NSF Workshop on Future Directions in Nano-Scale Systems, Dynamics and Control

This report contains the findings of the first NSF workshop on the newly emerging area of nano-scale systems, dynamics and control. This workshop brought together many leading researchers from various disciplines and background for discussing the current status, future research directions, and potential applications of this new field. After giving a general background on nano-scale dynamics and systems, research problems and open issues related to Scanning Probe Microscopy dynamics and controls, nanomanipulation systems, directed self-assembly, nano-manufacturing, micro/nano-robotics, nanoelectromechanical sensors and devices, micro/nano-electromechanical systems integrated with biological entities, and nano-scale human-machine interfacing are discussed. Next, current and future educational initiative possibilities are addressed. Finally, promising future directions and challenges are summarized, and ongoing workshop, symposium and invited session organizations in the IEEE and ASME conferences are reported.