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(Nanowerk News) Foresight Nanotech Institute, a
leading think tank and public interest organization focused on
nanotechnology, announced the finalists for the 2007 Foresight Institute
Feynman Prizes. These prestigious prizes, named in honor of pioneer physicist
Richard Feynman, are given in two categories, one for experiment and the
other for theory in nanotechnology. Established in 1993, these prizes honor
researchers whose recent work has most advanced the achievement of
Feynman's goal for nanotechnology: the construction of atomically-precise
products through the use of productive nanosystems.
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"The Foresight Institute Feynman Prizes recognize the world's highest
achievements toward nanotechnology's goal of building with atomic
precision," said Dr. Pearl Chin, President of Foresight Nanotech Institute. "The
Productive Nanosystems Conference will honor this work and present a
roadmap leading forward to this ultimate manufacturing capability, with
commercial applications driving R&D at each step along the pathway."
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The winners of this year's prizes will be announced at the Feynman Prize
Luncheon on October 9, 2007 at the Productive Nanosystems Conference.
Presentations of the winner's research are scheduled for the following day,
October 10, 2007, at 11:30 a.m.
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The 2007 finalists for the Experimental prize are:
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Andrew Ellington, University of Texas at Austin
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Matthew Francis, University of California, Berkeley
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Kazushi Kinbara and Takuzo Aida, University of Tokyo, Japan
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David Leigh, University of Edinburgh, UK
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J. Fraser Stoddart, University of California, Los Angeles
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James M. Tour, Rice University
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Itamar Willner, Hebrew University, Israel
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The 2007 Finalists for the Theory prize are:
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Robert A. Freitas, Jr., Institute for Molecular Manufacturing
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David Leigh, University of Edinburgh, UK
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George Schatz, Northwestern University
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Tamar Seideman, Northwestern University
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For more information about the Productive Nanosystems Conference, see
www.sme.org/nanosystems.
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