced Materials (CAM) at the University of Houston. This Symposium NES-2011 is intended to be an open discussion, highly interactive meeting with Plenary Lectures supported by Contributed Presentations. Excursions are planned during the Symposium to the Korolev Mission Control Centre and to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Star Sity. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION- Contributed Presentations: One page Abstracts are invited for submission of Contributed Presentations for the Symposium. Contributed Presentations are to be 15 min in lengths. Abstracts are to be in English, 12 point font, Microsoft Word format, and limited to 500 words including figures (figure = 100words). Abstracts should be sent to Program-Committee: Dr. Alexandr Nikiforov - Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science Prosp. Lavrentieva-13, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia E-mail: nikif@isp.nsc.ru ABSTRACT DEADLINE: JULY 11, 2011 Symposium Organizing Committee: Alex Ignatiev Anatoly Vyatkin Co-Chairman, University of Houston (Ignatiev@uh.edu) Co-Chairman, Institute of Microelectronics Technology and High Purity Materials, Russian (vyatkin@ipmt-hpm.ac.ru) Oleg Pchelyakov Co-Chairman, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, SB RAS Novosibirsk (pch@isp.nsc.ru) Zhores Alferov Russian Academy of Science, Sankt-Petersburg Alexander Aseev Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk Vasily Fomin Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk Alexander Orlikovsky Institute of Physics and Technology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow Roald Sagdeev University of Maryland Alexander Losyukov RUSNANO, Moscow Viacheslav Andreev Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Science Sankt-Petersburg Sergei Krikalev Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Star Sity Sergei Avdeev Russian Space Agency Alexander Ivanov TSNIIMASH, Korolev Dmitry Khokhlov Lomonosov Moscow State University Ivan Ivonin Tomsk State University Gennadiy Belyakov Reshetnev Siberian State Aerospace University, Krasnoyarsk Peter S. Kop'ev Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Sankt-Petersburg Valery Vladimirov Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center, SB RAS Nikolay Kushnarev Open joint-stock company Transnational R&D holding “Promtrastinvest” Vladimir Skorodelov NPO “MOLNIYA” Moscow George Abby Rice University Wade Adams Rice University Sheila Bailey NASA Glenn Research Center Nuraly Bekturganov Kazakhstan National Science and Technology Holding SAMGHAU Serekbol Tokmoldin Kazakhstan Institute of Physics and Technology Larry Bell University of Houston Alexandre Freundlich University of Houston Mohamed Henini University of Nottingham William Larsen NASA – Kennedy Space Center John Mankins Managed Energy Technologies Samson Milshtein University of Massachusetts Unil Perera Georgia State University Ryne Rafaelle National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO Jerry Sanders NASA-Johnson Space Center Ronald Sega Colorado State University Anvar Zakhidov University of Texas-Dallas Local Arrangements and Program Committee in Novosibirsk: Oleg Pchelyakov Alexandr Nikiforov Larisa Ilina Alexandr Kalameytcev Edvard Skubnevsky Local Arrangements and Program Committee in Moscow: Anatoly Vyatkin, deputy director of the Institute of Microelectronics Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, phon: +7 (49652) 440-75 Fax: +7 (49652) 442-25, E-mail: vyatkin@ipmt-hpm.ac.ru , Address: Institutskaya street 6, Chernogolovka, Moscow region, 142432, Russia. Alexander Orlikovsky – director of the Institute of Physics and Technology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow. Dmitry Khokhlov - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Nikolai Yarykin, Institute of Microelectronics Technology RAS, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region Local Arrangements and Program Committee in Houston: Alex Ignatiev, director of the Center for Advanced Materials University of Houston Sophya Tabarovsky - City of Houston Mayor's International Affairs & Development Council (MIADC) member LOCAL ACCOMMODATION & PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION Participants of the Symposium may stay at the hotel in Chernogolovka. The Local Organizing Committee will book a block of rooms and distribute them among the participants. Due to the limited hotel capacity in Chernogolovka, the participants are strongly encouraged to fill up the PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION form and send it to the address of Local Committee AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The PRELININARY REGISTRATION form should be sent to the Local Committee: E-mail:NES-2011@iptm.ru Please note that the NES-2011 Symposium web-site is launched (http://purple.iptm.ru/NES2011/index.htm).