During the last few years, many new molecular-scale electronic phenomena like molecular switching, negative differential resistance, and molecular diodes have been observed. This has led to the possibility of developing nanoelectronic devices such as molecular memory, molecular processors, and molecular electronic sensors. However, as attempts to assemble such molecular electronic devices proceed, it has become apparent that several critical basic research issues involving molecular conductance, as well as the fundamental relation between molecular structure and measured nonlinear electronic behavior, need to be comprehensively understood. Finally, new experimental and theoretical approaches are being developed to enhance our understanding of molecular-scale electronics.

In view of the above, the current symposium aims to address the following key topical areas:

• In-situ spectroscopies
• Single-molecule measurements
• Semiconductor-molecule junctions
• Bioelectronics

Invited speakers include: T. Bjørnholm (Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark), J. Chen (IBM T.J. Watson Research Ctr.), S. Datta (Purdue Univ.), M. Di Ventra (Univ. of California-San Diego), F. Evers (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany), D. Frisbie (Univ. of Minnesota), J. Hsu (Sandia National Labs), D. Janes (Purdue Univ.), M. Mayor (Univ. of Basel, Switzerland), R. Nichols (Univ. of Liverpool, United Kingdom), M. Ratner (Northwestern Univ.), M. Reed (Yale Univ.), J. Reimers (Univ. of Sydney, Australia), D. Stewart (Hewlett Packard), J. van Ruitenbeek (Leiden Univ., The Netherlands), R. van Zee (National Inst. of Standards & Technology), P. Weiss (Pennsylvania State Univ.), and X.Y. Zhu (Univ. of Minnesota).

Ranganathan Shashidhar
Geo-Centers Inc.
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Arlington VA 22203
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James G. Kushmerick
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Surface and Microanalysis Science Division
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Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8372
Tel 301-975-5697
Fax 301-417-1321
james.kushmerick@nist.gov

Heiko B. Weber
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Staudtstr.7, Bau A3
D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
Tel 49-9131-85-28421
Fax 49-9131-85-28423
heiko.weber@physik.uni-erlangen.de

Nongjian J. Tao
Arizona State University
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Tempe, AZ 85287
Tel 480-965-4456
Fax 480-965-8118
nongjian.tao@asu.edu